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Antony Gormley
This catalogue for Antony Gormley’s largest-ever showing in Singapore features stunning full-colour plates of the installations at National Gallery Singapore, including the fifth Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, Horizon Field Singapore. This publication also contains an interview with the artist by Eugene Tan, an essay by exhibition curators Qinyi Lim and Russell Storer, and an essay by cultural critic Ackbar Abbas, which continues his investigation into the situatedness of Gormley’s practice.
Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission: Lisa Reihana
This catalogue showcases GLISTEN, a kinetic sculpture by Lisa Reihana, an Aotearoa New Zealander artist. Activated by wind and sunlight, the sculpture mirrors its environment with shimmers across its surfaces, inviting interaction within its triangular space. GLISTEN honours the weaving traditions of Southeast Asia and Aotearoa, allowing Songket and Māori Tāniko patterns to meet and coexist in a vibrant and harmonious visual celebration. The publication includes a curatorial essay, a dialogue with the artist about her creative process, and stunning photographs of GLISTEN. A foldout insert, designed to reflect the essence of GLISTEN, allows readers to peruse the intricate designs, accompanied by annotated text.
The Neglected Dimension
The Neglected Dimension offers an insight into a moment in Southeast Asian modern art when a group of artists from the city of Bandung, Indonesia reimagined Arabic calligraphic writing. At the heart of this effort was an art school at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), which stood at the forefront of experimentations with forms of Islamic spirituality and abstraction. Four artists are featured in this exhibition: Ahmad Sadali (1924–1987), A.D. Pirous (b. 1932), Haryadi Suadi (1938–2016) and Arahmaiani (b. 1962). They represent three generations of artistic training at ITB, as well as distinct approaches to calligraphic abstraction that reflect changing values, identities and conventions in Indonesia from the 1970s to the present. Together, their works highlight how they interacted with global conventions in modern art, evolving ideas around Islamic spirituality, feminist activism and the experience of being Muslim in Indonesia.
The Tailors and the Mannequins
How do artists portray unfamiliar people in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and elsewhere? Although Chen Cheng Mei and You Khin never knew each other and were born two decades apart, the artists shared a lasting affinity for portraying everyday scenes in diverse locations. Featuring an essay by exhibition curator Roger Nelson, full-colour reproductions of the artworks and archival material on display, and a timeline of both artist's lives and works, this e-publication chronicles their movements across the world from the 1970s to 2000s. This e-publication accompanies the inaugural exhibition of Dalam Southeast Asia, an experimental project space located within the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery.
Figuring a Scene
Inviting readers to explore the process of form-making through art, this book delves into how artists transform events and objects into narratives that evoke moments in history. The curatorial essay examines the concept of "figuring"—embodying art and its significance in the world. Unfolding across various episodes, natural elements become conduits for grasping social forms. From a fruit tree sculpted into its own likeness to a fire birthing a metropolis, the essay examines the intricate relationship between art and society.
A Companion to Curation
The definitive reference text on curation both inside and outside the museum A Companion to Curation is the first collection of its kind, assembling the knowledge and experience of prominent curators, artists, art historians, scholars, and theorists in one comprehensive volume. Part of the Blackwell Companion series, this much-needed book provides up-to-date information and valuable insights on the field of curatorial studies and curation in the visual arts. Accessible and engaging chapters cover diverse, contemporary methods of curation, its origin and history, current and emerging approaches within the profession, and more. This timely publication fills a significant gap in literature on t...
Awesome Art Singapore: 10 Works from the Lion City Everyone Should Know
Come discover art from the lion city in Awesome Art Singapore! This volume encourages children to appreciate art by revealing works by 10 artists which cover sculpture, photography and painting. Fully illustrated with stories and fun facts about each artwork, Awesome Art Singapore helps makes art concepts and ideas easy to enjoy and understand. Filled with activities exploring mediums, methods and motivations, this book teems with fun and engaging activities that inspire hours of creativity at home or in the classroom. Awesome Art Singapore is another title in the Awesome Art series, which seeks to make art accessible to the young and young at heart.
Familiar Others
Who is “the Other”? What does it mean to represent peoples who are different from one’s own? For the modern painter and photographer, images of “Others” were often important sources of inspiration. Artworks might emphasise differences between people—by drawing upon exotic stereotypes about so-called “primitive” cultures—but could also be used to assert a position of solidarity with marginalised communities. The exhibition Familiar Others explores this through the work of the work of three artists. Painter Emiria Sunassa (1894‒1964) made images of peoples from all over the Indonesia archipelago but had a special interest in Papua. Eduardo Masferré (1909‒1995) photographed peoples of the Cordillera region, where he spent his life. Yeh Chi Wei (1913‒1991) travelled throughout Southeast Asia, but was especially inspired by the Indigenous Peoples of Sarawak and Sabah. This catalogue features an essay by curator Phoebe Scott, full-colour images of the artworks, timelines of the three artists, and the artwork responese by artists, poets, academics and musicians that were commissioned for this exhibition.
Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions
“… a diverse and stimulating group of essays that together represents a significant contribution to thinking about the nascent field of contemporary Asian art studies … Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions: Connectivities and World-making … brings together essays by significant academics, curators and artist working in Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom that reflect on contemporary art in the Asia-Pacific region, and Australia’s cultural interconnections with Asia. It will be a welcome addition to the body of literature related to these emergent areas of art historical study. ” — Dr Claire Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Adelaide This volume draws t...
Climates. Habitats. Environments.
Artists and writers go beyond disciplinary boundaries and linear histories to address the fight for environmental justice, uniting the Asia-Pacific vantage point with international discourse. Modeling the curatorial as a method for uniting cultural production and science, Climates. Habitats. Environments. weaves together image and text to address the global climate crisis. Through exhibitions, artworks, and essays, artists and writers transcend disciplinary boundaries and linear histories to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on the fight for environmental justice. In doing so, they draw on the rich cultural heritage of the Asia-Pacific, in conversation with international discourse...
