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Liu Kang: Drawn From Life
26 Sep 2002 - 24 Nov 2002
The exhibition will be presenting sketches, drawings and pastel works by Liu Kang, one of Singapore's pioneer artist. The exhibition will display selected artworks by Liu Kang done during the span of various decades, ranging from the late 1930s to the present. Presenting a spectrum of the genre, the subject matters include nudes, portraits, figuratives, still life/landscape and sketches-cum-studies particularly those done during the Bali trip. The show will also showcase the original sketches and drawings together with the oil works to serve as a contextual study between his sketches, drawings and oil works. In addition to this, a series of Liu Kang's old sketches depicting scenes of Singapore during the post-war period will also be featured; where one may gain a deeper insight about the socio-political components of his art practice.
Naked Perfection
12 Sep 2002 - 10 Nov 2002
The selected artworks will play on disclosures of the human body not merely as its physical presence; there will be a focus more on how the tangible elements reflect the unknown prospectus of human relations in such a contrived context. In this, nudity will tend to evaluate the tension between sitter and painter, and finally, artwork and viewer, bridging boundaries of both relationships to find that subtle or common thread. The common thread could be subtle revelations in human interactions at large and its manifestation in the range of nudes/semi-nudes in the field of art. The majority of nudes have academic tendencies that under further scrutiny may produce interesting links to the points set out above concerning the psyches of sitters, painters and the expectations of the final artwork. Radically, the exhibition hopes to omit sexual connotations and reverse the intimations of nude as explicit; it in fact hopes to 'uncover' and 'strip bare' the concept of the nude as implicit: controversially reprehensive at times and unprovocative at others. A series of drawings, possible portraits and a range of sculptures will provide interesting tensions between the purely academic, the visible tangible and the aspirations to the sensuous. There will be about 40 artefacts selected on display.
Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession
06 Jun 2002 - 25 Aug 2002
The work of Auguste Rodin, perhaps the greatest nineteenth century sculptor, will be explored in all of its complexity as the Singapore Art Museum presents works from the collection of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, showcasing a representative range of the sculptor's masterpieces, including some of his most celebrated -The Thinker, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais and The Gates of Hell.
This exhibition is organised and made possible by The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.
Sixties NOW!
07 Mar 2002 - 19 May 2002
The exhibition explores the continuing relevance of the 1960s on contemporary culture in Singapore. Designers reinterpret the 60s to create “retro” interiors and fashion. Shops selling vintage clothing and furniture are now serious alternatives to the mainstream. Spaces built in the 1960s continue to survive in reinvented form or as mere memories. The 1960s was a colourful, dramatic and even turbulent period in Singapore. The exhibition will examine how this period is remembered, erased, perceived, reinvented and reconstructed in Singapore today.
Nokia Singapore Art 2001
13 Nov 2001 - 03 Feb 2002
Jointly organised by the Singapore Art Museum and National Arts Council, Nokia Singapore Art is a biennial national visual arts exhibition which aims to document the development of visual arts in Singapore and showcase the latest in contemporary art. The Singapore Art series of exhibitions originated from the National Day Art Exhibitions of the 1960s to 1980s, and the subsequent Singapore Art Fairs, which lasted till the early-1990s. In 1995, it was changed into a biennial exhibition, and the Singapore Art '95 and Singapore Art '97 were organised. In 1999, with the sponsorship of Nokia Pte Ltd, the event has been renamed as Nokia Singapore Art, and had since evolved into a multi-venue national project that presents the wide trends and tendencies in Singapore contemporary art, with the curated component at the Singapore Art Museum. The event will centre around the historical and arts precincts covering areas including and between Waterloo Street, Fort Canning, Singapore River and War Memorial Park. Based on the theme of "Histories/Identities/Technologies/Spaces: Singapore Art Today", this exhibition, through collaborative curatorship comprising art historians, artists, critics and academics, will present aspects of contemporary practices in Singapore, putting together works by practitioners of the 1990s. The aim of the exhibition is to enhance awareness and understanding for the trends and national showcase of Singapore's best in the visual arts scene. This year, NSA 2001 also introduces cyberart as a new component in the exhibition for the first time. More than just a contemporary exhibition, NSA 2001 includes art symposiums, publications and extensive visitor and education programmes.