Saturday, February 12, 2005
Moxie Union is proud to present its latest exhibition:
Michel Tuffery & Brian Strong
New Zealand Art Exhibition
The Arts House @ The Old Parliament
Come and see the best of New Zealand art from a master landscape painter and the Pacific's leading contemporary artist in this rare exhibition. View majestic NZ scenes, and Singapore landscapes created during Brian Strong's visit in 2004. Award winning artist Michel Tuffery shows his unique paintings on tin plates, acrylics on Pacific tapa cloth, and his beautiful sculptural works. All art works are for sale and on display from 2 - 6 March.
We are pleased to invite you to the Gala Opening at The Arts House on Tuesday 1 March, 7pm.
New Zealand High Commissioner HE Dr. Richard Grant will be the Guest-of-Honour and artists Michel Tuffery and Brian Strong will be present at the opening.
To confirm your attendance at the Exhibition Opening please RSVP to Moxie Union at exhibition@moxieunion.com or call Ivy Lim at 9 270 9533 by 21 February 05. We would love to see you there.
If you would like a special viewing of the art works before 1st March, please email or call us and we would be happy to arrange this.
Exhibition Details:
Michel Tuffery & Brian Strong - New Zealand Art Exhibition
The Arts House @ The Old Parliament
The Gallery, 2nd level
Gala Opening: 1 March 2005, Tuesday at 7pm
Exhibition: 2 to 6 March 2005, 10am to 9pm daily
Entry is free
Visit our exhibition website
Submitted by Ivy Lim and Tiffany Page
Friday, February 11, 2005
I have lost friends
Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some by death... others through sheer inability to cross the street.
- Virginia Woolf
Boxing Day 2004. The world arose to a terrifying reminder of nature’s uncontrollable wrath. Sweeping waves of death that privilege neither nationality nor religious affiliation, a rampaging killer blind to our typically human conceits, the tsunamis left behind scenes of destruction and sorrow on a pornographic scale. Yet grief and loss have always stalked the human condition. They are a universal part of life and what makes us the people we are. As victims, as survivors, as volunteers, as aid-givers, as bystanders and voyeurs, we all grieve. But what is it that we have lost?
An attempt to reflect on that which cannot be reflected upon, “I Have Lost Friends” brings together a diverse group of artists using their work as an interpretive means to come to terms with not only sorrow and loss, but also beauty and hope. It is a simultaneous journey of mourning and rebirth.
The event is made up of 4 distinct segments and features the diverse talents of Norwegian improv drone rock band Del, as well as laptop musician Yuen Chee Wai in a collaboration with acclaimed noise artist Lasse Marhaug, Zai Kuning on his electric guitar with Harold Seah, drummer of the band Hello Kitty Riots, and Leslie Low & Evan Tan from The Observatory. Join us on a contemplative night as we take a quiet journey that will see the exchange of perceptions, impressions and ideas framed within a broad cross-cultural context, in remembrance of things lost.
This event is made possible by singapore sonic arts collective (sporesac), an open-ended assemblage of like-minded musicians and event organisers that seeks to create greater awareness of experimental music and sound art in Singapore and its region. Made up of diverse individuals who nevertheless share a passion for avant-garde sounds, the collective has set its mind on strengthening the emerging experimental music scene in Singapore with a number of ongoing initiatives.
17 February 2005 (Thursday), 8pm
Artrium 0107, MICA Building (NAC)
Tickets at $10
from Roxy Records (Excelsior)
or at the door.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Huayi - Chinese Festival of Arts 2005:
Construction of Diversity within a Cultural Landscape
Khiew Huey Chian
Singapore
14 Jan 2005 (Fri), 9.00 AM - 23 Feb 2005 (Wed), 11.00 PM at the esplanade Concourse
An installation depicting how people from different backgrounds and environments address or react to cultural conditions or conditioning. Be it people who are promoting the preservation of culture and tradition or those exploring new grounds and various levels of culture.
A palette of red enamel paints coat the wooden planks, making immediate visual connections with different aspects of Chinese culture. Each configuration suggests the numerous interpretations people have of this culture, stemming from their different backgrounds and upbringing. Eventually, these ideas form dialogues addressing, questioning and celebrating the importance of culture and tradition, which continue to be enriched by different forms at different times in different generations.
Admission is Free.
 
Singapore is to host an art bienniale series 2006
Dr Lee Boon Yang, Singapore's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, said Singapore would have its inaugural art bienniale in 2006.
"This is an event we will want to use to facilitate greater cooperation, interaction between international arts community and Singapore's art community," Dr Lee said.
Dr Lee said: "There is growing recognition for Singaporean artists, and that her work has been given an award in this trienniale reinforces the development that increasingly, people outside Singapore are taking note of works done by Singaporean artists."
Bali in Bali
17th March – 30th April 2005
Bali in Bali is a two-part exhibition featuring two generations of Balinese artists. Curated by Joanna Lee for Sunjin Galleries, the exhibition explores contemporary Balinese art as inspired expressions of life, mythology and the magic world. The exhibition also provides glimpses into stylistic trends in present-day Balinese art through its two-part feature of artists from the post-war generation, and young emerging painters. Bawdy humour mingle with the sublime, the mundane with mysticism, candor with self-exoticism, Balinese self-imaging in art is as much a reflection of its cultural tradition as it is the impact of modernity and tourism.
Part I: Post-War Signposts (17 March – 3 April 2005) features paintings and sculptures by 5 artists: Ketut Budiana, Wayan Bendi, Ketut Kasta, Made Rema, and Ketut Geledih. Well into their 50s and 60s, the artists are established in their careers. The artists herald from the bedrock of modern Balinese art – Ubud and its surrounding villages – and carry the stylistic lineage of pre-war Balinese art that emerged in the 1930s.
Part 11: Emerging Contemporaries (14 April – 30 April 2005) showcases emerging artists Ida Bagus Indra, Ketut Teja Astawa and Made Supena. Working in figurative and abstract paintings, they have each developed individualistic styles that range from naïve to highly expressive and dramatic treatments.
Joanna Lee is an independent curator. She was the curator of the Indonesian art collection at the Singapore Art Museum, and has curated and written extensively on Indonesian and Southeast Asian art.
Venue: Sunjin Galleries
43, Jalan Merah Saga
03-62 Work Loft @ Chip Bee Singapore 278115
Contact: Jennifer/ Zahn
Tel: 6738-2317
Fax: 6738-0583
Web: www.sunjingalleries.com.sg
Gallery Hours: 11:30 am to 7:30 pm - Tuesdays to Fridays
11:30 am to 6:00 pm – Saturdays
1.00pm to 6.00pm – Sundays
Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore:
Sentiments
Angie Seah
Singapore
When: 25 Feb 2005 (Fri), 10.00 AM - 03 Apr 2005 (Sun), 11.00 PM at the Cones
Little pieces of ceramic pieces are assembled together to form a collection of Seah’s Sentiments. Her Sentiments are defined through lines, scratches, simple drawings, and stains on the surfaces of these ceramics. All in all, when they form a gathering, all speak about nostalgic memories that Seah has witnessed.
Admission is Free.
Another Esplanade Presents Programme.
Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore:
Blackboard Whiteshoes
Mirtillo Films
Singapore
When: 03 Jan 2005 (Mon), 9.00 AM - 31 Mar 2005 (Thu), 11.00 PM at the Plasma Screen
Director, Producer and Scriptwriter Green Zeng and June Chua
Cinematographer Amandi Wong
Editor and Sound Sam Yap
Original Music Richard Cooper
It is class inspection time again. 11-year-old E.T. is afraid that he will be in big trouble for wearing dirty shoes to school yet again. With the reluctant assistance of his good friend, Tian, he thinks of an ingenious plan to escape punishment.
Running time: 8 mins 7 secs
Admission is Free.
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