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A Visions & Illusions exhibition in conjunction with the Singapore Arts Festival 2004
1-18 June at dual venues St James Power Station and 21 Tanjong Pagar

SuperMart III: Opening Party with Zouk
Venue: 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #02-01, Singapore 088444 (near Maxwell Food Market)
Date: Thursday 3 June 2004
Time: 7pm till late

A cultural project that redefines the boundaries between pure art and commercial incentive, SuperMart III is also an interactive performance art show where all visitors will have an unforgettable experience to bring home.

And they will walk out and say, well, is this ART?

For more information about the Reconstruction of a City exhibition and related events, visit www.visionillusion.com.

Featuring works by:
Terence Chan / Miggy Cheng / Heleston Chew / Angela Chong / Chng Nai Wee / Dekonstruckt / Vicente Delgado / Vasudha Evans / GAS / Henderson Secondary School / James Holdsworth / Honest / Hui, LK & Paul / KIOSK / Justin Lee / Lee Mei Ling / Michael Lee Hong Hwee / Winston Lim / Amos Mok / Giovanni Papi / Ana Prvacki / Phunk Studio / Safaruddin Bin Abdul Hamid / Francois Antoine Saverias / sciskew / Larry Seow / Gwen Tan / Tang Wai Wah / Tay Bee Aye / Christopher Toh / the2ndrule / Jason Wee / ZOUK

STPI Public Lecture Series

presents


"Every Good Painting Cracks: Art demands attention"



A talk by Ms. Renate Kant

Founder and President of Studio for Conservation and Restoration--Renate Kant Pte Ltd


Date: 22 May 2004, Saturday

Time: 2.30pm

Venue: STPI Gallery



"Art must be preserved in the best state possible, not only for future generations, but so it can meaningfully represent its historical period."
- Renate Kant


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PAINTING AS PROCESS
Re-evaluating Painting
5 June – 4 July 2004 · Earl Lu Gallery I & II, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.


NEWS RELEASE

Earl Lu Gallery’s latest exhibition questions relevance of painting to contemporary art practice




Wednesday, 19 May 2004



Is painting still relevant to contemporary art practice?



Nine international artists – including German great Gerhard Richter, dubbed by Sotheby’s as the ‘most influential living artist in the world’, as well as the Turner Prize-nominated Ian Davenport – address this pertinent question in the latest exhibition by Earl Lu Gallery at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.



Featuring 28 intriguing paintings about painting, Painting as Process examines and re-evaluates the practice and medium of painting; by shifting the significance of painting from its representational systems to its processes, these artists re-evaluate painting’s relevance to contemporary art practice.



Apart from Richter, who received the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1997; and Davenport who, along with his controversial contemporary Damien Hirst, belonged to the late 1990s phenomenon known as the Young British Artists, other artists involved in the exhibition include Torie Begg, Alexis Harding and Jason Martin from the United Kingdom, Angela de la Cruz from Spain, Robert Sagerman from the USA, as well as a younger generation of Singaporean painters, namely Ho Tzu Nyen and Yong Tai Si.





Says Dr Eugene Tan, Director of Earl Lu Gallery and curator of the exhibition: “Painting as Process re-evaluates painting’s relevance to contemporary art practice through an examination of painting’s processes. The works illustrate attempts at mediating expression with a conceptual mode of painting, in a manner that results in a new understanding of painting – demonstrating a rich myriad of possibilities for painting.”



That the possibilities are infinite is apparent in the various works. For instance, conceptual artist and painter Richter uses a wide variety of methods to apply paint onto canvas. In addition to using the spatula and his finger to apply paint, he also developed his by-now trademark process of blurring a painted surface with a squeegee, in the process destroying the image but also bringing about a new one. In Singaporean artist Ho’s work, each of his four paintings is a different proposition of what painting might possibly be. For instance, in his work Untitled #12, three pieces of paper – each painted in one of the primary colours – are crushed, folded and wrapped together 100 times. Each of the pieces is then recorded by a scanner, and recombined into a whole, whereupon a multiplicity of colours is generated. Printed upon a piece of canvas, it is a frozen record of the manual activity of painting, and also perhaps a tiny suggestion of how a new technology may be summoned in the practice of painting. On the other hand, Martin’s work allows for unpredictable events to unfold in the rhythmical regularity of the painting. Martin’s work has been extensively shown in Europe, the US and Japan, and is best described through its method of production – where using his bodily movement, a ‘brush’ with deep set fissures is pulled from one side of the painting to the other in one continuous flow. In Davenport’s Untitled Circle Painting series, however, he creates naturally symmetrical arches and circles of colour through paint pouring techniques that involve pouring layer upon layer of different-coloured paint – one over another – thereby creating ecliptic relationships of colour and form.



Official opening by Mr Lee Suan Hiang, CEO of National Arts Council: Friday, 4 June 2004.



Five of the participating artists will be present at the opening: Torie Begg (UK), Ian Davenport (UK), Ho Tzu Nyen (Singapore), Alexis Harding (UK) and Yong Tai Si (Singapore).







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INTERVIEWS with curator Dr Eugene Tan and selected artists can be arranged.



Attachments:



· Event details

· List of artists


Event Details

Title
Painting as Process: Re-evaluating Painting

Exhibition Opening
4 June 2004, 7pm-9pm

Guest of Honour
Mr Lee Suan Hiang, CEO, National Arts Council Singapore

Exhibition Period
5 June – 4 July 2004

Venue
Earl Lu Gallery I & II
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road

Viewing Hours
10am – 6pm, open daily

Admission
Free

Public Enquiries
Call 6340 9102/9116 or email earllugallery@lasallesia.edu.sg

Related Event I
Panel Discussion ‘Painting Today: Is painting still relevant for contemporary art practice?’

Dates
6 June 2004

Time
1.30pm – 5.00pm

Venue
Earl Lu Gallery I
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road

Moderator
Dr Eugene Tan (Director, Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts)

Panelists
•Torie Begg

•Ian Davenport

•Ho Tzu Nyen

•Alexis Harding

•Brian Muller (Executive Editor, CONTEMPORARY)

•Gunalan Nadarajan (Dean, Office of Research and Creative Industries, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts)

•Yong Tai Si

Admission
Free of charge. Register on www.lasallesia.edu.sg




Related Event II
Sunday Art Trolley

Dates
6th, 13th, 20th and 27th June 2004 & 4th July (Sundays)

Time
2 – 5pm

Venue
Earl Lu Gallery I & II
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road

Instructor
David Chan

Misc. Info
• For children aged between seven and 12 years old

• Admission and participation is free of charge

• Art materials provided

Register on www.lasallesia.edu.sg






Sunday Art Trolley
The Sunday Art Trolley is a series of drawing sessions tailored for children between the ages of seven and 12. Children are encouraged to freely express themselves through drawings and paintings by responding to the Painting as Process exhibition by using a variety of art materials provided by Earl Lu Gallery. Participants will be guided by a trained art instructor and each session is three hours in duration. Admission and participation is free of charge.





Participating Artists

Gerhard Richter [Germany]
Ian Davenport [UK]
Torie Begg [UK]
Alexis Harding [UK]
Jason Martin [UK]
Angela de la Cruz [Spain/UK]
Ho Tzu Nyen [Singapore]
Yong Tai Si [Singapore]
Robert Sagerman [USA]




Curator

Dr Eugene Tan, Director, Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.




Writers (exhibition catalogue)

Dr Eugene Tan, Director, Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.
Gunalan Nadarajan, Dean, Office of Research and Creative Industries, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.
Ho Tzu Nyen, Singapore-based Artist, Filmmaker and Writer.
Robert Sagerman, New York-based Artist.




Sponsor

Lee Foundation Singapore




Media Enquiries

Avis Fontaine
Director
Division of Marketing
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
Tel: (65) 6340 9124 (DID)/Fax: (65) 6346 5708

Stephanie Goh
Corporate Communications Executive
Division of Marketing
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
Tel: (65) 6340 9125 (DID)/Fax: (65) 6346 5708








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Thursday, May 20, 2004

On the 20th of May from 6-9 pm, B2G will be holding an opening reception for the Singapore premier of The Magical Lands of Middle Earth. The exhibition features works by photo artist Christopher Palm showcasing a portfolio of images of New Zealand.



Christopher’s work demonstrates an exciting balance of detail across a conceptual landscape. His tight control of the artistic process allows for maximum interpretation with subtleties in execution. Images he creates are true to content yet, demonstrate a clear interpretation of light and emotion. Diverging from previous exhibitions were the relationship between man and nature have been explored these images take a deeper look at the naked environment. Influenced by the Lord of the Rings trilogy, several works take name from the Tolkien novels.



This exhibition follows Christopher’s blockbuster show hosted by B2G in February 2004. He has shown previously in Chicago, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. Christopher’s work has been seen locally in the covers of Manazine, Standard Charter’s Esteem, Space and American Express Platinum publication.



B2G exclusive fine art gallery is the first of its kind in South East Asia to focus on fine art photographs, and mixed media. B2G offers 1,200 sqf. of gallery space located in a shophouse in the heart of Blair Plain conservation district.



B2G offers the regional art scene the best of what the photographic medium has to offer. For more information or to get on our mailing list please go to our website www.blue2green.com or contact

or call +65 9424 8411

The Magical Lands of Middle Earth Runs through the 10th of June and is open Wednesday - Friday 12-6pm and by appointment

Name: Matt Daly
Phone: +65 94248411
Url: http://www.blue2green.com
Zip: 089388


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