Saturday, January 04, 2003
Operation Art Core (OAC) is a group of local graffiti artists who use spray cans to create spontaneous zany and ultra-cool street images. There have a number of commissions. The Orchard Cineplex building at Orchard Road has a series of their works. See them at http://www.scope01.com.
Friday, January 03, 2003
GREENDONKEY v6.0 is live with an exclusive interview with our local boyz
Operation Art Core . Check it out: http://www.greendonkey.info
Press Release for FS¹03
FS¹03 Yogjakarta
[Fusion Strength 2003]
A Performance & Installation Project by Singaporean and Indonesian artists
at Benda Art Space, Yogjakarta
20 January 20 February 2003
Supported by Benda Art Space, LIP, Singapore International Foundation,
Silkair and The Artists Village.
FS¹03 will involve the participation of twelve artists from Singapore and
twelve artists from Indonesia. FS ¹03 aims to create collaboration by
artists through art practices from Yogjakarta and Singapore encouraging an
exchange of experience of the respective cultures these two cities identify
with.
The Yogjakarta audience/space/experience - the duration of the project is
one month, 20th January 2003 to 20th of February 2003 - one month of
creativity, and creation - one month where the public will be able to see
artists at work, artists working together, artists creating, using local
materials and local input. The project stimulates a certain degree of actual
exchange and interaction with the audience, many of the works or elements of
the collaboration that will be translated into installations and
performances will be dispersed to the people of Yogjakarta through this
process of collaboration and interaction. It¹s a unique concept and a good
opportunity to showcase worldwide the vitality of Yogjakarta as a city and
province and Singapore as a city and state.
FS or Fusion Strength was first presented at Plastique Kinetic Worms in
2001. It was a performance and installation group exhibition involving
artists practising in Singapore. The concept of the exhibition involves
collaboration in the art making process and intervention of artworks by all
the artists. The huge success and overwhelming response from the exhibition
has encouraged the decision to develop FS as a platform or strategy for
collaborations between local, regional and international artists. Fusion
Strength will be developed as an ongoing travelling project under the
umbrella of 'The Artists Village' encouraging exchanges and collaborations
between artists and artists, and between the arts and wider society.
International collaboration and exposure is crucial to the development of
the arts in Singapore and Indonesia. The participation of all the artists in
this event will be a valuable opportunity to expose many aspects of
contemporary art from both Singapore and Indonesia. Furthermore FS¹03 will
be an important event for the art practices of the artists participating.
Strategically locating FS03 in Yogjakarta engages the project's concept
'collaborative art practice' to incorporate a sub-text or new context
'with cultural differences'. The collaboration between the local artists and
visiting artists being the key to this experience. It hopes that the outcome
of this ongoing project will prove to be very valuable and useful in
expanding the relationship between two countries through cultural
understanding and exchange. It also hopes to explore different levels of
communication in contemporary art practice.
FS¹03 will feature artists from:
Singapore:
Agnes Yit, Benjamin Puah, Colin Reaney, Jeremy Hiah, Josef Ng, Karee Dahl
Khairudin Hori, kAI Lam Hoi Lit, Lina Adam, Rizman Putra, Tang Da Wu
Woon Tien Wei
Indonesia:
Arahmaiani, Arya Pandjalu, Geber Modus Operandi, Handiwirman
Iwan Wijono, Jompet, Marzuki, Perek, Regina Bimadona
S. Teddy D.
Curator: Juliana Yasin (Singapore)
Co-curator: Titarubi (Indonesia)
FS¹03 Project Coordinator: Gia Gemaila
The curators of FS¹03; Juliana Yasin and Titarubi wish to thank the artists
participating in FS¹03, Satya Brahmantya, Sujud Dartanto Midori Hirota from
Benda Art Space, The Singapore International Foundation,SilkAIr, The Artists
Village, LIP and all other sponsors for their huge support in seeing this
project through in Yogjakarta.
Program Schedule for FS¹03
20 January 20 February 2003 at Gallery Benda
Singapore Group:
Group 1: Karee Dahl, Colin Reaney, Khairudin Hori
Group 2: Jeremy Hiah, Lina Adam, Rizman Putra, Tang Dawu
Group 3: Lam Hoi Lit, Agnes Yit, Woon Tien Wei, Benjamin Puah
Yogjakarta Group:
Group 1: Iwan Wijono, Marzuki, Jompet and Arahmaiani
Group 2: Geber I, Geber II, Arya Pandjalu, Regina Bimadona
Group 3: Perek I, Perek II, Handiwirman and S.Teddy D.
Schedule of program for FS¹03
14 January FS¹03 Press Conference.
3.00pm At LIP. Presentation by Juliana and Titarubi of FS¹03 and the
artists involved. Tea reception and press interview with artists from
S¹pore & Yogja.
15 January Artists from Group 1 Yogja- starts setting up at Benda
20 January Installation by Group 1 Yogjakarta
6.30pm Grand Opening of FS¹03
7.00pm Opening performance by ŒThe lonely heart club band¹ (Diar,
Toto, Agung, Nowi, Fajar)
8.00pm Performance by Group 1 Yogjakarta and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
21 January Intervention of installation by Group 1 Singapore - set up
at Benda
25 January Installation by Group 1 Singapore
6.30pm Opening
7.00pm Performance by Group 1 Singapore and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
26 January Intervention of installation by Group 2 Yogjakarta set
up at Benda
30 January Installation by Group 2 Yogjakarta
6.30pm Opening
7.00pm Performance by Group 2 Yogjakarta and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
31 January Intervention of installation by artists from Group 2
Singapore set up at Benda
4 February Installation by Group 2 Singapore
6.30pm Opening
7.00pm Performance by Group 2 Singapore and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
5 February Intervention of installation by Group 3 Yogjakarta set
up at Benda
9 February Installation by Group 3 Yogjakarta
6.30pm Opening
7.00pm Performance by Group 3 Yogjakarta and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
10 February Intervention of installation by Group 3 Singapore set up
at Benda
14 February Installation by Group 3 Singapore
6.30pm Opening
7.00pm Performance by Group 3 Singapore and Intervention by artists from
other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
15 February Intervention by Group 1 Yogjakarta set up at Benda
20 February Installation by Group 1 Yogjakarta
6.30pm Round Table Discussion chaired by Juliana Yasin, Sujud Dartanto
and Titarubi.
7.30pm Performance by Group 1 Yogjakarta and performance intervention by
artists from other groups, if any (Singapore & Yogjakarta)
8.00pm Round Table Discussion cont¹d
FS'03 ends
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