In conjunction with the exhibition of celebrated New York graffiti artist, Daze, Fortune Cookie Projects announces the opening on 4 March, of a homecoming showcase of local graffiti art, titled Is This Home, Truly?

Curated by Zaki Razak and Zul Othman, the exhibition — presents the work of six urban artists from Singapore: Antz , Scopeone, Slacsatu, The Killer Gerbil, Tr853-1 and Zero.

In the words of Zaki, “The Pioneers, Markers and Avant-Gardes of Singapore’s ‘Graffiti Art’ are coming home to showcase artworks symbolizing respective peaks of their practice.  The showcase not only chronicles representational pieces from the scene in Singapore from the early 90s till today, it also inaugurates their congregation in a ‘confined’ space – an environment that seems alienating yet longing.”

The exhibition runs through 22 March at Fortune Cookie Projects, 39 Keppel Road #02-04 – Tanjong Pagar Distripark.

Future of Imagination (FOI) is a time-based, performance art event, with the aims of redefining and increasing visibility of the practice of performance art and time-based art. In FOI 6, artists from Black Market international (BMi), with artists working in Singapore and the region will present the range of possibilities of performance art, while working in raw explorations of body, space and time-based performances. Visit the website for more information.

Participating artists:
Alastair MacLennan (UK/Ireland), Amanda Heng (Singapore), Angie Seah (Singapore), Boris Nieslony (Germany), Elvira Santamaría (Mexico), Helge Meyer (Germany), Jacques van Poppel (The Netherlands),  Jason Lim (Singapore), Jeremy Hiah (Singapore), Juliana Yasin (Singapore), Julie Andrée T. (Canada), Jürgen Fritz (Germany), Kai Lam (Singapore), Lee Wen (Singapore), Lynn Lu (Singapore), Marco Teubner (Germany), Melati Suryodarmo (Indonesia), Myriam Laplante (Canada/Italy), Norbert Klassen (Switzerland), Roi Vaara (Finland), Sabrina Koh (Singapore), Tangpaiboon (Thailand), Zai Kuning (Singapore)

Period:
7 – 11 April 2010

Programme and venues:

Live Performances

7, 8, 9 & 10 April 2010
7pm till late
Venue: Sculpture Square (155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977)

Juliana Yasin & Jatiwangi Art Factory

9 April 2010
4pm to 6pm
Venue: Outdoors at East Coast Marine Parade Beach

Black Market International with guest artists

11 April 2010
2pm to 8pm
Venue: Sculpture Square

Forum Discussion

Collective Performances
10 April 2010
2pm to 5pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum, Auditorium

Jonas Stampe and open discussion with participating artists of FOI6

Developed by Catapult Advertising and supported by MICA, Good EyeDeer (GED) is an equal opportunities platform, which gives anyone with a potentially good idea an opportunity to actualize and see it come to life, debunking the myth that Singapore is creatively lack lustre.

“We want GED to be a platform for designers to launch themselves and enjoy some commercial benefits, but that’s not all GED is about,” explains Project Director, Serene Tan. “We’re keen on unearthing local talent, helping them come up with a viable business model, sharing with them our network and experience in marketing and branding so that can have some commercial viability to their work. But at the same time, what is driving GED is the importance of giving back to charities like the BAF and our own not-for-profit design project, HE.ART, and investing in the future of good local design.”

GED’s inaugural competition is its Great T-Shirt Hunt – a call for locals to design T-Shirts about or inspired by Singapore. The competition will culminate in a showcase of the winning pieces, which will subsequently be sold through various retail partners and an online store.

Click here for more details. The contest closes on 15 March 2010!

A Duad In Play is an event that encourages a fascinating artistic solidarity between two different creative minds, allowing two artists to produce a gemini of works that will exemplify an effort of cooperative creativity.

The exhibition will present new works by two artistic giants, using a common playground to congregate their practices, challenge the boundaries, while remaining true to their works.

Francis Ng and Ronald Ventura will express their thoughts on “play and playthings”, posing their artwork as a response to the other, forming a dialogue between their works, whilst using their own respective language of art.

This evening, at ICA Gallery 1, Unit B1-04, LASALLE College of the Arts, at 7pm.

About the Artists

Francis Ng
Ng Teck Yong Francis is a multi-disciplinary artist born in 1975 in Singapore . Since completing his Bachelor of Arts degree with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) Australia in 2001 and Master of Fine Art degree in 2004, Francis made headlines when he became the first Singaporean to win the grand prize at the Philip Morris Group of Companies Asean Art Awards in 2002. He has also won the 2002/2003 JCCI (Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore) Arts Award, the 2003 President’s Young Talent Award, the Photography category of the UOB Painting of the Year competition 2004 and, the 2004/2005 IDC-Design Excellence (Service Industry) Distinction Award. In 2003, Francis was chosen to represent Singapore at the prestigious 50th Venice Biennale (Biennale di Venezia). He has also represented the country in the 5th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea.

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Pameran Poskad is a group exhibition of postcard sized artworks that is open to anyone and everyone that would like to participate. The participants come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are highly established and internationally recognized professional artists; others are students, engineers, house wives and even little children.

This exhibition is an attempt to encourage creative production from amateur artists and provide them an exhibition space. The size restriction is also a deliberate choice to keep the artworks small, thereby limiting the price range allowing the everyday consumer to purchase an original piece of art.

To participate, all you need to do is complete an application form and pay an entry fee of SGD $35. Participants can submit up to 10 artworks with the only restriction being that it must fit into the provided 12 x 18 cm sleeve. The artists can set their own price and receive 100% of the sales revenue.

This exhibition is organized by Keyakismos, Cris Mora, and ampulets.

The Design Society opens a new chapter in Singapore’s history of modern visual culture with its inaugural Conference in 2010. Design junkies should brace themselves for a fix like no other.

FORUM: DESIGN LITERACY
A one-day only event led by esteemed local designers and educators to discuss the topic of Design Literacy and its importance for shaping the growth of Design in Singapore.

* Discount valid only for online bookings. Full-price tickets will be on sale at the door.

Disclaimer: while every effort has been made to confirm the timings and participation of speakers, please note that the schedule may be subject to change without prior notice.

EXHIBITION: 100 ICONS
Discover the origins and design evolution of some of Singapore’s most familiar visual icons through static and interactive displays. The exhibition marks our first effort to compile and document Singapore’s modern design history.

DEFINING THE PARAMETERS
The Design Society Journal is a biannual magazine dedicated to serious and professional discourse on graphic design in Singapore. Confirmed members attending the Forum will receive a complimentary issue. Additional copies may be purchased at S$15 each.

TICKET PRICES | BUY HERE
Members: SGD25.00
Public: SGD50.00

Singapore will get to see it’s first public display of the iconic imagery from world-famous street artist Shepard Fairey from Monday, 7th December onward at the *SCAPE Youth Park walls in the Somerset area of Orchard Road.

Following the theme of “peace”, the Obey South East Asia crew will be plastering the walls of the *SCAPE Youth Park with some of the latest artwork from Shepard Fairey. Unfortunately, the man himself could not be here in Singapore for the installation.

Obey Giant, the street art campaign that started by accident by Shepard when he was still a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, has hit the streets of the world; from the urban neighbourhoods of New York, the bustling business districts of Tokyo and even the beaches of Bali – through all means possible, both legal or illegal, intentional or unintentional, calculated or viral. His propaganda has also been proliferated though stickers, clothing, skateboards, posters, stencil based graffiti and even a documentary film, to spread over the United States and the unsuspecting world at large.

You can witness the live installation on Monday, Dec 7th from 8pm at the *SCAPE Youth Park at Somerset. Obey’s crew will be assisted by some of our own talented local artists. The display runs till the end of March 2010.

From brown paper, toilet paper and tracing paper to old magazines and newspapers, the pictured outfit, is a nod to the sheer ubiquity of paper in urban life, and an indictment of its wanton waste. But a little imagination and some assistance, go a long way in transforming rubbish into wearable art,  or what the Test Shoot Gallery (TSG) folks like to call, Paper Couture.

TSG founder, Ashburn Eng, and his design assistant, Shanna Matthew, spent two weeks conceptualizing and experimenting with the designs and materials, and another 364 hours to complete the outfits. “Each of the outfits were painstakingly put together through multiple fittings, piece by piece of recycled paper, commanding the attention to detail worthy of fashion’s best,” Ashburn explains. “We got the idea some six months ago. I noticed that there were too many unused materials piling up around the studio from spring cleaning. From the pile of discarded items, it struck me that I could work on something interesting from the cast offs. The fall of the paper as it unrolls, the structural shape of an egg tray, the crisp sound of the newspaper as it is being crushed together; these invoke visions of what the outfits will look like, as excitement flows my mind, energizing the flow of the process.”

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