ICAS GUIDE

March - May 2012

Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore LASALLE College of the Arts

MARCH

Hong Kong Intervention

23 February 18 March 2012, ICA Gallery 1
Sun Yuan & Peng Yus Hong Kong Intervention explores the social fabric of contemporary Hong Kong society, through Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong, who have become a prominent and integral part of the society. The project invited the participation of 100 Filipino domestic workers, who were each asked to photograph a space of their choosing in their place of work. There was an added condition that the photograph must include within it, the image of a faux, toy grenade which they were given by the artist. These photographs will be presented alongside portraits of the participants taken from behind. In this project, the tension between purity and danger emerges more potently as it intrudes on space in which another form of anxiety takes place: between intimacy and estrangement, anonymity (facelessness and uninhabitedness) and incursion. Hong Kong Intervention was previously shown in Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong (2009), 17th Biennale of Sydney (2010) and more recently at the Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines Diliman in Manila (2011). Co-presented by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore and Osage Art Foundation.

Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Hong Kong Intervention (2009)

One Perfect Complex

23 February 18 March 2012, TriSpace
The installation by artist Lucinda Law features a series of delicate microcosm encased in bell jars. Each individual bell jar contains elemental materials that explores the notion of As Above, So Below, As Within, So Without. Each microcosm is a formation of objects that reect the way this intelligence works, where the inner reects the outer, from atom (material) ad innitum (metaphysical). Each is a miniature copy of the macrocosm, alluding to the mode of its action, as depicted by most of the transient and transformative state of the elemental materials within the jars, which wane or develop across the duration of the installation. The work is an exploration on the unity of the microcosm with the macrocosm where the complete understanding of the two worlds equates perfect knowledge.

Echoes
7 13 March 2012, Earl Lu Gallery
The objective of this design proposal is to instill reection upon the outcome of the present actions taken to save the environment. In the current context, albeit knowing the implications of environmental deterioration, resources have not been fully utilized thus creating an accumulation of unnecessary wastage. The translation of this issue and the use of pipes in this installation serve as a form of interaction and provocation as to how these efforts seem to fall on deaf ears. Featuring students from LASALLE College of the Arts BA (Hons) Interior Design programme: Aldrich Tan, Heok Kay Hwa, Leoric Mok and Xaveria Mo Xiaofei under the tutelage of Jay Loo.

From life drawing to Fashion

9 21 March 2012, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery
This is an exhibition that showcases new work by Fashion students and lecturers. Fashion illustration is a representation of design which serves as a form of art. Fashion illustration shows the presence of the hand and is said to be a visual luxury. This exhibition proposes to explore the thin dimension that exists between reality and fantasy in the idealization of the human body. Curated by Lionel Roudaut, Programme Leader of Fashion Design, LASALLE College of the Arts.

Foodjects
9 18 March 2012, Praxis Space
Foodjects, a traveling exhibition of specic culinary items curated by Spanish designer, Martn Aza, embarks on a journey to Singapore. Foodjects comprises a big table set to invite the world to enjoy the fruits of the collaboration between cuisine and design in Spain. The table cover is decorated with graphic motifs drawn from still life paintings from the Spanish Golden Age. Presented by Embassy of Spain - AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation).

Ruptures and Revival: Cambodian Photography in the Last Decade

9 March 1 April 2012, ICA Gallery 2
This exhibition is a testimony of the recent revival of photography in Cambodia. Featuring seven bodies of work made in the last decade, this is the rst attempt to showcase three generations of photographers within the same exhibition. From a redeeming portrayal of Khmer Rouge cadres forced into the revolution to a critical response against the lling-in of lakes in Phnom Penh for commercial purposes, from naked self-portraits that challenge the norms of society to an existentialistic and archaeological study of homes, this exhibition counters the clich imageries of temples and beggars produced today in the name of documenting Cambodia. Participating artists: Heng Ravuth, Heng Sinith, Khvay Samnang, Lim Sokchan Lina, Mak Remissa, Sovan Philong and Vandy Rattana. Guest Curated by Zhuang Wubin Opening reception: Thursday, 8 March 2012, 6.30pm Forum with Zhuang Wubin, Erin Gleeson (curator and writer) and Lim Sokchan Lina (artist) Friday, 9 March 2012, 12.30pm ICA Gallery 2
Khvay Samnang, Untitled (2011)

Stone Encounters
9 21 March 2012, Project Space
In this exhibition, we present the lithographs that have been produced in our workshop over the last few years. Mostly printed in black and white, these lithographs are an important extension to the study of drawing and printmaking culture. The images produced are a documentation of the visual thoughts and processes undertaken by the student artists. Curated by Lina Adam, Technical Ofcer (Printmaking), Faculty of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts.

Salon 1112
17 22 March 2012, Earl Lu Gallery
A salon refers to a gathering of people in exchange of news and ideas. Salon 1112 showcases a variety of works by part-time lecturers from the Faculty of Creative Industries, who are simultaneously active practitioners in their chosen elds. This exhibition offers an opportunity for greater dialogue between artists, may they be student-artists or teachers.
Image credit: Adeleine Daysor

Articial Moons III

30 March 22 April 2012, TriSpace
Articial Moons III is a video installation that explores the human desire and the ensuing emotional void. It questions how the void might be enlarged as we dwell in the city where we are less connected with natural, healing elements, people may be increasingly detached from one another, and disorientation of the spirit and mindless pursuits may become the order of the day. The videos enact the mindscape of a person whose emotions and spirit have become fragmented from a sense of disorientation reinforced by urbanity, while the illusory glass reections portray the shimmering attractions of our surroundings, which draw us in for closer looks but end up evoking a sense of confusion amidst the interplay of the real and unreal. The emphasis on metaphors encourages viewers to translate images into their own emotional spectrum, opening the way for introspection. Kane Phang graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2011 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Arts. She works as a freelance videographer. Opening reception: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 6.30pm

REPOSITION: Art Merdeka! Solo exhibition by S. Teddy D.

30 March 29 April 2012, ICA Gallery 1
This exhibition is a solo presentation by S. Teddy D., a prominent Indonesian artist who has been living and working in Yogyakarta over the past 15 years. Teddy has created a large body of work across many mediums, including drawings, installation and performance art. REPOSITION: Art Merdeka! features twenty works, predominantly in the medium of sculpture, produced between 1998 and 2011. A key focus in his oeuvre is the image of the head, which is representative of his state of mind. Teddys works do not constitute his responses, reactions or expressions about certain things or issues; rather, they are the manifestations of his thoughts. Or, to be precise, they are the manifestation of his freedom of thoughts. Grace Samboh (Executive Director, Langgeng Art Foundation) Co-presented by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore and Langgeng Art Foundation. Opening reception: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 6.30pm Panel on Indonesian contemporary art featuring S. Teddy D., Tony Godfrey and Paul Khoo Friday, 30 March 2012, 12.30pm ICA Gallery 1

S. Teddy D., Chicken Molotov (2007)

Geometry in Repeat
29 March 12 April 2012, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery
Geometry in Repeat exhibits the collaboration between Singaporebased interior textile design house, Korla, and Level 2 Fashion Textiles students. Renowned for creating evocative, playful prints, and their use of bold colours, iconic motifs and strong patterns, Korla invited students to create a series of textile designs that responded to interior trends and took inspiration from South-east Asian culture. Given the theme Geometry in Repeat, students explored the trend of geometric patterns through analysis of repeat systems, motif development, colour and fabric testing to play with scale and technical parameters of materials and equipment to design and produce a collection of Textiles for Interiors. This exhibition showcases students textile designs alongside Korlas distinctive designs, and the application of Interior Textiles in product, furnishing and home accessories. APRIL

Din Hubbub
5 April 2012, 7 9 pm, Earl Lu Gallery
Din Hubbub is a project which explores and improvises sound with various materials/non-musical objects. The project revolves on the notion of dynamic range silence and loudness through weaving in-between movements. By limiting the numbers of materials/objects use, collaborators are challenged to exhaust the sounds parameters. There will be experimentation among the collaborators with the material leading to the performance. Featuring performance artist Angie Seah, musician Bani Haykal, students from the Faculty of Fine Arts and coordinated by Riduan Mohamad, Technical Ofcer (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts.

WIRES
12 April 5 May 2012, Earl Lu Gallery
WIRES is a photography project by Chia Ming Chien exploring human behaviour on three levels: phenomenological, socio-psychological, and artistic. The artistic metaphor used and human footprint examined are represented by the chaotic mess of wires synonymous with the city-scape in several Asian cities. Criticised by residents and tourists as evidence of under-development, the wires are seen to despoil the city. With a different set of eyes, this photographic series shows a graphic beauty, raising questions about how the eye/mind perceives environment in which we live. Opening reception: Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 6.30pm

Workshop Exhibition 2012

14 19 April 2012, Project Space
The Workshop Exhibition showcases the most creative and experimental selection of works done by the young talents in the Workshop Module by Foundation (Visual Studies) from the Faculty for the Creative Studies. The Module explores various artforms and applications of in areas like 2D works from Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D motion graphics, video art, analogue photography, clay sculptures. Presented by the Diploma Level 1 Visual Studies programme, Faculty for the Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts.
Image credit: Laurie Maravilla

Apropos: Jeremy Sharma

12 April 11 May 2012, ICA Gallery 2
This exploratory exhibition takes us into the studio of the contemporary painter Jeremy Sharma, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts. The exhibition focuses on the past two years of his work, selecting at least ve distinct bodies of work, which explore the interplay between picture, image, painting and object, in the medium of enamels, lacquer, beeswax and oils. As Sharma observes, he is interested in the marks of human endeavour when one creates a painting and also of chance, silence, ambience, weight, and the aesthetics of absence and reduction. Opening reception: Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 6.30pm

Chinese Bible: Yang Zhicao

18 April 11 May 2012, Praxis Space
For Chinese Bible, Yang Zhichao spent three years collecting from second-hand shops the personal diaries of overlapping generations. The 3,000 notebooks inscribed with personal writings span 50 years from 1949 to 1999. The writings reach deep into the very essence of feelings among the Chinese whether emotional, political or even mundane during a half century of monumentally changing times. Chinese Bible displays not only the physical objects of the notebooks as an installation but also the process of collecting them. Courtesy of 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong. Opening reception: Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 6.30pm

Jeremy Sharma, Paris (2010)

Image courtesy of Yang Zhichao and 10 Chancery Lane Gallery

MAY

Come away with me MA Fine Arts Final Exhibition

4 15 May 2012, ICA Gallery 1
Come away with me starts as a persuasion to experience the range of works made by the graduating MA Fine Arts candidates of 2012. Working within the studios at LASALLE College of the Arts, this nal exhibition showcases the different concerns in contemporary art practice that each candidate brings to the programme. Spanning the duration of forty-eight weeks, the programme seeks to encourage a broad range of disciplines and research interests that are explored, articulated and challenged in both areas of studio work and dissertation writing. Exhibiting artists: Donna Ong, Ng Yong Heng, Carolyn Law, Baktiar Zainol, Ayano Hattori, Nah Yong En, Madhura Nayak and Moe Htet Htet

The LASALLE Show 12

25 May 7 June 2012, All gallery spaces
The LASALLE Show 12 Exhibition is an annual exhibition by the nal year students from the Diploma, BA(Hons) and Master of Arts programmes. Showcasing the works of students from across the Faculties of Design, Fine Arts, Film, Media Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre and Integrated Studies, The LASALLE Show 12 Exhibition marks the grand nale of an artistic education in creativity and imagination and the transformation of these young talents to professional artists in the larger creative industries ecosystem. The LASALLE Show 12 Exhibition is curated by Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore. Opening reception: Thursday, 24 May 2012, 6.30pm

Ayano Hattori, Condences Trop Intimes (Intimate Strangers) (2012)

Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore

The Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) is the curatorial division of LASALLE College of the Arts. It runs seven galleries, comprising some 1,500 square meters of gallery spaces dedicated to exploring new and experimental art across the Fine Arts, Design, Media Practices and Performing Arts. Its programme focuses on showcasing international, Asian, Southeast Asian and local contemporary arts. Its outreach programme includes regular publications, seminars and symposiums, visiting artists talks and events of contemporary performance, installation, design and music/sound practices. The ICAS is committed to providing a cultural and educational tool for students and the Singaporean audience to advance their knowledge and appreciation of the contemporary local, regional and international arts, that is not otherwise available in Singapore today. The staff include Dr. Charles Merewether (Director), Jody Neal (Curator), Ramesh Narayanan (Senior Executive), Jessica Anne Rahardjo (Executive), Isrudy Shaik (Senior Exhibitions Ofcer), Redzuan Zemmy (Exhibitions Ofcer) and Drishti Luthra (Curatorial Intern). Gallery Opening Hours: Daily 10am 6pm (except Mondays and public holidays)
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COVER IMAGE: Lim Sokchan Lina, Wrapped Future (2009 2010)

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