2007-10-27
Women Artistsin Perspective
Carla Bianpoen
The contribution of women to every field of life is becoming an increasingly
important focus in today’s world. Long overlooked, or even blatantly ignored, women around the globe are now obtaining
recognition for that contribution.
In the art world, the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, steered by Rosa Martinez
and Maria de Coral, sent out an important signal when it awarded three of the
Biennale’s four Golden Lions to women artists. This year’s Venice Biennale sees the British, French, and the German Pavilion
represented by their leading female artists; for Asia, it is the Chinese Pavilion
in the 52nd Venice Biennale that strikes a chord. Represented by four female artists,
and curated by no less than Hou Hanru, the Chinese pavilion is a reminder that Chinese Contemporary Art should be
viewed in its entirety.
The curator of a long list of international exhibitions, including the 50th Venice
Biennale in 2003, the 4th Gwangju Biennale (2002), and the 10th Istanbul Biennale (2007), Hanru, in his curatorial statement for Everyday Miracles said: “While it is true that
Chinese contemporary art like contemporary Chinese society and culture more generally,
has been going through a booming development, both inside and outside of China,
the passion for Chinese contemporary art often overlooks the particular importance
of woman artists as well as intellectual and social issues related to the situation
of women’s particular roles in China’s contemporary life.”
Remarkably, it was not paintingsóa field where the boom of Chinese male contemporary artists explodedóthat were the focus of the Chinese Pavilion, but multimedia installations and video
works revealing the creative powers of the women artists in dealing with the every-day
issues in their lives, and in ours. Through mediums that are the hype of today’s art world, the personal comes out
as part of the universal in Shen Yuan’s installation of enlarged milk bottles and nipples and the video showing
the first trip of adopted children to their new homes; Yin Xiuzhen’s hundred missiles, each of them shaped like a TV tower and wrapped in knitted
fabric; Khan Xuan’s video of Buddha imaged, and Ciao Fei’s fascinating interpretation of Second Life in the virtual world. ...read more on C-Arts Magazine (ISSUE#00) read more in POINT OF VIEW @ C-ARTS VOLUME-00
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2011-03-30
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Van Gogh Alive – the Exhibition set to open on 16 April 2011
Singapore (30 March 2011) In commemoration of Van Gogh’s birth date today, the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands announced that it will host the world touring premiere of Van Gogh Alive – the Exhibition. Visitors will get to experience Vincent Van Gogh’s art work come alive in an exhibition that will combine the latest in sound and projection technology using images of Van Gogh’s masterpieces.
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2011-01-05
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Works by Vincent Leow A mid-career survey of Vincent Leow’s oeuvre marking a new direction in the artistic practice of Leow,
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2011-01-05
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Organized by Hou Hanru in collaboration with ShContemporary 9th September, 2010
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2031-01-01
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An interesting exploration into art in Singapore by nineteen artists, including seniors like Tang Da Wu, Jimmy Ong and Zai Kuning “who have lived
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2010-10-06
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The installations of Java’s Machine: Phantasmagoria by Augustinus Kuswidananto (a.k.a. Jompet) have been shown in a number of variations, exploring syncretism or strategies to reconcile
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2010-10-06
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Filipino artist Bembol Dela Cruz presents the concept of art reflecting art, with an explosive narrative that carves life out
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2010-10-06
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Islamic art in Indonesia used to be associated with religious calligraphy only, but in 2009 Lawangwangi’s exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art showed that calligraphy is just a form of language.
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There is a new epidemic trend in the contemporary art of Asia sweeping through the population of younger artists: Animamix Art.
Amalia Kartika Sari
Each artist has a full right, and at the same time an obligation, to explore forms and ideas continuously, although naturally there will be many obstructions and challenges along the way.
Hayatudin
“A community is often proud of a certain building, viewing it with a sense of grandeur. Meanwhile, a range of monumental idioms are often used to mark great moments in history.
Edo Pillu
From different generations and cultural backgrounds, S Teddy D and Daniel Flanagan present together their collaboration on Transubstantiation.
Daniel Flanagan

From different generations and cultural backgrounds, S Teddy D and Daniel Flanagan present together their collaboration on Transubstantiation.
S Teddy D
Not unlike other Filipino-Americans who journey to the Philippines to learn more about their roots, Hanna Pettyjohn undertook such a passage in reverse.
Hanna Pettyjohn
I do not wish to become a president, professor, doctor, governor, celebrity, corruptor, politic expert or anything else.
Nyoman Darya

Solo Exhibition:
1998 Urban Personality Exhibition, Chongqing, China
2001 Hangzhou Jincai Gallery
He Wei-Na
Ong-Arj’s painting has point out thoroughly content in a society condition today. Even it express through looks weird human image.
Ong-Arj Loeamornpagsin
Fazar paints with his heart. He believes that his interpretation is like “worship”. Any composition existing in his painting is his effort of concretizing what he feels.
Fajar Roma Agung Wibisono
With great imagination, he has been using a very unique artistic language to express his very much primitive and strong emotion on the surrounding characters.
Yang Pei Jiang
In Ardana’s works garlic becomes most artistic in various ways it is rendered whether it is presented individually or in groups of bulbs, cut open, blown up, its thin and transparent layers peeled, as well as severed and torn.
Dewa Ngakan Ardana

Filippo Amato Sciascia (born at Palma, Di Montechiaro, Italy, 1972) will present his solo exhibition of his recent works titled Lux Lumina at Kendra Gallery of Contemporary Art from the 12th December 2009 – 14th January 2010.
Lux Lumina
Hui Xin’s art addresses both the phenomenon of our constant need for visual stimuli, as well as our desire to be surrounded by objects that give us pleasure. His new paintings and sculptures bring out a dichotomy between naive happiness and adult-themed amusements.
Hui Xin

Since childhood, Nano has enjoyed reading comics, even producing his own comic book in junior high school. Comics became the first visual art Nano came to know.
Nano Warsono

2002:"Ilusi Koran", Semarang Gallery, Semarang. "Transisi", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta.
Budi Ubrux
Selected Solo Exhibition
2005:“Paradoks Batas”, Edwin Galeri, Jakarta. 2003: “Painthink”, Edwin Galeri, Jakarta.
F. Sigit Santoso
He got The Special Award From The 25th Exhibition of Contemporary art in 2008 and winner Prize from 11th Panasonic Contemporary Painting Competition when he postgraduate.
Chalermpon Ratanakomonwat
The inspiration behind his recent paintings came in 2005 while he was observing his second child was a son. People say that when babies sleep they are guarded by angels. This common experience evoked a wave of questions: Was the baby dreaming? What was he dreaming about? What was he feeling?
WAHYU GEIYONK
“Many artists like to ponder on the past and the present through the history of human civilization,” says young artist Wang Mian. “With pieces of information and inspiration they
WANG MIAN
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