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Thank you for your interest.

I will warn you right now that what follows is illogical and full of various sorts of mistakes. There
is no structure. Cut and paste meets free association meets documentation:his is not a board
meeting.
I am presenting this mess to you in the spirit of the 2011 Singapore Biennale, the theme of which is
Open House. A word that appears frquently throughout the materials provided by the Biennale is
"process." With these two concepts in mind, I am sharing my artistic process, at the same time
trying to be open to criticism, open-minded and somewhat open-ended.In a couple of months, a
structured distillation of the following will appear in Singapore Architect.

Watch your head.!

GMANews.TV: Liberation in the land of no gum chewing http://bit.ly/hnHdXx #pinoy #ofw #balita

The Esplanade opened a day or two before I moved to Singapore. I remember colleagues showing
me their Espalande photos and I vaguely remember newspaper photos-I think there were
fireworks... I recall this as I walk down a staircase towards the party for the Merlion Hotel and the
opening of the third Singapore Biennale. Used to pass by here on the way to work and several times
I have photographed this scne from the bus. In one of the images I have, the Merlion stares across
the river at a field littered with cranes. A bumboat is on the river.
Now, however, the river is seperated from the sea; it is a reservoir slowly becoming desalinated.
The buildings surrounding the gambling resort across the reservoir are tall and brightly lit. The
Merlion is in a hotel room now. For the next 38 days he will stare at Raffles-themed wallpaper. At
night guests will sleep in the double bed below his mouth.
People will dream beneath the teeth of the Merlion

The old Kallang Airport is hot. I don't mind it, but I do understand how a population weaned on air-
conditioners would find this uncomfortable. Because of the heat, John Low was rarely in the very
pleasant studio he created for his "I've been skying" piece. The long room had two desks, plus two
chairs. A refrigerator and some food and this would have been art paradise. The place was filed with
photos, drawings newspaper clippings- all related to the Singapore River. For anyone interested in
Singapore, this would have been a rare opportunity. As it was, however, this felt more like looking
at a deserted studio. An interesting experience and a solid artwork. But I feel it fell far short of its
potential.It would have been nice to sit with the eartist and talk. The two chairs and two desks were
probably unused throughout the Biennale.
Koh xxxxx however, was present at his installation. My only disappointment here was that there was
no way of recording the artists interaction with the visitors.This was a case where surveillance
cameras could have been used in a helpful manner. For example, when I mentioned that I was
writing something for Singapore Architect, Koh immediately stood up and walked me over to show
me a plaque from the office of xxxxx, who was teh origianl architect of Haw par Villa. When I asked
about the most valuable newspaper clipping in his collection, he walked to the other side of the
long room and showed me a story aboout Tang Du, a sn article about his Earhworks piece. He
explains how

OMG BFFLOL
next to zero interest in the National Museum
Enjoyed it thoroughly at home on youtube

The government builds a huge National Museum. Which is very different than a museum about the
natio n.The government tells an artist with an invaluable personal collection of newspaper clippings
about Singaporean artists that it will fund teh digitization of his collection, a collection which spans
decades.Three months after saying they will fund the digitization of this
national Museum 6:15 to close at 7
indian audio poor subtitled

what is an artist/ why are we in a museum? Why are we looking at these objects anyway?
Skype interview?
"What can art give people in their lives?"
i listen to this question as I stand in an empty room, looking out throug the glass door at teh church
across the street.The service is over and the parking lot is full of people talking and walking
together.

A woman who is aBuddhist and Sikh


everyone would gather Pakistani no racissm no discrimination
chuckling respect and loyalty to the country to the religion and to the king
nationalism to be a destructive force and it damages humans Kaek
everyone would gather Pakistani no racissm no discrimination
chuckling respect and loyalty to the country to the religion and to the king
nationalism to be a destructive force and it damages humans Kaek

when a breakfast tray is brought into the Merlion Hotel, does it magivcally becoem art?
Koh
at the museum everyday
National gallery in December said they would supportdigitizing his project, 3 months late they said
no... offered him a part time job
Koh was going to give them fifty articles per week.
Tang Du Wu's Earthworks piece
The Director of the National museum closed its At Gallery after 3 days
The curator came to the show
The director was dead (I have his obituary)
I mention that I am writing for Singapore Architect and he directs me to a plaque that was on teh
office of xxxxx, who designed Haw par Villa.
Koh did large scale installation

ZK is like the merlion Hotel

The eye candy of Phil Collins. The substance of a fashion commercial. No real story. Butterflies and
buddhas and watching movies or looking at movies touching each other to look nice or taking off
jackets to fight.card games annd magazine not rebels, without a cause

Searching for beauty 9 entries, only of which is relevant to


levant to the 2011 Biennale
Matt Mullican has used hypnosis in his work since the late 1970s. It is a process that both informs and
elucidates his practice, which moves fluidly across many different media including installation, drawing
and performance. For many years, Mullican’s trance persona That Peron has made drawings and
collages that for SB2011 are installed on bedsheets, forming maze-like corridors that surround you with
his iconic and archetypal world. While his drawings often expound on the minutiae of daily life, That
Person is very much concerned with the big picture of truth, beauty, and love. Mullican is also
presenting a group of his bulletin boards accumulations of drawings and images that he has been
producing over the last three decades.

The second Singapore Biennale, held over 8 weeks in 2008, was again helmed by Fumio Nanjo, this
time working with the curatorial team of Joselina Cruz and Matthew Ngui.

Under the theme of 'Wonder', the Biennale invited people to be 'surprised and tantalised' by
contemporary art. Foregrounding beauty and aesthetic experience, the exhibition also used the other
meaning of the title to encourage questioning and debate.

Kid's art: it's a cheap shot. Kids will beat contemporary art 99% of the time. What more proof do
you need to see the failure of modern art/ Picasso was once ridiculed as being something any five
year old could do. Forget the fact Picasso took that as a compliment(""It took me years to paint
like Raphael but it has taken me my whole life to learn to draw like a child." ). Forget the
fact that if given the budget and the praise of critics that the resultant works would be perceived as
equal to most of those on display in the Biennale.
A drawing with just the words "wallet" and "my room."
A collage with the words "mouthwatering! Come and try!" surrounded by cutout images of
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pepsi and Bandito Pocket meals.These are self-portraits.So were the
images of Iron Man, dragons, The World Cup and Glee.

"I love to save the earth. "I love video games."

The paths made of old circular stones bordered by grass and dead leaves and untrimmed bushes.
Walking on a path like this just after the heat of the day is gone and the cool of twilight is staarting
to settle.

Zai Kuning
It was not the confessional aspect of the recording. The sound of Zai's voice is rhythmic and
sombre. It is filled with the quiet atmosphere that exists after a life-threatening storm or natural
disaster.
The disasters that Zai speaks of, however, are man-made.
open house
home criticism censorship
both hate and love the paint piece
I know what is missing
Orang laut leaving islands brother killed a man in a coffee shop
completely world altogether
islaanders from sentosa pasir pajong
Bugis
Pao Kun theatre 001 knowledge not avaiable in the library
national history a a great blessing, great burden to tell

The 3rd Singapore Biennale (extracts from 50-1)


Navin Rawanchaikul Kad Luang market , or in the cas eof two different female visitors that came in
while I was watching the film, the teddy bear doll which was placed on teh table.
Populist
First Biennale walking through a largely empty field as a thrash ban chased away teh few people
who'd gathered. Perhaps some of those people had seen teh bus advertisements and decided to
experience contemporary art.
The white tent was of course crowded.
I have made my way to the National Museum.I sit in the grand, air-conditioned space and look
through the Short Guide. "Selamat Datang. Huan Ying. Vanakkam.Welcome." I guessthat these
opening words by Jane Ittogi, the chair of the Singapore Art Museum."Make yourself at home," the
text continues,"take the time to enjoy the art and be intrigued by what it says about our changing
times."

Ms. Hittogi goes on to mention that the Singapore Biennale 2011 was led by Mathew Ngui, the
Biennale's first Singaporean artistic director. The welcome also states that there are 63 artists and
artists collectives from 30 countries and 150 artworks.

Money no Enough Want to connect emotionally open house of Parliamnet

The visitor will percieve the buildingas the artworks and cultural signifiers that they are.. He will
find SAM to be air-conditioned, conveniently located and a way of experiencing Singapore's
colonial past. She will find the 8Q site to be on the pleasant side of edgy. It will find the Kallang
Airport to be an experience; something to talk about.nearly every tourist would be impressed by th
elocation of the Merlion Hotel and most tourists would find the experience of being in a room with
the head of the Merlion to be interesting.They would all find teh National Museum to be a grand
space.
What would our spiritual visitor learn about Singapore. Assuming that he/she/it transported
his/her/its spiritual being here tpo experience the uniquely Singaporewan culture, itis not
unreasonable to think that Singaporean artists could be a point of attraction. Who would these local
artists be and what would they show?

In 1940, th etelevision set becomes widely accepted as a household item in America.


In 1969. the U S Moon program ends the deacde-long space race with Russia as it puts Apollo 11
onto the moon.This event was widely televisd and, soon after, major controversy begins to surface,
questioning whether te entire event was a media hoax by the United States government.

WORDS ON WALL
RADIO SIGNALS

The initial impression of identicalitysubtle and significant differences woman's blouse

FASHION

Open Notes/ Writing on Glass

WORDS ON WALL
RADIO SIGNALS

The initial impression of identicalitysubtle and significant differences woman's blouse

FASHION

Open Notes/ Writing on Glass

I am open
Open being the spirit of the Biennale, I am presenting you with text that was written with a spirit of
openness, open being the theme of the 3rd Singapore Biennale. Open House.
I will treat my digital files as a physical space.

My doorway
The doorway to this laptop is anonymous; this is just a laptop. The doorways to the Biennale,
however are dramatic and historic. The modern cosmopitan skyline of Singapore is the doorway to
the Merlion Hotel, a
For the duration of the Singapore Biennale 2011, The Merlion, Singapore’s national icon, will no longer tower
overhead. For 32 days, members of the public will only be able to view this 8.6 metre-high mythical creature
within the four walls of a temporary hotel.

The Biennale is nearly perfectly orgnized. The website is easy to use and the maps are clear and
accurate. The section of the Biennale on dispaly at the National Museum is pleasant; air-conditioned
darkness decorated with eye candy. The bench in front of thelarge screen dispalying Superflex's
drowning McDonal's was a standard not reached elsewhere; Ming Wong's filmic presentation in
Kallang was shown in partially darkened very warm white rooms with no benches. An intimate
video piece byShooshie Sulaiman was poorly displayed in a hallway at 8Q, making it a challenge to see.
The darkness accentuated the poor resolution of some images in the video work of Gigi Scaria and
isolated the spiral staircase with its steps of cute housing units. The seriousness of the text seemed to be
written aboutanother picewithits reference to enormous growth in India’s cities, with its rapid urban
development, has had a seismic impact on individuals. However, I must confess that teh word"explores"
is one of my least favorite words. It is used too often by lazy parrots in an attempt to both add
intellectual weight and to produce clarity from muddy "thinking", lazy parrots use the word explore.
Xxxxxxx
project which explores the torrid mix of consumer desire and social anxiety embodied in the world of
Californian teenage girls. explores these effects and conditions through finely wrought sculptures,
paintings, photographs and video works, teasing out the relationship between modern progress and the
human psyche.
explores the operations of privilege and power; a world divided between those with access and those
denied.
Ringholt explores the power of small gestures to make significant shifts in meaning.

s. Her installations and video works explore experiences of cultural


displacement and economic nomadism, as well as the clichés and kitsch of Orientalist stereotypes,
which persist in many ways today.

The Artistic Director of SB2011, Matthew Ngui, explains this particular artwork as being all
about ‘disjuncture’, and that ‘the idea is that the juxtaposition of two things that are very

1
Displaced: To be moved or shifted from the usual place or position (Free Dictionary)
2
Juxtaposed: To be placed side by side, especially for comparison or contrast (Free Dictionary)SB2011
Education Kit
© Singapore Art Museum. All rights reserved.
No part of this worksheet may be reproduced without prior permission from the Singapore Art Museum
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different causes slippage, and within that slippage is meaning.’ What meaning have you
derived from this slippage, if any?
A statement, floating.

Secondary School Worksheet


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© Singapore Art Museum. All rights reserved.
No part of this worksheet may be reproduced without prior permission from the Singapore Art Museum
Let’s explore the artworks!
We don't look at or observe or study we explore!
Gigi Scaria is an artist whose work is influenced by the city he lives and works in, New Delhi, and is
especially interested in the phenomenon and effects of rural-urban migration to the city.
10. Look very carefully at the installation sculpture by this artist. What has the artist wanted the
installation to resemble?
This installation is of… Secondary School Worksheet

Based on the conceptual framework provided by the title ‘Open House’, the Curatorial Team
– led by Artistic Director Matthew Ngui, working with curators Russell Storer and Trevor
Smith – have invited this dynamic selection of artists to explore the sites and culture of
Singapore

1
a : to investigate, study, or analyze : look into <explore the relationship between social
class and learning ability> —sometimes used with indirect questions <to explore where
ethical issues arise — R. T. Blackburn>b : to become familiar with by testing or
experimenting<explore new cuisines>

2
: to travel over (new territory) for adventure or discovery

: to examine especially for diagnostic purposes <explore the wound>

Lisi Raskin creates stage-like installations that are low tech and DIY. Her playful yet haunting
environments are created from common or discarded building materials. Her highly intuitive process
channels deep cultural anxieties, initially creating spaces that parodied control rooms and secret
military installations but gradually, her work has grown more ambient and abstract. The visitor is
immersed in painterly, large-scale assemblages of colour and material – some torn and repurposed
from existing walls – opening up new vantage points and creating new ways to move through the
spaces. A hint of violence implied beneath brightly coloured surfaces. (Short guide text)

smooth organization, with artworks clearly labeled and cogently installed

Why is this show a biennale, as opposed to a very large group show or a "blockbuster' art event? Look up
definition of biennale? DO I write about the individual pieces? The layout of teh shows? The choice of
venues a/venues as cultural signifiers? Is there a common thread running throughout all of the pieces?

Open hearted

Slug Towers
Bau, Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia
1954/Unbuilt
1:1000

Nature waved two shells together:


A shelter of arcs on a mirror of sand.
Yet this fragile palace endures strong weather.
Two years ago I touched your hand.

—from a letter by Wong to Aida Muzaffar, May 7, 1954

All but one of the 46 notebooks in The KS Wong Depository feature architecture or nature-themed
sketches and notes. Slug Towers is the only structure in a notebook full of nude figure sketches and
erotically charged drawings.
exchanges between artists and their “host” environment.

Upstairs, Danh Vo’s cardboard stack seems innocuous enough, but after learning that the gold-leaf letters
adorning it correspond to military time zone abbreviations—details about Singapore’s coded past silently
converge with endlessly shifting vectors of space and time

I cannot go on record with autobiographical details. I salute those in power who have cleverly synchronized
te Open House with the General Elections. The full effect of teh internet resulted in an "open house" of
debate and information-sharing which was impossible in previous elections.

He very excited blogger;

Finally…the Old Kallang Airport. Touted as one of Singapore's oldest airport, this Kallang Airport is one of the
central venue for the Biennale. Without the Biennale, this place would be completely forgotten, I think. There
is no aviation museum there, neither is there any famous food inside this old dame. Just hope the fate of this
grand old dame will change after this biennale. Perhaps an aviation museum. It would be quite nice to see
the old planes, like those of the then Singapore-Malayan Air planes on display there. And old boarding
passes. Mock-up interior of an aircraft cabins. Think of the revenue it would have generated, with sponsors
from Singapore Air to maybe Qantas, this would be one place to showcase the history of Singapore's
aviation history, from RSAF era to Singapore Air being the first to fly the A380s. Perhaps one section could
be use for one of the long forgotten important piece of aviation history in Singapore, Singapore Airlines flight
117. It certainly is not taught in Singapore History textbook. We learnt about the Racial Riots (the need for
Racial Harmony), Bus riots (Hock Lee?), SARS/Bird flu (in the 70s or 60s, there is some hype on Bird Flu in
Singapore), rise of tuberculosis in the 60s, 70s and much more. But SQ 117??? I bet no one knew of this if
you ask any secondary school students. But SQ006? They all knew it. The Silk-air crash? Yes.
Continuing…on this Biennale, before I came out with the funny ideas for this aviation museum. There are
shuttle bus operating. So, if you think getting from SAM to Kallang Airport is a chore, then, they have this
shuttle bus.

Continuing…on this Biennale, before I came out with the funny ideas for this aviation museum. There are
shuttle bus operating. So, if you think getting from SAM to Kallang Airport is a chore, then, they have this
shuttle bus.
So, day 1 I could have something like SAM and 8QSAM, then head to Merlion Hotel. Thereafter, I make my
way home. Second day would be NMS then Kallang Airport. Take the shuttle bus back to finish the "bits and
pieces" which you left out. Or head to Kallang Airport first, then to National Museum of Singapore.
I shall be going soon…perhaps tomorrow :D
http://livewithouth20.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html

Internet openness
With itsWith its head of a lion and body of a fish, the imaginary Merlion statue has been an icon of
Singapore since 1972 and, having been relocated to the current Merlion Park that fronts Marina Bay in
2002, the iconic figure is now ready to take centre stage in what has to be one of the most sensational
hotel rooms of all time. Open for just 32 nights from 4th April, the one-room Merlion hotel is the work of
Berlin-based Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi and is the star attraction of this year’s Singapore Biennale –
albeit that all rooms sold out within an hour of general release. For everyone else intrigued by this utterly
unique proposition, the doors are open – free of charge – during the day to witness, first-hand, this truly
remarkable work… during the day to witness, first-hand, this truly remarkable work…
http://www.weheart.co.uk/2011/03/17/the-merlion-hotel-tatzu-nishi/ rema

Food
Wild cinnamon of Martha Rosler's garden piece
Michale Lee's Butter Building
Ming Wong's dinner scene
Toastbox laksa
Simon Fujiwara Cafe
Kraft Cheese sandwiches advertising campaign
refrigerator piece
kid's drawing
the vibrant magenta popsicle briefly scene in Phil Collins the meaning of style, angelic pleasant restless
but calm

Besides a bustling harbor and a deserved reputation as the major trading center beetween Asia and
Europe Sleepy fishing village Kallang Airport was Singapore’s first civil airport, opening in 1937. Built
on reclaimed swampland along the Kallang River, it also included an anchorage for seaplanes, and was
described at the time as the finest airport in the British Empire.
Thrity years before it became a nation, the major commercial and cultural center of Singapore
bosted many modernities including Kallang Airport

An open window is nothing


Theory of clouds-John Low's piece

Welcome
Should I parallel this text with a exhibition at teh Biennale? In other words, can this text be
considwered an artwork?
There are words on display in te Biennale. The piece by Charles Sanderson strips words of meaning
; using them as data

Viepoint, Glass craftsman

Windows\
The narrow stairs of the old airport were a delight.
Stalked by keiningham and transmogrification,

I looked at the drawings of Charles LaBelle; I lloked at his work and looked out the window.
Illoked at his work and then looked out teh window. A drawing called The Ghost of a Rainbow. The
love hotels of Geylang, their neon lights off. The divinity of laughter. Old Airport Road in teh
distance, the SIT era building in which Ilived. The point of ectsacy the name of another drawing.
Another windo and a mosque is visible.
His piece is called Publicc Intimacy

public intimacy

The Japanese influence.


Japanese translator and a group walk through

Writing with Glass


Koh, John Michael
Ming
Singaporean vs, Singaporean
Kallang station a workers party flag reminding me of japan...the contrast of teh river, the green lawn
the blue sky even the c

Riding on the bus towards Kallang station, I saw a red flag flying brightly against a green field, the
grey concrete of teh MRT track and teh greenish brown river. This struck me as real art;
communication;much more than a new German barn in an old airport.

Imagine if this artwork was displayed in a museum in Europe.

John's piece had black and white photos


door spoiled next toa pice of something shelf-like in a plastic bag, labelled LACK
two desks and two chairs map of Singapore river,
scene of river drawing
I have been skying
laying out his research materials
feng shui

big heads of Chingay or National Day in the storage shed


standing to watch Ming Wong's movies..cheap wigs dramatci words liek I must go tomorrow.

The twins video I like.


I like that tthere are storage sheds in teh distance. I see big heads and colorful shapes. Why isn't
thatopen to teh public? Global warming. It means the days are hotter than before. Is it so outrageous
to start shifting the visitation times of public vents so that people can actually enjoy the cool of the
twilight and the evening? The experiences at teh Old Kallang Airport would have been much
different.

Goto Design
As I walk down to the Merlion Hotel, I think of teh changes that I've seen in this area. I arrived a
day or two after teh Espalnde opened. At that time teh Merlion stared out across a flowing river to
see an empty field.

Saying good things as a result I will not mention the structure on the other side of the water. I am
aware of teh changes that have occurred. Bus Stopping field Durina feels nostalgic. Tree guy with
people in the audience.
Open House Party Open hOuse surgery

Tan Pin Pin Moving House

Refrigerator
Liked teh idea but Ac omplete cold chain

This style of presentation was important in 1973.


It's 2011 use 3D graphics, mindmaps Text of thouights about a can of paint, tacked to a wall, does
not get my neurons firing.
It does make me wonder why I am standing in an abandoned airport reading a statement about
something so obvious.
I do not like text on walls.
Bees kept me away from the Biennale for awhile.

BUILDING ON KAWAHARA

Bees were in the East b;lock

A reasonable man

SB no emtions sense of wonder by emotional life sense of joy;excitement questioning


They onlytake off what they are wearing to fight

Phil Collins
consumer society

I am no longer fond of conceptual text on the walls of galleries or museums. There was a time when
this approach to art was dynamic in a way that was often both dynamic and meditative. Now this
approach frustrates me. Conceptual art was/is about ideas-thinking. Thoughts should be as new as
clouds.
This piece
yungah Ham’s embroideries are designed by the artist in Seoul and commissioned from North Korean
factories through various intermediaries. The commissioned images usually contain knowledge that is
subject to censorship in North Korea and is an attempt to communicate across a closed border. The
plaintive emotional language of ‘I’m Hurt’ and ‘I’m Sorry’ is a plaintive act of solidarity with the workers
while capitalist images and contemporary social subjects – such as mentioning the slang term ‘Bang-Ga
Bang-GaThey onlytake off what they are wearing to fight’, used by young South Koreans in internet
communication – attempt a kind of information transfer. The process can be arduous and complicated;
sometimes the work is not produced, or in other cases, designs are cut up and distributed behind the
scenes to different workers and later reassembled.
Martin Creed Don't Worry

The visitor walked into the gallery to find empty white walls hacked and broken. Piles of plaster, paint
and shredded wood were scattered across the floor. At the end of the exhibition the artist removed the
wounded wooden panels from the walls and recycled them into plinths of varying volumes and sizes.
Whatever forms they may have supported have disappeared. They have been shattered by a history we
can only guess at and bear witness to the presence of a malign intelligence or a nameless anger.
In short: I can see this at a roadside. Unless one lives in an ivory tower, “nameless anger” and “malign
intelligence” are everywhere, from vandalized HDB mailboxes to Fukushima to housing compounds in
Iraq. I go to museums and galleries to try to escape these realities. To some, “the field of ruined and
scarred plinths in La Cannibale (Parody Consumption and Institutional Critique) (2008) , which was
created created from walls that Nelson destroyed at the Hayward Gallery, London, for his
installation To the Memory of HP Lovecraft.
It is not surprising to see that this sort of navel-gazing is popular amongst certain people in the art
world. It relates to the idea of Open House exactly how?
This is an emperor's new clothe sort of piece.IT IS 2011. We need art to inspire us, to give us reasons to
live. Works like this serve only to rxit as conversation pieces and/or the basis for critics and collectors to
play their smoke and mirror games.
Heave forbid that there were paintings on display in this well lit beautiful space. What a treat it would
have been to see oil pigments lit by sunlight instead of these monuments to navelgazing which are
bettered by the refuse at any construction site.

In the end, we all decided to permanently close the work as we were not able to
agree on a solution that will work for all. The complexities and integrity of the
work would be lost if any part were altered. And given the attention generated
from media reports, we all felt that the public will no longer view the work for its
original intention but for different reasons.
This is part of the process of negotiation and discussion that occurs in the
presentation of contemporary art, and it required time. The museum
appreciates and is heartened by both Simon and the curators’ willingness to
work with us to resolve this in the best possible way.”

Right. So anyway, back to the question: why only now?

By the way, you can stop holding your breath. That was it.
http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2011/05/13/spore-biennale-2011-an-update/

For Martin Creed, anything has the potential to be made into art. How original! How open!

Working to overturn traditional hierarchies of medium, scale, and rarity, Creed uses simple ordering
structures to make equivalent variations of specific but very ordinary materials.

Onward, comrade! Let us overturn those traditional hierarchies of medium, scale and rarity!

A neon sign read ‘Don’t Worry’, which of course triggers anxieties that are as unique as individuals in
a crowd. But, of course!

Nedko Solakov’s fear of flying is the impetus for his work installed at Old Kallang Airport.

Lisi Raskin creates stage-like installations that play on fears and anxieties engendered by the threat
of war. Low-tech and DIY, her playful yet haunting environments are created from common or
discarded building materials. Her highly intuitive process channels deep cultural anxieties, initially
creating spaces that parodied control rooms and secret military installations but her work has
gradually grown more ambient and abstract. The visitor is immersed in painterly large-scale
assemblages of color and material – some torn and repurposed from existing walls – opening up new
vantage points and creating new ways to move through the spaces. A hint of violence is implied
beneath brightly colored surfaces.

Objects come and go; they pass between hands, are bought and sold, collected or lost. Sometimes they
end up in the work of Danh Vo, and become points in his personal constellations, which are informed by
elements of his family history, chance encounters and friendships, geopolitical narratives and
bureaucratic structures. The things Vo selects and arranges are like artefacts, traces of bigger stories,
energies by the relationships he creates between them. Vo has described art as “about creating values” –
his work for SB2011 involves covering cardboard panels in gold leaf, literally using a Midas touch.

Magid wrote legal requests for security camera footage of her movements as if they were letters to a
lover, ultimately leading to a video in which we watch her moving carefully through the city, eyes closed,
led by the voice of a policemen transmitting to her earpiece. A Reasonable Man in a Box (2010) finds
her in dialogue with a different kind of institutional structure: a document reviewing controversial
methods of interrogating alleged Al Qaeda operatives.

Born close to and living near the sea, Charles Lim has a particular interest in water. He paddles and
swims, and sailed for Singapore in the 1996 Olympic Games. Water is a constantly changing and moving
form lacking a fixed, spatial integrity. Lim’s fascination with water has seeped into his interest in the
relationship between physical and virtual systems, where physical manifestations in the open water.

the most revolutionary image of 2011 The lion's teeth are a playground
Politicalmsystem is opening
Parliament= house

Who do I want to spend time with?


The truth is I have no expectations. The artists are all unknown to me and this is the curators first time
to curate. The theme is bland. Despite all of this , I am optimistic.
painting of course seems to be out of fashion. Who do I want to inspire me, to give me hope that will
make me think we are not all in the hands of government people and business people that create
Fukushimas.

The elegance of the National Museum


dark spotlights the flooding of the McDonalds
The movie about the Indians in Chian Mai personal universal historical

Context-why the graffiti had to be from a man who was not here. TV tie in. teaching to be creative.
Venues themselves Matt Mulican man who iis not there That other person.
Radiowaves piece
Marc Salvatus wrapped
Jill Magid biggest disappointment followed by Navin
actuallythis is about the curator
ruangrupa singapura fiction
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer radio signal
Robert MacPherson Austrailian paintings
words on walls

The exhibition title, Open House, is conceived not as a theme, but as an invitation. It examines the
fiercely guarded boundaries between public and private and the manner in which differences may be
bridged through interaction and exchange. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THIS TOPIC IS IMPORTANT TO
ADDRESS? WHY MUST SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY BE DEVOTED TO THIS TOPIC? ARE THESE
DIFFERENCES VITAL STEPS TOWARDS AN IMPROVEMNET OF TE HUMAN CONDITION? WIL
ANALYSIS OF THIS TOPIC LEAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT? WILL IT RESULT IN LOWER TAXES AND
HIGHERWAGES? WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT AND WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO WITH THE
EXPERINCES HOU HAVE GATHERED A S ARESULT OF THIS “EXAMINATION?”

9 of 63 artists are from Singapore

Julian Gothes sculptures are restless and have attitude. It is hard to tell if they belong in an art gallery
or in a science lab. Their sleek lines and shiny surfaces would suit a fashionable apartment,but their
pointy edges and machine-like components suggest they are products of experimental engineering.
The video only made me long for Escher and Druher. I was expecting it to sell me shoes.
His artistic process often begins with drawing in a sub-conscious state, combining minimalist angular
forms with images that eventually evolve into sculpture, wall pieces and installations.
CNN WEBSITE

In a nutshell...there are some very nice pieces on display. There is very little serious curation...a lot of
pretty words, but nothing daring. Imagine the German barn floating in Clarke Quay or on the lawn of
Parliament. Imagine a web-only extension of the Biennale that uses nothing but open source? Imagine
opening hours that reflected the fact that people cannot go to a museum before 7PM (not to mention
the benefits of the the cooler temperatures of nighttime). Imagine a more open policy towards
Singaporean artists-were the works of certain Singaporean artists truly reflective of the theme? Or were
they just edged in and justified with the usual flowery language?

Focusing on the process of making art rather than defining its final destruction, SB 2011 looks at these
artistic journeys in relation to the ordinary transactions and encounters we participate in every day.

Contemporary art pieces do not just require the audience’s


sense of sight to look at the artwork – sometimes, other senses such as the sense of smell and
hearing are also required to respond to an artwork.

Koh's wall: Art Censorship: when will it end? JanFeb march 2oo1

I mention Singapore Architect and he immediately points to part of the installation where there is a
plaque from the office ofarchitect Ho Kwong Yew, who designed the original Haw Par Villa
Open minded

window into process

Koh alternative history..what is said vss, what is printed.


Curator as a meta artist

The Merlion Hotel had to undergo maintenance because a guest had used too many electrical
appliance at teh same time, including a hair dryer.
merlion maintenance overheated because hairdryer etc.
Singapore as related to other parts of teh region

why is this Biennale different from others/


rebranding communism
twins online
Plato

Gigi steps of predicaments

I have shared opened myself and my writing process.


have choosen to do a cookie overlooking a bed of chocolate chips as I feel
that a cookie represents what I am trying to be in life -- an individual over others. A cookie as elements of chocolate
chips, but has a little extra of other things which makes it special.

The brain carpet is alive.


Matt Mulac

I A ball is placed on top of a cone. The table supporting the cone is struck and the ball rolls down
one side of the cone. Although the path of the ball was unplanned and crafted by chance, it is
studied as a model. Theories develop as to why the ball travelled the way it did. Theories become
schools;the schools result in teachers and students.The school interacts with other social instittions,
including governments. Each school is influenced by the power and material wealth it does or does
not have.
In this analogy, the path of the ball is meant to represent the creative process, from idea to
physical placement in a gallery or musem. There is no consistent logic in the commercialized art
world. In sports, experience with a ball will result in a recognizwd form of success. Law,
engineering, the ciences; in all these areas the acquisition of knowledge is an asset.
In art, however, luck and geography often seem to be more important than technical skills.Fortunate
intersections with trends and tastemakers are the usual trademarks of a successful artists career.In
this Biennale, for example, painters seems to be out of favor. Photography is present, barely and
usually in the service of a conceptual idea. The only music present is secondary to moving images
or, in the case of Be True to Your School, by Song-Ming Ang, music is performed as an example of
a shared conceptual idea in which high brow and lowbrow meet.IT is nice that Abba is celebrated.

This section of the essay will not focus on the art world as a whole, but will instead use the
Singapore Biennale as an example of the environment which is rich with both well-guided and well-
nurtured paths as well as halls of mirrors and mazes
So, perhaps you diagree that a ball rolling down a cone is not a good analogy to describe the path
that puts certain objects into galleries and museums. Then, how do we describe the process of art
and art production?
o it it with the world of art. That is to say this: contemporary art is largely a soulless. meaningless
cloud filled sad wonderland and wasteland in which curators and gallerists struggle to create
meaning amidst the gilded texts of hype and ivory tower speak.

trance free associate


with the psyche of someone i didn't know

So this thing called art is a leaf in the cloud of unknowing which floats in the courtroom of society.
The spirit of creative expression and teh production of ideas. It aint easy.

Beat Struli photos are installation

Twins/triplets great editing the art of editing....pauses at times as though we are looking at two
bodies, at times one body doubled Asian twins backgrounds Jesus illuminated

Architecture fans would likely organize their visits around Michael Lee's installatio featuring
buildings by the fictional architect KS Wong, as well want to see theBuildings Entered project by
Charles LaBelle.
Koh did large scale installation

ZK is like teh merlion Hotel

The eye candy of Phil Collins. The substance of a fashion commercial. No real story. Butterflies and
buddhas and watching movies or looking at movies touching each other to look nice or taking off
jackest to fight.card games annd magazine not rebels, without a cause

Kids art
Glee World Cup
brown background; yellow words: wallet my room
mouthwaterin! Come and try KFC images and Pespi and Bandito Pocket Meal
monsters dragons video dispaly great paintings black and white pencil drawings
Iron man wii anime
I love to save teh earth. I love video games.

The paths made of old circular stones bordered by grass and dead leaves and untrimmed bushes.
Walking on a path like this just after teh heat of teh day is gone an the cool of twilight is staarting to
settle.

Twenty turns of th e moon wild cinnamon

Collaborative art
Chinese money
Thai furniture
radiowaves
Merlion
Matt Mulican (w hypnotist)
Propellor Group
Zai Kuning
The 3rd Singapore Biennale (extracts from 50-1)

I am a newlywed from Germany. I am a retiree from New Zealand, here with my husband. I am on
a tour package with one day left before I return to Shanghai. I am a businessman from Chicago with
a free afternoon. I see a bus advertising the 3rd Singapore Biennale as well as the banners on the
street. I know nothing about Singapore .
I have made my way to the National Museum.I sit in the grand, air-conditioned space and look
through the Short Guide. "Selamat Datang. Huan Ying. Vanakkam.Welcome." I guessthat these
opening words by Jane Ittogi, the chair of the Singapore Art Museum."Make yourself at home," the
text continues,"take the time to enjoy the art and be intrigued by what it says about our changing
times."

Tan Boon Hui's words are next: "The Singapore Biennale has the highest proportion of
commissioned works to date, and is therefore a wonderful opportunity to see new work from
leading contemporary artists from Southeast Asia, Asia and around the world. Mr. Tan goes on to
describe the Bienale's yearlong outreach effort that has "engaged more than 3,000 students from
from over 40 primary and secondary schools in Singapore in a large-scale artwork and animation
project, 'Self-Portrait, Our landscape'(SPOL).
Merlion, a symbol of Singapore created by the Singapore Tourist Board
The Garden a symbol of the alternative Singapore.

The star of the Singapore Biennale was undoubtedly the Merlion Hotel, the truly remarkable work
by Tatzu Nishi, the Berlin-based Japanese artist. Within an hour after they were offered,
reservations for the 32 nights were filled.During the day, before guests checked in, lines of tourists
formed to see the inside of the space.
Ms. Hittogi goes on to mention that the Singapore Biennale 2011 was led by Mathew Ngui, the
Biennale's first Singaporean artistic director. The welcome also states that there are 63 artists and
artists collectives from 30 countries and 150 artworks.A site specific installation makes use of the
unique characteristics of that particular space to
respond to, or even challenge the original use or purpose of
that space.
process

John Zorn
OPEN MINDED
The next page of the Singapore Biennale is another welcome, this one written by Tan Boon Hui,
the Director of the Singapore Art Museum."The Biennale is the largest contemporary art exhibition
to be held in our city, and is building a reputation for its innovative use of urban spaces and its
prominent representation of Singaporean and Asian creative talent.
Finally, with a warm welcome and an explanation of the Open House concept, the Artistic Director
of the Singapore Biennale, Mathew Ngui,extends to the vistor two invitations: an open house to the
contemporary artists's process, where you will discover the work of 63 international artists and
collaborations, and an open house to explore our venues, where old buildings and new spaces
reflect an everchanging Singapore.Mr. Ngui also thanks Trevor Smith and Russell Storer, the
curators, as well as Michelle Tan and her Biennale team.

Money no Enough Want to connect emotionally open house of Parliamnet


The visitor will percieve the buildingas the artworks and cultural signifiers that they are.. He will
find SAM to be air-conditioned, conveniently located and a way of experiencing Singapore's
colonial past. She will find the 8Q site to be on the pleasant side of edgy. It will find the Kallang
Airport to be an experience; something to talk about.nearly every tourist would be impressed by th
elocation of the Merlion Hotel and most tourists would find the experience of being in a room with
the head of the Merlion to be interesting.They would all find teh National Museum to be a grand
space.
What would our spiritual visitor learn about Singapore. Assuming that he/she/it transported
his/her/its spiritual being here tpo experience the uniquely Singaporewan culture, itis not
unreasonable to think that Singaporean artists could be a point of attraction. Who would these local
artists be and what would they show?

In 1940, the television set becomes widely accepted as a household item in America.
In 1969. the U S Moon program ends the deacde-long space race with Russia as it puts Apollo 11
onto the moon.This event was widely televisd and, soon after, major controversy begins to surface,
questioning whether te entire event was a media hoax by the United States government.

The product or thinking a series of thoughts is beautiful to me, whether the thoughts and resulatant
images are visually appealing or not.

My doorway
The doorway to this laptop is anonymous; this is just a laptop. The doorways to the Biennale,
however are dramatic and historic. The modern cosmopitan skyline of Singapore is the doorway to
the Merlion Hotel, a

Graphic designer: Michael Lee's distinctive signage and timeline, the catalogue, the fonts used in the
movies and the

One comes to appreciate such details more and more, especially given that over the years the word “biennial”
has grown synonymous for slapdash installations, bombastic curatorial frameworks, poor organization, and
unintelligible or nonexistent verbiage.
Indeed these concerns point to a common conundrum within so-called biennial studies: that is, it may be
easy to point to a multitude of opinions, but a set of common criteria has yet to be established to properly
evaluate this genre of events*.
Instead, it opted for an overly benevolent rubric of “Open House,” blandly described in the curatorial
statement as “not only a gesture of hospitality and good will but also an opportunity to reflect, negotiate, and
exchange.”

Such an open invitation (one cannot properly call it a theme) amicably weaves across multiple regions and
topical concerns, adroitly skirting substantial articulation. Regrettably, it stops short of declaring any
position, however predictable that might be.

Where the “Open House” rubric does succeed is in providing a backdrop for artistic encounters that are fair-
minded if a bit safe, encouraging exchanges between artists and their “host” environment. If there is one
constant to the biennial equation, it is the insistence upon “local specificity,” epitomized, for example, in Thai
artist

Site-specific commissions such as these have a tendency to be hit or miss, and yet we are trained to welcome
them, even when they verge upon hackneyed and superficial methodologies.

The Painted Word from bauhas to My House

Biennales viewpoints for our times? Time cpasule of what socirtyy is thinking?
Open House so dull as to be a nontheme. Why not just be bold and have a Biennale with no theme? OR a
Biennale with atheme/label that is decided after the Biennale has eneded?

but by virtue of its vagueness makes almost every project feel tangentially related to it.

Yinong and Muchen’s glimmering embroideries of defunct currency notes and Tiffany Chung’s immaculate
architecture models—works which are the result of outsourced labor—appear simply a means to an end,
hardly representative of the Biennials stated mandate to pay close attention to artists and their processes of
making. The Propeller Group’s TVC Communism (2011) is a rare provocative work that involves enlisting big
name advertising companies to create a television ad to sell the idea of communism to an unsuspecting
public—yet ultimately the gesture suffers not only from technical difficulties, but from being trapped in an
overly sedate set of circumstances. This is not to say that the artists or their works are necessarily at fault.
Under the right conditions, the framework of an exhibition can help amplify meaning, and a biennial based
upon being open and inviting might not be enough to edge the works into territories of real significance. In
this case, discarding the usual biennial communiqués centering on global unrest and social or political
urgency has the benefit of eliminating the need for each work to outdo the next, but if there is no urgency to
the questions posed, responses may go unheard.

Biennales may remain imperfect places in which to look for answers to the world’s problems or to expect to
solve the riddle of art’s capacity to effect change—but surely they can still act as sites in which certain
questions can be posed

by PAULINE J. YAO

March 18, 2011

The myth of the outsider

Goto Design why not a Singaporean designer. Why not a Burmese shop did everything. With the
money saved there could have been audio guides that were worth listening to. The audio guides
were dry readings that sound like they were being read out of a catalogue, followed by interviews
with artists that were often awkward.These guides were teh voice of teh Biennale itself and felt
lifeless and compulsory. Though they were about art, they were artless
Mass media bus TV magazines newspapers
blogs Facebook the toothless garage sale that was the post LKY show
plays it both ways
voice is personal and universal
merlion maintenance overheated because hairdryer etc

opening skyline
Saying good things as a result I will not mention the structure on the other side of the water. I am
aware of teh changes that have occurred. Bus Stopping field Durina feels nostalgic. Tree guy with
people in the audience.
Open House Party Open hOuse surgery

Beat Struli photos are installation

This style of presentation was important in 1973.


It's 2011 use 3D graphics, mindmaps Text of thouights about a can of paint, tacked to a wall, does
not get my neurons firing.
It does make me wonder why I am standing in an abandoned airport reading a statement about
something so obvious.
I do not like text on walls.

BUILDING ON KAWAHARA
the most revolutionary image of 2011 The lion's teeth are a playground
Politicalmsystem is opening
Parliament= house

white shack studio


Mount Tskuba songA reasonable man

Big Tube pieces defined the space look good photographed too conceptual in reality
From the Media Release:
The exhibition title, Open House, is conceived not as a theme, but as an invitation. It examines the
firecely guarded boundaries between public and private and the manner in which differences may be
bridged through interaction and exchange.Focusing on the process of maaking art rather than defining
its final destruction, SB 2011 looks at these artistic journeys in relation to the ordinary transactions and
encounters we participate in every day.

Notes from a cinema buff


The editing and music of Tracey Moffat's piece are vanilla. Cutting on the beat and using classic
vectorial tension as well as a seductive selection of camera angles, this piece is vanilla-but a gourmet
vanilla more sinful than the sweetest chocolate. Snippets of Mel Gibson, Brando and men with swords
and body parts and touches volcanoes.
Tan Pin Pin's Moving Houses-an appropriate choice.
Obviously Ming Won's film is the defining piece of the 3rd Singapore Biennale. “You've simply destroyed
the image I have of myself” Relates to not just Wong's work, but the Biennale itself. And in fact could be
said to be an oblique reference to the 2011 General Election , especially Aljunied,the district in which
the Old Kallang Airport is located.white wallsdark spotlights the flooding of the McDonalds
The movie about the Indians in Chian Mai personal universal historical
Twins/triplets great editing the art of editing....pauses at times as though we are looking at two
bodies, at times one body doubled Asian twins backgrounds Jesus illuminated

Asian installation-perentage of artists


9 of 63 artists are from Singapore

Bats at the construction site

Julian Gothes sculptures are restless and have attitude.It is hard to tell if they belong in an art gallery or
in a science lab. Their sleek lines and shiny surfaces would suit a fashionable apartment,but their pointy
edges and machine-like components suggest they are products of experimental engineering. The video
only made me long for Escher and Fruher. I was expecting it to sell me shoes.
His artistic process often begins with drawing in a sub-conscious state, combining minimalist angular
forms with images that eventually evolve into sculpture, wall pieces and installations.

The Singapore Biennale 2011: Turning Singapore into a Cultural Capital


Tokyo-just get off the train
Kyoto or Tokyo
HK
Taiwan Have notbeen there but friends from around the world speak favorable of itand I dream of

Barn like a UFO


maybe you are lucky to have the farm boys hanging around inside

8 clocks in the Thai piece

Old Kallang Airport – Opened in 1937 as Singapore's first civilian airport and operated until 1955, it was later converted to
become the early headquarters of the People's Association headquarters.
Architecture fans ML,
MICHAEL BEUTLER
Born 1976, Oldenburg, Germany, lives and works in Berlin
Double Up teh barn, teh airport and the other venues

Technology

This artwork by Charles Sandison is an example of a digital video installation, where he has used a
computer programme to create moving words that interact with people when they come into the
room, as well as with the objects that are already in the room

Textures
I will write about the Biennale using textures as a theme.
The implied texture of teh Scorpion piece
the neutrality of Michael Lee's cardboard models
the grass the sky of Mrtha Rosler's park piece
the broken wooden oxes
Towering yet fragile, wire tubes wrapped with a paper sheath
The neon of Don't Worry Human hair and car bumpers

The artist is trying to use something that is digital and manufactured, like the pixelated words you
see here, to mimic the
movements of something organic and natural, like the movements of flowers and grass swaying, or the
way a river flow
A site specific installation makes use of the unique characteristics of that particular space to
respond to, or even challenge the original use or purpose of that space.

Now that you’ve learned what a site-specific installation is, can you find any other sitespecific
installations around the Old Kallang Airport? See if you can identify at least 5 of
them and write down how these artworks respond to Old Kallang Airport’s history and
original purpose here in the space below

By using wooden metronomes in this artwork, the artist Martin


Creed has created a soundtrack (recorded sound accompaniment to a film) for the terminal
building of the Old Kallang Airport.

Koh's wall: Art Censorship: when will it end? JanFeb march 2oo1
If one does nothave anopen mind,one usuallyperceives things fro a fixed point of reference.All is
weighed against a collection of data associated with a certain theme.
For example, a movie lover might schedule their time at teh Biennale so as to give priority to Ming
Wong's homage to Passolini, a film called . Our film buff would also likely want to see Phil Collins
work, tracy Moffat's The other as well as

Perhaps the ball and come anolgyis unacceptable. Let us say that the opposite of an open mind is to
perceive a situation from a fixed reference point. For example, the following list of pieces would
likely appear on the "score card" of a nutritionist visiting the Biennale
1. Breakfast served at Merlion Hotel- calorie count and what nationality?
2. The TVC Communism by the Propellor Group- mentioned that there was a "communist
banquet" in Paris(1840) as well as the In 1940, the oldest and largest advertising company in
America, J. Walter Thompson, invented teh grilled cheese sandwich while creating an
advertising campaign for Kraft.Pity the many monitors only showed a boring meeting where
only water was served.
3. German Barn- that was a mountain goat, not a dairy goat! This is misleading
4. Biennale Buns-OPen House Bun A novel combination of tuna, onion and Szechuan vegetables; each
with its unique flavour that meld together into a scrumptious snack. Created by BreadTalk to celebrate the
Singapore Biennale 2011.
5. Laksant pairs the well-loved French croissant with a local favourite, laksa; a coconut milk-based curry dish
accented with laksa leaves
6. Robert MacPherson's painting of "Sunday Roast", white childlike letters on a black background.Or his painting
of a knife, a palte and a fork.
7. On the floor, an organized collection of bottled water, framed with string.;The piece, by Dane Mitchell, seemed
to be about the spiritual powers of water.
8. Matt Mullican coffeeWe discover an obsessive love of freshly ground hot coffee, for example, and passion for love songs
and fast food, as the transcribed menus reveal
9. Navin Rawanchakul's movie interviewed many nice people but did not even once show Kad Luang, the
legendary food market. FAIL!.
10. Singapura Fiction by ruangrupa. This was so close to perfect it hurt! Tiger beer bottles on one of the tables were
not enough. This installation was like sitting with old friends and sharing stories while enjoying a nice meal.
There was no food however. Music would have been nice as well.
11. Taryn Simons Conficated Goods. I would have appreciated this piece more if more conficated food werw
shown.This was a missed opportunity to show how globalisma nd politics affect us on a personal level.
12. Superflex Flooded McDonald’s (2008) Undoubtedly the most important piece in the Biennale. Beauty,
destruction, food and unspoken political commentary. Pity the other pieces in the show could achieve this level
of brilliance.
13. Compund by Sopheap Pich. Fantastic. The use of modified woven traditional food and agricultural containers to
create a beautiful yet imposing cityscape is a work of genius.
14. Simon Fujiwara's Welcome to the Hotel
15. I was told that hams and eggs featured prominaently in Welcome to the Hotel Munber by Simon
Fujiwara I can express my anger and great disappointment that this piece was closed and no explanation was
given. Why did the Biennale put this on the menu if it could not serve it?
refrigerator a book like a manual dry audio recordings
16. fridge is teh most secret thing to open someone's frig is a taboo..a frig is a microworld
17. Martha Rosler's Garden Wild Cinnamon
18. The magenta popsicle in Phil Collin's piece summarize teh piece itself. Cool and
flamboyant, phallic. An indulgence of pleasure rather than a nutitious meal.
Secondary
Instead of drawing on canvas or paper, artist Gosia Wlodarczak draws on glass so that visitors can
see her drawings on both sides of the panel, whichever side you are standing at.
The artist thinks that it is very important to remember everything that happens in our lives, so she
has drawn down everything she had seen and experienced while she was at the Old Kallang
versus
If one does nothave anopen mind,one usuallyperceives things fro a fixed point of reference.All is
weighed against a collection of data associated with a certain theme.
For example, a movie lover might schedule their time at teh Biennale so as to give priority to Ming
Wong's homage to Passolini, a film called . Our film buff would also likely want to see Phil Collins
work, tracy Moffat's The other as well as

1840 Thefirst "communist banquet" was held in Paris as the words 'communism' and "communist"
began to enter common speech.

Germn Barn would seen as an example of architecture related to the production of food and thus its
positioning close to the Toast Box is logical and curatorial.Our food centric art lover would consider
the breakfast served at the Merlion Hotel to be the star of teh show, The Singaapore River is a
reading center for sspices and foodstuffs.Robert MacPhersson's simple black and white painting of
the words,"Sunday Roast." or even just the painting of a aknife, a plate and a fork all white and
childlike against a black background.The bottles of water in Dane Mitchells piece about fung sgui
and astrology are nothing morethan water bottles.
Matt Mullican coffeeSopheap Pich woven containers used for fruts vegetables and
livestock
Propellor Group Communism Vietnam Kraft grilled cheese sandwich

lesson in how to be human.what it means to be


human. Bali Bugis/Indonesia
workers thre away paart of the piece

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