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Cover image: Illustration of Walter at SAM by Dawn Ng

Photography on page 43 is courtesy of Werkz Photography.

ContentsAbout SAM Page 2

Director’s Message

Calendar Page 4

Exhibitions Page 7

Public Programmes Page 21

Education Programmes Page 27

Recent Acquisitions Page 31

SAM Abroad Page 35

SAM Publications Page 36

SAM Collectibles Page 38

Dining Page 42

Support SAM Page 43

SAM Moments Page 44

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The mission of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is to preserve and promote contemporary art

practices of Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. Opened in January 1996 as a museum

under the National Heritage Board of Singapore, SAM has amassed one of the world’s largest public

collections of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian artworks, with a growing component

in international contemporary art. Since 2009, SAM has focused its programming and collections

development initiatives around contemporary Southeast Asian art and art practices. Through strategic

alliances with arts and cultural institutions and community organisations, SAM facilitates visual arts

education, exchange, research and development within the region and internationally. SAM is also the

organiser of the Singapore Biennale 2011.

About SAM

SAM Board

Chair

Ms. Jane Ittogi | Partner, Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Members

Ms. Audrey Wong | Programme Leader, MA Arts & Cultural Management School of Integrated

Studies, LASALLE College of the Arts

Dr. George Quek | Chairman, BreadTalk Group Limited

Mr. Kenneth Choe | Executive Director, Goldman Sachs (Singapore)

Dr. Kwok Kian Woon | Associate Professor, Associate Chair (Academic) and Head, Division of

Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University

Mr. Qi Yu Wu | MediaCorp Artist, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures

Mr. Quek Tse Kwang | Partner, RT & Q Architects

Mr. Ronny C T Tan | Chief Country Officer and General Manger, Deutsche Bank AG

Mr. Suhaimi Sukiyar | Chairman, APAD Youth Development & Programmes, Angkatan Pelukis Aneka

Daya (Association of Artists of Various Resources)

Mr. Wee Teng Wen | Founder and Principle Partner, The Lo & Behold Group Pte Ltd

Dr. Winston Ang Wee Kern | Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts Academic Group,

National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

Guests viewing Yogya Bintang House Mini by Yoshitomo Nara + graf at the Collector’s Stage: Asian Contemporary Art from Private Collections exhibition.

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Director’s MessageThe last quarter ended on a high note with the

opening of the much anticipated Negotiating

Home, History and Nation: two decades of

contemporary art in Southeast Asia, 1991-2011.

The exhibition is a parallel event of Singapore

Biennale 2011: Open House. We also launched

an extensive screening of 17 films by veteran and

emerging artists and filmmakers of the region

with the inaugural Southeast Asian Film Festival.

Portraying urgent and contemporary issues,

these events complement and complete one

another as they give audiences an opportunity

to appreciate the region’s diverse realities. They

put the spotlight on the distinctive contemporary

art practice in Singapore and Southeast Asia,

and perhaps more importantly, more acutely

defined common identities and what it means to

be Southeast Asian for many of us.

In the next quarter, we continue to define contemporary Southeast Asia through its contemporary art

practice with another blockbuster show, Video, an Art, a History 1965 – 2010. A Selection from the

Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art Museum Collections. We are pleased to present this well-received

new media travelling exhibition from the Centre Pompidou, Paris, which explores the significance

of video as an art form through the extensive collection of works created since the advent of video

technology. Not just a touring show, SAM has worked with the Centre Pompidou to insert key pieces

of contemporary Southeast Asia videos from the SAM collections into the international narrative of

video art.

For the young and the young-at-heart, another reason to hop on down to SAM is the return of our well-

loved Art Garden: Children’s Season at SAM. Don’t miss this chance to interact with and be inspired

by imaginative artworks such as the Dancing Solar Flowers installation that is all about environmentally-

friendly technology, and Knee Deep, which invites you to jump in and explore unexpected worlds of

different proportions with your feet. And if you are wondering, yes, Walter, everyone’s favourite colossal

inflatable rabbit will be back!

There is much to discover – if you have yet to visit, our House is always Open so come on in!

Tan Boon HuiDirectorSingapore Art Museum

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CalendarEXHIBITIONS

Seeing the Kites Again

又见风筝：吴冠中捐赠作品展Runs through 2 May

SAM

It’s Now or Never II

New Contemporary Art Acquisitions from

Southeast Asia

Runs through 8 May

SAM

Singapore Biennale 2011: Open House

Runs through 15 May

SAM and SAM at 8Q, National Museum of

Singapore, Old Kallang Airport and Marina Bay

Earth and Water:

Mapping Art in Southeast Asia

Runs through 15 May

SAM

Negotiating Home, History and Nation

Two decades of contemporary art in

Southeast Asia 1991 - 2011

Runs through 26 June

SAM

Learning Gallery

On-going

SAM

LIVE Singapore!

8 April to 1 May

SAM

Notable Acquisitions Exhibition 2011:

Featuring works by Tan Oe Pang

18 April to 21 August

SAM

Art Garden: Children’s Season at the

Singapore Art Museum

3 June to 30 August

SAM

Video, An Art, A History 1965 – 2010

A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and

Singapore Art Museum Collections

10 June to 18 September

SAM

PROGRAMMES

April

Fri, 1 Apr I 7pm – 9pm I SAM

Originals Only Open Mike

Fri, 1 Apr I 7pm – 9pm I SAM

Photography Talk Sessions

Sat, 2 Apr | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery,

SAM at 8Q

Southeast Asian Film: Jogho

Every Sun & Fri, 22 Apr I 10am – 5pm I Old

Kallang Airport

Family Day Out Exclusive

Wed, 6 Apr I 7:30pm – 8:30pm I SAM

Curator’s Tour: Installation

Art in Southeast Asia

Fri, 8 Apr I 8pm – 9pm I Glass Hall, SAM

Miniatures! A Chamber Concert

Wed, 13 Apr I 7:30pm – 8:30pm

SAM

Curator’s Tour: Publicly Speaking…

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Thu, 14 Apr | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery,

SAM at 8Q

Southeast Asian Film: Red Dragonflies

(Singapore premiere)

Fri, 15 Apr | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery,

SAM at 8Q

Southeast Asian Film:

Survive: In the Heart of the

Khmer Rouge Madness


SAM at 8Q


Bi, Don't Be Afraid (Singapore premiere)

Sun, 17 Apr I 1pm – 5pm I SAM

Family Sunday


SAM at 8Q


Jermal (Fishing Platform)



SAM at 8Q


Woman on Fire Looks for Water


SAM at 8Q


The Tiger Factory (Singapore premiere)


SAM at 8Q


The Blue Mansion (Second screening)


SAM at 8Q


Baby Arabia (Singapore premiere)


SAM at 8Q

Sawasdee Bangkok (complete version)


May

Every Sun & Mon, 2 May I 10am – 5pm | Old

Kallang Airport

Family Day Out Exclusive

Thu, 5 May | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery,

SAM at 8Q


Sheika (Singapore premiere)

Thur, 5 May & Fri, 6 May I Glass Hall, SAM

Bridging the Gap:

Korean Contemporary Art

Since 1980 conference

Fri, 6 May & Sat, 7 May

Chapel & Glass Hall, SAM

Meetings at SEA, Conversations on

Southeast Asian Contemporary Art

Fri, 6 May I 7pm – 9pm I SAM


Fri, 6 May I 7pm – 9pm I SAM


Fri, 6 May | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery, SAM

at 8Q


Halaw (Ways of the Sea) (Singapore premiere)

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Sat, 7 May | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery,

SAM at 8Q

Southeast Asian Film: Limbunan

(The Bridal Quarters) (Singapore premiere)

Fri, 13 May I 7pm – 9pm

Glass Hall, SAM

Art as Meditation:

A Self-Awareness Art Workshop

Fri, 20 May I 7:30pm

Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q

Artist Films: Self Made by Gillian Wearing

Wed, 25 May I 7:30pm – 8:30pm | SAM

Director's Tour: Contemporary Southeast

Asian Art or Contemporary Art from

Southeast Asia?

Sun, 29 May I 1pm – 5pm | SAM & SAM at 8Q

International Museum Day

June

Fri, 3 Jun I 7pm – 9pm I SAM


Fri, 3 Jun I 7pm – 9pm I SAM


Sat, 4 Jun I 2pm – 4pm I SAM Lobby

Meet the Artists

Sun, 12 Jun I 1pm – 5pm I SAM

Family Sunday

Wed, 15 Jun I 7:30pm – 8:30pm | SAM

Curator’s Tour:

From Black –and-White TV to Video Art

Thu, 23 Jun I 4pm | SAM

Tour for Teachers

7:30pm I Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q

Artist Films: Films by Issac Julien

EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

Saturday Art Workshops

Every Sat | 10:30am - 11:30am

or 12pm - 1pm | SAM

Art for Toddlers

Every Sat | 10:30pm - 12pm | SAM

Art for Children

Every Sat | 1:30pm - 3:30pm | SAM

Art for Adults

For Schools Only

Learning Gallery Programmes

Every Thu & Fri | 10am - 11:30am

or 2:30pm - 4pm | SAM

Art Trail

Every Thu & Fri | 10am - 11:30am

or 2:30pm - 4pm | SAM

Art Talk

Every Mon & Tue | 10am - 12:30pm

or 2pm - 4:30pm | SAM

Everyday Life



Everyday Food



Everyday Objects

Every Wed | 10:30am - 12pm | SAM

Get Smart with Art Series:

Auction Time

Weekdays | 10:30am - 12pm | SAM

Deutsche Bank Art Bus Programme

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LIVE Singapore!

8 April to 1 May 2011SAM

LIVE Singapore! is a project within the Future Urban Mobility research initiative funded by the

Singapore National Research Foundation, developed by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab and co-organised

with SAM. It closes the feedback loop between people moving in the city and digital real-time data

collected in the multiple networks. It gives the data back to the people, who generate it themselves

through their actions, developing an open platform for the collection, fusion and distribution of real-

time data from a range of different sources.

The exhibition is a parallel event of

Illustration of Walter at SAM by Dawn Ng

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Art GardenChildren's Season at the Singapore Art Museum

3 June to 30 August 2011SAM

The well loved Children's Season returns to SAM this June with a selection of artworks chosen for

their imagination and interactivity. The Dancing Solar Flowers installation by French artist Alexandre

Dang offers a warm welcome to children and families and introduces the potential of environmental

friendly technology. Shop at our lively paper fruit market by Thai artist Wit Pimkanchanapong, and

look out for the return of Walter, the curious colossal bunny by Singapore artist Dawn Ng. Don't

miss Knee Deep, an amazing interactive installation developed by British and American artists,

Theodore Watson with Emily Gobeille, that invites children to jump in and explore unexpected worlds

of different proportions with their feet.

A programme to introduce contemporary art to young visitors in an engaging, supportive and fun

family environment, works on display at Art Garden will be complemented by art work labels and

activity sheets to facilitate visitor engagement.

Meet the ArtistsSat, 4 Jun | 2pm – 4pm | SAM Lobby

Meet the artists behind some of the works at the Art Garden and take a closer look at the processes

involved in the creation of these works.

Family SundaySun, 12 Jun | 1pm – 5pm

Spend a Sunday afternoon with your family at SAM!

Explore the Art Garden through an engaging tour and create a craft inspired by the artworks. The

activity will be facilitated by Amazing Art Shuttle, a developer in Children’s creativity through fun and

interesting curriculum.

1pm – 1:45pm, 2pm – 2:45pm, 3pm – 3:45pm, 4pm – 4:45pm | Glass Hall, SAM

Discover the benefits of using art to understand your child better and to bond through joint art-

making activities facilitated by Esther Ng, a member of the Art Therapists’ Association, Singapore.

1:30pm – 3pm, 3:30pm – 5pm | Learning Gallery, SAM

Children and adults participate together. Workshops are complimentary with purchase of admission

ticket. Each session is limited to 20 participants and is for children 4 years and above. Visit www.

singaporeartmuseum.sg for more details.

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Credit Suisse: Innovation In Art Series

Video, An Art, A History 1965 - 2010A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art Museum Collections

10 June to 18 September 2011SAM & SAM at 8Q

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Two Planets, Manet's Luncheon on the Grass and the Thai Villagers, 2008, video 16 mins, Singapore Art Museum collection.

Video, an Art, a History 1965-2010. A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art

Museum Collections presents Centre Pompidou’s well-received new media travelling exhibition with

an added Southeast Asian touch. Its Singapore and Southeast Asia debut will feature an expanded

exhibition, showcasing SAM’s own collection of video works and installations by Southeast Asian

artists, such as Lee Wen, Dinh Q Lê, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba and Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook,

alongside Centre Pompidou’s collection by internationally renowned artists such as Nam June Paik,

Bill Viola, Bruce Nauman, Jean-Luc Godard, Pierre Huyghe and Isaac Julien.

Based on the video and multimedia installations of the Centre Pompidou and SAM, the exhibition

recounts the history of this very contemporary field punctuating the main phases of contemporary art

from 1965 to 2010. The exhibition is a collaboration between Centre Pompidou Chief-curator of New

Media Christine Van Assche and SAM assistant curator Patricia Levasseur de la Motte.

Presenting Sponsor

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The exhibition materialised from a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Governments

of Singapore and France to enhance cultural cooperation.

Curator's Tour: From Black-and-White TV to Video ArtJoin SAM assistant curator, Patricia Levasseur de la Motte, as she charts the development of almost

50 years of video becoming an art form. From old TVs to installations and interactive displays, see how

video art is continually in conceptual and technical evolution, making it one of the most challenging

and popular contemporary art forms today.

Wed, 15 Jun | 7:30pm – 8:30pm

$10 (includes admission to the exhibition).

Registration required. Please email [email protected].

Family SundaySun, 18 Sep I 1pm – 5pm


Explore Video, An Art, A History 1965-2010 through an engaging tour and create a craft inspired

by the artworks. The activity will be facilitated by Amazing Art Shuttle, a developer in Children’s

creativity through fun and interesting curriculum.

1pm – 1:45pm, 2pm – 2:45pm, 3pm – 3:45pm, 4 – 4:45pm I Plaza, SAM at 8Q

Discover the benefits of using art to understand your child better and to bond through joint art-

making activities facilitated by Yen Chua, a member of the Art Therapists’ Association, Singapore.

1:30pm – 3pm, 3:30pm – 5pm I Programme Space, SAM at 8Q

Activities are complimentary with purchase of admission ticket. Each session is limited to 20

participants and is for children 4 years and above.

Co-organiser

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Jompet Kuswidananto, Java's Machine: Phantasmagoria, 2008, installation: 15 life size figures, variable dimensions, Singapore Art Museum collection

It’s Now or Never IINew Contemporary Art Acquisitions from Southeast Asia

Runs through 8 May 2011SAM

This is the second instalment of a two-part showcase of SAM’s latest acquisitions of contemporary

art. The first display showcased mainly two-dimensional works by Singaporean and Singapore-

based artists, whereas this display will focus on artists from the wider Southeast Asian region

working with installation art.

It’s NOW or NEVER II presents contemporary installation works by Southeast Asian artists such as

Chun Kaifeng (Singapore), Geraldine Javier (The Philippines), Shahrul Jamili Miskon (Malaysia), Wit

Pimkanchanapong (Thailand) and Jompet Kuswidananto (Indonesia). Through examining material

specificity and diversity in these contemporary artworks, the display attempts to ask visitors one

question: What is installation art in the Southeast Asian context?

Curator's Tour: Installation Art in Contemporary Southeast AsiaJoin SAM curator, Jason Toh, as he discusses installation art, the various approaches by Southeast

Asian artists to this contemporary medium, and the historical context which provides insights into

selected works.

Wed, 6 Apr | 7:30pm – 8:30 pm | SAM




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Singapore Biennale 2011: Open House

Runs through 15 May 2011SAM and SAM at 8QNational Museum of SingaporeOld Kallang Airport (9, Stadium Link; enter via Geylang Road) Marina Bay (Merlion Park, One Fullerton)

The third Singapore Biennale, titled Open House features 161 works by

63 artists from 30 countries.

It is presented across four exhibition venues, each with their own

particular character, that draw upon emblematic spaces in Singapore:

Housing Development Board flats (Singapore Art Museum and SAM

at 8Q), shopping centres and night markets (National Museum of

Singapore), and international air and sea ports (Old Kallang Airport,

former People's Association headquarters). A major work at Marina Bay

amplifies individual experience in the city.

Open House brings together artworks that offer multiple perspectives and myriad creative approaches

to questions of how we move across borders, see other points of view, and form connections with

others. Over half of the artists present new commissions or premiering new works.

Visit www.singaporebiennale.org for more information or join us as a fan on Facebook and

Twitter for the latest updates.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Frequency and Volume: Relational Architecture 9, projectors, cameras, computers, radioelectric scanners, antennae, radios and 48-channel sound system, dimensions variable.

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Self-Portrait, Our LandscapeCome visit a vibrant large-scale exhibition

at the Old Kallang Airport featuring artworks

by more than 3,000 students from over 40

primary and secondary schools throughout

Singapore, and an animation project.

Self-Portrait, Our Landscape or SPOL is

a year-long project where participating

students drew their self-portraits without

re-creating their faces. They instead re-

create their identities expressed in relation

to the people, environment and things that

are important to them into a series of drawings. These drawings are then animated.

Public ProgrammesVisit the Singapore Biennale 2011: Open House and take part in a series of engaging public

programmes. For more details, please visit www.singaporebiennale.org.

Family Day Out

Every Sun, 3 Apr to 15 May; Public holidays: Fri, 22 Apr and Mon, 2 May | 10am - 7pm | All venues

Free admssion

Feast your eyes on art with free entry to all Singapore Biennale venues every Sunday.

Exclusive to Old Kallang Airport

Be among the first 200 visitors who wear something orange and pick up a Singapore Biennale goodie

bag. Enjoy free activities such as craft-making, engaging tours and flea markets from 10am - 5pm.

Guided Tours

Scheduled guided tours are conducted at SAM at 8Q, the National Museum of Singapore and

the Old Kallang Airport, providing insights into the artworks and ideas behind the exhibition. For a

detailed tour schedule, please visit www.singaporebiennale.org.

Various times at the respective venues. Admission charges apply.

Special Guest Tours

Art writers will give public tours on selected dates in April and May. For the detailed tour schedule,

please visit www.singaporebiennale.org.

Audio Guide

An audio tour in English is available at SAM, SAM at 8Q, National Museum of Singapore and Old

Kallang Airport. The audio guide is free with every ticket purchased or may be rented at $3 for

those who enjoy free admission (25% discount for groups of 10 and above). It is also available as a

downloadable Smartphone application on iTunes and the Android Marketplace at $3.

For enquiries on public programmes, please email [email protected].

Artwork by Hoo Min Qi from Admiralty Primary School.

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Negotiating Home, History and NationTwo decades of contemporary art in Southeast Asia 1991 - 2011

Runs through 26 June 2011SAM

Heri Dono, Flying Angels, mixed media,140 x 60 x 15 cm, artist collection

Negotiating Home, History and Nation presents work by fifty-four seminal artists from six Southeast

Asian countries. This extensive two-decade survey gives audiences the opportunity to form a cogent

picture of the common threads linking recent Southeast Asian art practices. However diverse the

cultures and national structures of the countries of Southeast Asia, the exhibition highlights regional

artists’ common purpose in their exploration of topics such as nation-building, history, memory,

urbanisation, and religious and gender discourses.

Artists featured include Agus Suwage (Indonesia), Vasan Sitthiket (Thailand), Suzann Victor

(Singapore), Wong Hoy Cheong (Malaysia), Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan (Philippines), and Tran Luong

(Vietnam). Through a broad range of media such as photography, video, painting, performance and

installation art, the exhibition provides an entry to the specific characteristics of Southeast Asia’s

aesthetic language and conceptual tendencies. Through the art presented, it also offers insights into

the region’s recent political and social developments.

Negotiating Home, History and Nation is a collaboration between guest-curator Iola Lenzi with

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) director Tan Boon Hui, and SAM curator Khairuddin Hori.


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Curator's TourPublicly Speaking...Join Khairuddin Hori, SAM curator and co-curator of Negotiating Home, History and Nation, as he

discusses how contemporary artists in Southeast Asia have responded to pertinent issues that have

affected them and their local communities for the past two decades.

Wed, 13 Apr | 7:30pm – 8:30pm | SAM



Family SundaySun, 17 Apr | 1pm – 5pm


Explore Negotiating Home, History and Nation through an engaging tour and create a craft.

1pm – 1:45pm, 2pm – 2:45pm, 3pm – 3:45pm, 4pm – 4:45pm | Glass Hall, SAM

For children 4 years and above.

Create a journal together and capture the moments that you are thankful for. Facilitated by Lee Guat

Keow, an Allied Educator (Counselling) who is trained in early childhood and counselling.

1:30pm – 3pm, 3:30pm – 5pm | Learning Gallery, SAM

For children between 8 to 12 years. Participants are encouraged to bring photos, stickers and other

memorabilia.

Activities are complimentary with purchase of admission ticket. Each session is limited to 20 participants.

Meeting at SEAConversations on Southeast Asian contemporary artMeeting at SEA is a series of lively group discussions and presentations on contemporary art in

Southeast Asia. Artists, art lovers, curators and critics are invited to themed sessions to exchange

ideas, contributing to and shaping contemporary art discourse and developments.

This time, our conversation revolves around Negotiating Home, History and Nation and we will invite six

artists from the region to present their practice through workshops and ‘live’ performance art pieces.

Fri, 6 May & Sat, 7 May | Chapel & Glass Hall, SAM

Visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for details. $15 (includes admission to the exhibition).


Director’s Tour: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art or Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia?Join Tan Boon Hui, director of Singapore Art Museum and co-curator of Negotiating Home, History

and Nation, as he discusses the main features of contemporary art from the region and explores what

makes the art of Southeast Asia unique.

Wed, 25 May | 7:30pm – 8:30pm | SAM



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Learning Gallery

Ongoing till November 2011SAM

The Learning Gallery is dedicated to presenting artworks from SAM’s collection to the young visitor.

Besides nurturing an appreciation for art, the works are specially selected to encourage lively

discussions and develop creative and analytical thinking.

The current show, Everyday Objects, invites you to take a second look at familiar things through the

eyes of artists from Singapore and Southeast Asia, where ordinary items we sometimes take for granted

are portrayed in a different light, making us reflect on their function and relation to other objects.

Education programmes inspired by the artworks have also been specially developed for schools to

offer students a multi-disciplinary and holistic contemporary art experience at the Learning Gallery.

These programmes range from learning specific art techniques to speech-and-drama puppet shows

that encourage originality and develop language skills and self-confidence.

Learning Gallery Education Programmes are for school bookings only. Please see page 28

for details.

Students from Raffles Girls’ Secondary School visiting the Learning Gallery.

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Notable Acquisitions Exhibition 2011:Featuring works by Tan Oe Pang

18 April to 21 August 2011SAM

Tan Oe Pang, Butterfly, 2002, ink and colour on rice paper, 67 x 67 cm, National Heritage Board collection

The Notable Acquisitions Exhibition is an ongoing exhibition featuring recent acquisitions and

donations by the museum. In April 2011, the National Art Gallery, Singapore will feature a selection

works drawn from a donation collection of Tan Oe Pang, which will showcase a variety of the artist’s

works in ink and oil.

Singaporean artist Tan Oe Pang is one of the country’s established ink artists. His daring use of ink

and vivid composition push the boundaries of Chinese ink practice, and mark him as one of the most

innovative practitioners in the medium today. Tan was a participant in the prestigious International

Biennial of Arts Valparaiso and the International Biennial of Arts Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Wu Guanzhong, A Former Homestead 故宅 (detail), 1997, oil on canvas, 60 x 100 cm, National Heritage Board collection

Showcasing selected paintings from the donation, Seeing the Kites Again is an exhibition inspired

by Wu’s metaphor of the kite. Since the 1960s, Wu Guanzhong has produced a great number

works based on his personal recollections. These works are centred on his home in South China,

his childhood, as well as the villages and towns he has visited. His interest in life and his attention

to ordinary scenes infuse his art with an aesthetic quality that demonstrates a return to simplicity.

Earth and Water:Mapping Art in Southeast Asia

Runs through 15 May 2011

The diverse region of Southeast Asia is home to about 500 million people. The history and society

of Southeast Asia have been shaped by a confluence of geographical, historical and cultural forces.

With exhibits drawn from the National Heritage Board’s permanent collection, the theme Earth and

Water conjoins two of life’s basic elements within Southeast Asia. These works by the region’s best-

known artists further offer multiple manifestations of life, society and traditions of Southeast Asia.

The above shows are special research exhibitions organised by the National Art Gallery, Singapore,

held on the premises of the Singapore Art Museum.

Seeing the Kites Again

Runs through 2 May 2011SAM

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Bridging the Gap: Korean Contemporary Art Since 1980

The Singapore Art Museum presents a conference on art in Korea since 1980. A panel of esteemed

specialists from Korean art institutions will discourse about the development of contemporary art

practice in Korea, from the rise of modernism to the avant-garde, and discuss topics such as new

media art, feminist art and public art.

Speakers include Kim Hong Hee (art critic and former Director of the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern

Art), Kim Young Ho (Professor at Chung-Ang University), Lee Young-Jun (Professor at the Kaewon

School for Art and Design), Lee Young Wook (Professor at Jeonju University), Song Mi-Sook,

President of the Institute of East Asian Culture), Youn Bum Mo (Professor at Kyungwon University),

and Jun Seung Bo, independent curator.

Join us for this exciting conference and walk away with a deeper knowledge of the contemporary

Korean scene.

Thu & Fri, 5 & 6 May | Glass Hall, SAM

Visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for details.

Film still from Halaw (Ways of the Sea), 2010, directed by Sheron R. Dayoc

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Moving Image Gallery Screenings

Southeast Asian Film FestivalThe Singapore Art Museum presents its first Southeast Asian Film Festival, curated and organised

by Philip Cheah, Teo Swee Leng and SAM, and coinciding with the exhibition Negotiating Home,

History and Nation. Contemporary art as expressed in the moving image of cinema and video art has

been one of the most important mirrors reflecting the recent social and cultural transformations of

the city in Asia. The artists and filmmakers represented in this festival have their pulse on Southeast

Asia’s most urgent and contemporary issues and concerns, and these films will give audiences the

opportunity to appreciate the diverse realities of this vast and rapidly-developing region. Featuring

celebrated films by veterans, as well as new work from emerging directors, this programme also

features special post-screening discussions.

Runs through Sat, 7 May | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q

$10. $5 concession for students with valid ID, senior citizens and full-time NS men.

Limited seating. Tickets can be purchased at SAM at 8Q. Please call 6332 3200 ahead for ticket

availability. Please visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for full synopses and more information.

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Jogho

U-Wei bin Haji Saari, Malaysia, 1997,

94 minutes, PG

Sat, 2 Apr

Red Dragonflies (Singapore premiere)

Liao Jiekai, Singapore, 2010, 96 minutes, PG

Thu, 14 Apr

Featuring a post-screening discussion with

director Liao Jiekai.

Survive: In the Heart of the

Khmer Rouge Madness

Roshane Saidnattar, Cambodia, 2009,

97 minutes, PG

Fri, 15 Apr

Bi, Don't Be Afraid (Singapore premiere)

Phan Dang Di, Vietnam, 2010, 92 minutes, R21

Sat, 16 Apr

Jermal (Fishing Platform)


Ravi Bharwani, Rayya Makarim and Utawa

Tresno, Indonesia, 2009, 90 minutes, PG

Thu, 21 Apr

Woman on Fire Looks for Water

Woo Ming Jin, Malaysia, 2009, 99 minutes, PG

Fri, 22 Apr


director Woo Ming Jin.

The Tiger Factory (Singapore premiere)

Woo Ming Jin, Malaysia / Japan, 2010,

84 minutes, PG

Sat, 23 Apr


director Woo Ming Jin.

The Blue Mansion (Second screening)

Glen Goei, Singapore, 2009, 107 minutes, M18

Thu, 28 Apr

Baby Arabia (Singapore premiere)

Panu Aree, Kaweenipon Ketprasit and Kong

Rithdee, Thailand, 2010, 74 minutes, PG

Fri, 29 Apr

Sawasdee Bangkok (complete version)


Bhandit Rittakol, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit

Sasanatieng, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee,

Prachya Pinkaew, Aditya Assarat, Rutaiwan

Wongsirasawad, Chukiat Sakveerakul and Santi

Taepanich, Thailand, 2009, 270 minutes, NC16

Sat, 30 Apr

Sheika (Singapore premiere)

Arnel Mardoquio, Philippines, 2010,

120 minutes, M18

Thu, 5 May

Halaw (Ways of the Sea) (Singapore premiere)

Sheron R. Dayoc, Philippines, 2010,

77 minutes, PG

Fri, 6 May


director Sheron R. Dayoc.

Limbunan (The Bridal Quarters)


Gutierrez Mangansakan II, Phillipines, 2010,

83 minutes, PG

Sat, 7 May


director Gutierrez Mangansakan II.

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Artist FilmsThe Singapore Art Museum presents a series of exceptional film and video works by artists that

explore the relationship between art and the moving image and promote dialogue and exchange on

contemporary practices in visual culture.

Self Made

Gillian Wearing, 2010, UK, 83 minutes.

Fri, 20 May | 7:30pm | Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q

$10. $5 concession for students with valid ID, Senior Citizens and full-time NS men.

Limited seating. Tickets can be purchased at SAM at 8Q. Please call 6332 3200 ahead for ticket

availability. Visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for ratings.

“If you were to play a part in a film, would you be yourself or a fictional character? Call Gillian.” British

artist Gillian Wearing placed this advertisement in various newspapers and job centers in London

and Newcastle and selected seven people from hundreds of respondents. They were guided through

intense Method Acting workshops, drawing upon their personal lives and memories. This led up to

a final vivid and authentic performance for each of participants.

Born in Birmingham in 1963, Gillian Wearing now lives and works in London. One of the most

prominent artists of her generation, she won the Turner Prize in 1997. Working primarily in the

medium of photography and video, she has had solo exhibitions at the Serpentine Gallery and

Whitechapel Gallery, London, ICA Philadelphia, and the Musee Rodin, Paris. Her work is also held in

the collections of the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Films by Isaac Julien

SAM is proud to present a special series of films by British film and installation artist Isaac Julien.

Born in 1960, Julien was trained in painting and fine art at St Martin’s School of Art, and came to

prominence in the film world with his 1989 drama-documentary Looking for Langston. He was

nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001, and his films have received numerous awards, including

prizes at Cannes (Young Soul Rebels, 1991), Kunst filmBiennale (Baltimore, 2003), and others. He

has had solo exhibitions at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, MoCA Miami and is represented in the Tate

Modern, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim and Hirshhorn Collections.

In June, a rare triple bill of Isaac Julien’s works—including experimental documentaries, video art,

and new works—will be screened at the Moving Image Gallery.

Isaac Julien will be present in Singapore to introduce his films.

Visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for more details.

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Open House at SAM

International Museum Day

Celebrate International Museum Day at SAM with free entry to all galleries! Journey into Negotiating

Home, History and Nation and discover the stories behind the artworks. Hunt for clues in the galleries

to win attractive prizes, or make a craft to bring home. Catch popular Singapore short films at the

Moving Image Gallery. There is something for everyone in the family!

Sun, 29 May | 1pm – 5pm | Glass Hall, SAM & SAM at 8Q

Birthday Parties at SAMCelebrate your child’s birthday with a difference at SAM! Explore the galleries for exciting activities or

choose a creative craft project that you can take home.

The Birthday Parties at SAM are open for booking. For more information, please email nhb_

[email protected].

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Fridays at SAM

Originals Only Open Mike (OOOM@SAM)Catch Singapore’s very own budding singer-

songwriters as they showcase their original

compositions on OOOM@SAM, a joint

collaboration between SAM and Singapore

Art Cafe. Enjoy contemporary art expressions

through music, where the most promising

performer wins gadgets courtesy of Creative.

1 Apr, 6 May & 3 Jun | 7pm – 9pm

Free admission. Registration Required. Please

email [email protected]

Photography Talk SessionsOpen to all photography enthusiasts, the

Photography Talk Sessions is a platform

where participants can discuss reviews and

share tips on the use of digital cameras and

camera accessories. Please refer to the Public

Programmes page of SAM's website for more

details closer to the date.

1 Apr, 6 May & 3 Jun | 7pm – 9pm

Free admission.

Singer-songwriter Natalie Hiong

Miniatures! A Chamber ConcertThe NUS Symphony Orchestra presents

Miniatures!, featuring an eclectic mix of

repertoire and instrumentation. Start your night

with beautiful chamber music through the ages

with performances by our string quartet, horn

quartet and more.

8 Apr | 8pm – 9pm | Glass Hall, SAM

Free admission.

Open StudioArt as Meditation:

A Self-Awareness Art Workshop

Take a break from your hectic lifestyle and

embark on a meditative journey of self-

exploration and expression through creating art.

This self-discovery workshop is facilitated by

Yen Chua, an artist, art therapist and educator.

13 May | 7pm – 9pm | Glass Hall, SAM

Free admission.

Limited to 25 participants. Registration required.

Please email [email protected].

This programme is organised by the Art

Therapists' Association, Singapore and SAM.

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Saturday Art Workshops

To register for the Saturday Art Workshops,

please email nhb_sam_education@nhb.

gov.sg.

Art for Toddlers

Toddlers will be exposed to different art

materials and encouraged to learn about art

elements such as colours, patterns, lines, dots,

shapes and form.

Every Sat, 10:30am – 11:30am

or 12pm – 1pm | SAM

For 5 years and below

$330 for 10 lessons

Art for Children

Children will create works of art with acrylic

and oil on canvas. The artworks selected will

serve to highlight the different art elements

within a painting. Children will also learn various

techniques to apply the art elements within a

painting to their own artwork.

Every Sat, 10:30am – 12pm | SAM

For 6 to 12 years old

$400 for 10 lessons

Art for Adults

Created especially for individuals aged 13 and

above, this workshop focuses on basic drawing

techniques such as sketching, watercolouring,

acrylic painting, still life and landscape drawing.

Adult students will nurture their artistic skills on

canvases.

Every Sat, 1:30pm – 3:30pm | SAM

For 13 years and above

$550 for 10 lessons

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Singapore Biennale 2011: Open HouseRuns through 15 May 2011

SAM and SAM at 8Q, National Museum of

Singapore, Old Kallang Airport and Marina Bay

The Singapore Biennale 2011 has a myriad

selection of school programmes to engage and

develop students, and to create a sustained

interest in contemporary art.

School Tours

The Singapore Biennale 2011 includes fun and interactive school tours that foster deeper

understanding of the artworks and their relevance to the title Open House. There is also an education

kit for teachers to use as a resource in engaging their students with the Biennale. Activity sheets are

also provided to children to encourage them to explore the artworks. For more details, please visit

www.singaporebiennale.org.

On-site Workshops

At the Old Kallang Airport, participants can engage in fun activities based on the artworks of the

Biennale to further draw them to the exhibition. For more details on the workshops, please visit www.

singaporebiennale.org.

The above programmes are for school bookings only. Interested schools, please email education@

singaporebiennale.org.

Tours and Talks for TeachersTours and preview talks are held to give educators an overview of SAM’s exhibitions. SAM curators

and exhibition managers will explain key concepts and highlight selected works on either tours of the

galleries or preview talks on upcoming exhibitions—recommended for teachers preparing to bring

students for a visit.

Tour for Teachers

Video, An Art, A History 1965 – 2010.

A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and the Singapore Art Museum Collections

Thu, 23 Jun, 4pm

Free admission.

Registration required. Interested teachers, please email your name, school, contact number, the

subject you teach and the age of your students to [email protected].

Education Programmes for Schools

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Learning GalleryArt Trail

This workshop engages students in active

art discussions through creative story

telling. Participants will learn more about artists

and their artworks and create their own craft

works inspired by the artworks in the gallery.

Every Thu & Fri, 10am – 11:30am

or 2:30pm – 4pm | SAM


$18 per student, per lesson

Art Talk

This workshop aims to stimulate the students’

creativity through interactive puppet shows

and speech and drama activities. Using the

artworks as inspiration, students will be guided

to develop their own narratives and perform

their own puppet shows.

Every Thu & Fri, 10am – 11:30am

or 2:30pm – 4pm | SAM



Everyday Life

With discussion and quick sketching, students

will turn everyday tasks and objects into

interesting artworks by working with shapes and

forms, and learning oil pastel and watercolour

techniques like blending and bricking.

Every Mon & Tue, 10am – 12:30pm

or 2pm – 4:30pm | SAM



Learning Gallery programmes are for school

bookings and are eligible for the Tote Board

Arts Grant subsidy for selected programmes

only. Please email nhb_sam_education@nhb.

gov.sg.

Everyday Food

What goes on inside the core of a papaya?

Drawing inspiration from artworks that showcase

food as the main subject matter, this workshop

encourages students to explore the forms and

shapes of food, and also to learn about the role

of textures in their own art making.





Everyday Objects

Through active art discussions, students will

share their initial thoughts and ideas of selected

artworks and learn to generate ideas about

objectifying personality traits through the use of

quick rough sketching. Students will then create

drawings based on concepts of cubism and

abstract art using acrylic painting techniques.





Get Smart with Art Series: Auction Time

Auction Time will introduce students to

selected artists and their artworks through

role-playing and engaging in discussions set

in the context of an auction house. Students

will have the opportunity to work in teams and

learn skills such as negotiation, presentation,

and strategy formulations.

Every Wed, 10am – 12pm | SAM



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Deutsche Bank Art Bus Programme

The Singapore Art Museum presents the Deutsche Bank Art Bus Programme, a platform to

introduce art to school children. With the content tailor-made to suit the age group of the audience,

each session lasts for one and a half hours and incorporates multi-disciplinary learning through

contemporary art. Complimentary bus transportation will be provided to and from the museum.

Weekdays* | 10:30am – 12pm* | SAM


20 - 40 children per session

*Alternative day and time can be requested, subject to availability.

$10 per student for school bookings only. Limited to one session per school.

Free for charity / non-profit organisations.

Please email [email protected] for more information.

Sponsor

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The Blind

by Robert Zhao

Having won the United Overseas Bank

Painting of the Year Award for The Blind, as

well as the inaugural Emerging Artist Award

of the Singapore International Photography

Festival in 2008, Robert Zhao’s fascination with

animals led him to create an “Institute of Critical

Zoologists” and timely images of humanity’s

seemingly unconscious intrusion into nature.

The Blind is based on recent developments

of composite materials that can curve light,

potentially inventing “invisibility cloaks”. The

human subjects drape themselves with this

futuristic invention, apparently for field research,

to infiltrate the natural habitats of the animals.

The artist also questions “truth” and “objectivity”

through the stories he presents to the viewer,

via the manipulated imagery of photography.

Paradise Danger Dancer

by Jeremy Hiah

Jeremy Hiah, an active performance artist with

The Artist Village, the influential art collective

that defined contemporary art in Singapore,

engages fellow performance artists such as

Tang Da Wu, Kai Lam and Lee Wen to strike

a pose as terrorists or freedom fighters, in

a stance strikingly reminiscent of the 1909

painting La Danse (The Dance) by Henri

Matisse. This group of performance artists

would each be given a digital copy of the work,

replicating the process by which the recording

of a terrorist’s final words is provided to his or

her family.

Paradise Danger Dancer plays on the

contradiction between ‘paradise’ and ‘terror’,

as these opposing concepts are conjoined

by organised groups or “brotherhoods”

misappropriating the ideology of pursuing

a harmonious afterlife, through destructive

acts in the present. The work is significant

for its refreshing examination of longstanding

concepts and ideas through the contemporary

medium of performance art. As performance

art and photography, Paradise Danger Dancer

also embodies the interdisciplinary, boundary-

crossing nature of contemporary art.

Recent Acquisitions

The Institute of Critical Zoologists, ed. 3/10, 2008, 120 x 84 cm, archival Piezographic print, Singapore Art Museum collection

Paradise Danger Dancer ed. 1/8, 2006, 121 x 182 cm, digital print on canvas, Singapore Art Museum collection

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He’s Satisfied from Monday to Friday

and on Sundays He Loves to Cry

by Chun Kaifeng

Chun Kaifeng is a multimedia installation artist

who won the Singapore Art Exhibition Prize in

2009. He’s Satisfied from Monday to Friday and

on Sundays He Loves to Cry is a diorama—a

nineteenth-century theatrical device—or in its

twentieth-century usage, a full-scale model

enclosed in glass showcases in history museums.

Originally meant as tools of entertainment and

education, Chun subverts the original purpose

of a diorama to one that is almost discomforting

to the viewer. The installation conveys an

anxiety that most who live in urban societies

can relate to, comprising everyday objects

associated with the sterility of corporate offices

and interjected surreptitiously with dangerous

items, hinting at uncontrollable violence when

pushed to the edge, be it at work or in one’s

personal life. The missing human presence

in the work heightens the dramatic effect of

a secret wish to transgress the bounds of a

seemingly controlled environment. But perhaps

the protagonist, lacking the will to perpetrate

the crime, chooses instead to cry on Sunday in

order to be “satisfied” with life again on Monday.

Fire of the Year

by Vandy Rattana

Vandy Rattana, an artist working in the

photojournalistic medium, has emerged as

one of the most prolific Cambodian artists,

documenting unseen truths about rapid

modernisation in a fast-developing Southeast

Asian economy. Self-taught, Vandy began to

record the daily activities of his family in 2005,

which became the subject of his first acclaimed

exhibition in Phnom Penh.

In Fire of the Year, the artist captures a story

of hopelessness that is common in Cambodia

today, which instantly strikes a chord with

Singaporean viewers who know the story of the

Bukit Ho Swee Fire in 1961. The Bukit Ho Swee

Fire has been recorded by Singaporean artists

of that time using the woodcut medium. Fast-

forward 50 years on, this traumatic experience

continues on somewhere else in Southeast

Asia that is experiencing rapid modernisation.

Vandy’s still images capture moments of chaos,

desperation and, perhaps, resigned fate of the

people, ominously heightened by the billowing

black smoke engulfing the skyline of a bleak

landscape.

He’s Satisfied from Monday to Friday and on Sundays He Loves to Cry, 2009, 250 x 250 x 250 cm, mixed media installation, Singapore Art Museum collection

Fire of the Year, 2008, 74 x 117 cm, photograph, Singapore Art Museum collection

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The Last Judgement in Cyberspace

by Miao Xiaochun

Beijing-based multidisciplinary artist Miao Xiaochun expands the boundaries of photography by

incorporating elements of new media. Representative of recent new media art of China, Miao’s

works play with digital manipulation, the traditional Chinese scroll format, and the alter ego.

The Last Judgement in Cyberspace is part of a series of work, which appropriates and develops

Western canonical paintings into computer-generated scenarios that provide different perspectives of

the original work. The different perspectives combined give viewers a larger-than-life experience of the

original painting.

Miao appropriates Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes, creating a virtual model of Apocalypse,

replacing each of the 400 figures in the iconic work with the image of himself, representing the 'every

man'. While placing these figures in the corresponding pose and position as in the original fresco,

Miao captures this same scene from different vantage points, showing The Second Coming from

within and outside the scene. The view from the top pictures the viewer as saint or seraph, while

from below, the damned.

Miao Xiaochun, The Last Judgement in Cyberspace (detail), 2006, 418 x 360 cm, C-print, Edition 5 of 5, Singapore Art Museum collection

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Untitled

By Kow Leong Kiang

Untitled depicts a nondescript Malay village in the state of Kelantan just before the Malaysian general

elections of 2004. The village appears sleepy and we see campaign posters and buntings of United

Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS)—opposing political parties

and traditional arch enemies. These parties have battled to win the hearts and minds of the Malay

heartlands since the country’s independence in 1957. This battle dialogue is replicated through the

two boys in the foreground, each looking away from the other, protagonists representing UMNO

and PAS. A third party, a girl, representing newcomer Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) led by de-facto

opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, stands as if lost between the boys. Meanwhile, a village cat,

symbolising the citizens, sits among the three children, nonchalant, engrossed in itself.

Untitled (detail), 2007, oil on canvas, 120 x 228.5 cm, Singapore Art Museum collection

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SAM Abroad

Since taking on a new direction as a champion of contemporary art and emerging artists from

Southeast Asia and Singapore, and as part of international cultural diplomacy efforts, SAM

implements strategic partnerships with respected international museums and visual art institutions to

showcase important works from the national collection by artists from the region at an international

level. Besides loaning out artworks to overseas museums, SAM has an ambitious programme to

showcase original exhibitions created by its team of curators.

Ming Wong: Life of Imitation at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, USAMing Wong: Life of Imitation opened with aplomb at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, USA, on 21

January 2011, and to date more than 6000 vistors have seen the exhibition. The opening at the Frye

Art Museum signals the beginning of SAM’s international travelling series of exhibitions. Co-organised

and funded by SAM and the Frye Foundation, the exhibition also enjoys media sponsorship by

KUOW and seasonal support by ArtsFund.

Originally shown at the 53rd Venice Biennale, Singapore artist Ming Wong garnered special mention

from the international jury. Along with Wong, the curatorial team of Life of Imitation included

independent curator, Tang Fu Kuen, and director of the Frye Art Museum, Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker,

who is also the co-ordinating curator in Seattle. SAM and Frye worked closely to ensure a resounding

success in the inauguration of Wong’s first solo exhibition in the United States.

Life of Imitation is presented at two additional venues in 2011: CAST gallery in Tasmania, Australia,

in association with the Ten Days on the Island biennial festival, which opened in March 2011, and the

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan, which will open in June 2011.

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SAM Publications

Natee Utarit: After Painting(Hardback, 171 pages)

Retail Price: $60

ISBN: 978-981-08-6692-1

An exceptional painter whose career spans over

two decades, Thai contemporary artist Natee

Utarit’s stunningly vivid paintings have for a long

time been a series of dialogues and debates with

elements of established Western painting traditions

- his ultimate aim to develop new possibilities for

painting. The artist’s recent work, however, has

increasingly been commentaries on Thai society

and identity, and helps place him among his fellow Southeast Asian artists who continue to use

visual art to reflect the changing socio-political situations of the region.

This book offers a comprehensive survey of Natee Utarit’s practice from 1992 to 2009, and is the first

to trace the significant developments and changes in the artist’s career. With more than 70 beautiful

full-colour plates accompanied by detailed commentaries, essays and an artist interview, readers

can gain an intimate insight into the artist’s practice as well as new perspectives on the tradition of

painting in Southeast Asia today. A suitable publication for both researchers and art lovers, Natee

Utarit: After Painting is also an ideal reference tool for exploring the art of the region.

Negotiating Home History and NationTwo decades of contemporary art in Southeast Asia 1991 - 2011 (Hardback, 171 pages)

Retail Price: $60

ISBN: 978-981-08-6692-1

Negotiating Home, History and Nation: Two decades of contemporary art in Southeast Asia, 1991-

2011 is supported by an extensive and academically slanted research catalogue that forms a

variety of viewpoints and investigates key themes in Southeast Asian art history today. Curators

and academics contributing to the catalogue are predominantly Asian-based, offering new ideas

about visual art from a part of Asia that is not well known beyond its own borders. This catalogue

will include, amongst others, original essays by Dr Apinan Poshyananda, Dr Nora Taylor, Dr Susie

Lingham, Agung Hujatnikajennong, Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, Tash Aw, Tan Boon Hui, Khairuddin

Hori, and Iola Lenzi.

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Singapore Contemporary Artists: Vincent Leow(Soft cover, 139 pages)

Retail Price: $49.90

ISBN: 978-981-08-6693-8

The Singapore Contemporary Artists Series

documents and provides critical commentary

on the practice of significant contemporary

artists from Singapore. Enlarging discourse

and scholarship on contemporary art, it

introduces the vibrant contemporary art scene

in Singapore. Vincent Leow is the first book in

this series, documenting and charting the artist’s

career through essays and personal responses

from artists, curators and art historians on his

key works.

All publications are available for sale at the Museum Shop at SAM. Please visit www.

singaporeartmuseum.sg for more details on the Museum Shop.

Manit Sriwanichpoom: Phenomena and Prophecies(Soft cover, 139 pages)

Retail Price: $20

ISBN: 978-981-08-6693-8

As one of Thailand’s foremost contemporary

artists whose works deal with the social

and political issues of Thailand, Manit

Sriwanichpoom has exhibited prolifically around

the world, including presentations at the 6th

Asia Pacific Triennial (2010), the 6th Gwangju

Biennale (2006), the 1st Pocheon Asian Art

Festival (2005), and the 50th Venice Biennale

(2003).

This book features essays from prominent

contemporary Thai thinkers and commentators

such as curator Ark Fongsmut and filmmaker

Ing K, and a critical selection of more than 100

photographs from his vast oeuvre from 1997

to 2007. Comprising both black-and-white

documentary photographs of social realities

and vibrant full-coloured images from his iconic

ongoing Pink Man series of work, Phenomena

and Prophecies traces Manit’s unique

practice of artistic strategies that are both

photojournalistic and highly conceptual, and

signature to his practice of the past decade.

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SAM CollectiblesSingapore Biennale 2011: Open House

Singapore Biennale 2011 Catalogue

Retail Price: $60

ISBN: 978-981-08-8050-7

Including curatorial notes, essays and

insights to the artists and their works

presented for the Biennale.

Singapore Biennale 2011 T-Shirt

Retail Price: $20

The Singapore Biennale 2011 Catalogue

and T-Shirt are designed by Goto Design

specially for the Biennale. The collectibles are

available at all the Biennale venues (SAM and

SAM at 8Q, National Museum of Singapore

and Old Kallang Airport) except for Marina

Bay. Grab them before they run out!

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Walter the Rabbit

This Children’s Season, the ginormous bunny Walter returns to SAM.

Visit Walter and grab your very own Walter Colouring Stoybook that tells of his curious adventures.

Also available are the limited editions of Walter pencil case, tissue holder and pouch set, inflatable

toy and postcards. Participate in the colouring contest at SAM and stand to win the complete Walter

merchandise. Visit soon before he hops away!

Walter is a series of guerrilla installations of a huge curious bunny that pops up across Singapore’s

landscape. His contrast to the environment makes us see anew the overlooked and overfamiliar places.

Walter, a pet project by Singaporean artist Dawn Ng for SAM, is a celebration of Singapore’s ordinary

by helping us see our city as children again.

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SAM is proud to present MADE FOR SAM, a new range of locally-designed products that reflect

Art in everyday objects and which visitors can own and take home with them. MADE FOR SAM is a

curatorial collaboration between SAM with FARM, a local cross-disciplinary design studio known for

its collaborative approach, and with Hans Tan, alumnus of Design Academy Eindhoven and lecturer

of Industrial Design at National University of Singapore. 40 artists & designers in Singapore were

approached to create 40 unique everyday products, presented for sale in the SAM Lobby.

MADE FOR SAM is true to the nature of SAM as a contemporary art museum, reflecting the

accessibility of Art and its inherent presence around all of us in everyday objects. Own a piece of art

product before they disappear!

MADE FOR SAM

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DiningDÔME 10% off regular menu price* | Sun - Thu & PH,

8:30am - 10:30pm | Fri, Sat & Eve of PH, 8:30am - 11pm

| 6339 0792 | www.olio.sg A rustic coffee haven for the

executives on the go. Browse and select. Indulge in the relaxing

style with al fresco dining. Or choose a speedy take away.

Dôme offers a comprehensive range of freshly baked breads,

pastries, cakes and, pizzas which complement Dôme’s range

of gourmet coffees. Its signature items include Focaccia

Gourmet Sandwiches, Dôme Gourmet Pie, Caesar Salad and

Chocolates Brownies. Food for Thought Daily, 9am - 10pm

| 6338 9887 | www.foodforthought.com.sg It is all about

serving up Good food for a Good cause. You could just come

to nosh on their take on comfort food: root beer, braised

pork, homestyle marmalade cake and fresh baked goods.

Or do some ethical shopping in the merchandise section for

homemade jams, funky tee-shirts, reloved books and other

beautiful things from all over the world. Discovering how to

do ‘Good’ has never been easier - or tastier. Standing Sushi

Bar Daily, 11am - 10:30pm | www.standingsushibar.com

Beautifully-sliced, perfectly-formed, deliciously-made…every

sushi at Standing Sushi Bar is a piece of art. Indulge in sake,

enjoy a few sticks of robatayaki, and enjoy the sushi selections.

Fresh fish, everyday. Trattoria Lafiandra 5% off all drinks*

| Daily, Lunch, 11:30am - 3pm, Dinner, 6pm - 11pm 6884

4035 | www.lafiandra.com.sg Owned by Chef Cataldo and

Brenda Lafiandra, the 42-seater Trattoria Lafiandra al Museo

has an extensive selection of antipasti, homemade pasta,

risotto and main courses, offering a wide selection of typically

Italian fare Via Mar @ SAM 10% off regular menu price* |

Mon - Thu & Sun, 11:30am - 10:30pm | Fri & Sat, 11:30am

- 11pm | 6423 0900 Be enticed by the signature paella dishes

and delectable tapas menu, boasting a wonderful variety of

succulent appetizers, with delightful mains, tempting desserts

and a fine range of wines. With its elegant indoor seating and

alfresco dining area, Via Mar @ SAM serves as the perfect

place for business meetings, dinner dates or simply catch up

with loved ones and good friends.

* Present the SAM Admission Ticket to enjoy these promotions.

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Support SAMBusiness Circle Partnership

A Singapore Art Museum Business Circle Partnership goes a long way to help us deliver quality

exhibitions and educational programmes to people in Singapore. Membership also promises

exclusive art experiences and branding opportunities for your company, staff and the people you

wish to reach out to. With a donation of at least S$50,000, be rewarded with:

- One complimentary use of the Museum Glass Hall and Courtyard facilities for your event,

complemented by a customisable after-hours museum tour or art programme.

- Acknowledgements in the Museum Lobby Roll of Honour 2010 Listing.

- Personal invitations to 2010 Exhibition Opening Receptions for up to 10 pre-identified executives

or guests.

- Up to 200 complimentary museum passes OR complimentary admission for your staff and their

accompanying guests.

- Up to 50 complimentary exhibition catalogues.

- Corporate tax deductions up to 2.5 times the cash amount donated.

To contribute

Please make your donation cheque (minimum S$50,000) payable to “Singapore Art Museum” and

mail it with your business card to The Development Office, Singapore Art Museum Administrative

Office, 61 Stamford Road, #02-02 Stamford Court, Singapore 178892. For enquiries, please contact

our Development Office at 6332 6854 or email [email protected].

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SAM MomentsCollector's Stage: Asian Contemporary Art from Private CollectionsExhibition Opening

The Singapore Art Museum, in co-operation with Art Stage

Singapore, opened Collector’s Stage: Asian Contemporary

Art from Private Collections on 13 January to excited guests

who experienced some of the most interesting, previously

inaccessible Asian contemporary artworks from private

collections all over the world. All present were treated to

The Asian Century—an extravaganza of personal stories

behind the works—fuelled by Asia’s turbulent politics and

conflicts, and capturing its rapidly changing societies.

The Singapore Art Museum would like to thank

all the private collectors for the loan of artworks

for the exhibition: Monique Burger (Burger

Collection), Kim Chang-II (Arario Collection),

Deddy Kusuma, Sylvain Levy (DSL Collection),

Agnes Lim (Osage Art Foundation Collection),

Dr M. Mohindar, Amna and Ali Naqvi, Dr Oei

Hong Djien (OHD Museum Collection), Lekha

and Anupam Poddar, Qiao Zhibing, Jackson

See, Dr Uli Sigg (Sigg Collection), Datuk Tan

Ser Lay, Michael Tay, Budi Tek (Yuz Foundation

Collection), Rudy Tseng, Minal and Dinesh

Vazirani and Yang Bin.

Above: Guests viewing the artworks Blame by Shilpa Gupta.Below: Yogya Bintang House Mini by Yoshitomo Nara + graf

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Artist Mr. Shen Shaomin explaining his artwork, Summit to guests.

Collector Mr. Jackson See exchanging his thoughts on the exhibition with Ms. Jane Ittogi, SAM Chair.

Collector Mr. Deddy Kusuma being interviewed on his collected artwork, Rumah Rumah Coklat by Rudi Mantofani.

Dr Uli Sigg and Ms. Jane Ittogi, SAM Chair with his collected artwork, Untitled by Qiu Shihua

Mr. David Chew (centre), SAM assistant curator introducing artist Mr. TV Santhosh's (right) artwork Howndingdown to guest.

Collector Dr. Oei Hong Djien sharing on his collected artwork, Pesawat Terbangku by Yudi Sulistyo with guests.

(from left to right) Mr. Lorenzo Rudolf, Art Stage Singapore Fair Director, collector Anuman Poddar, Mrs. Rudolf, collector Lekha Poddar, Dr. Beh Swan Gin, EDB Managing Director and wife, Ms. Maisy Koh.

(from left to right) Ms. Tan Siu Li, SAM assistant curator, Ms. Jane Ittogi, SAM Chair, collector Datuk Tan Ser Lay and Mr. Ronny Tan, SAM Board member with Datuk’s collected artwork, Attack from Website by Nyoman Masriadi.

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Art Around SAMIn The Shade of Light by Angela Chong

In the Shade of Light by Singaporean artist Angela Chong—a pair of sunglasses reproduced larger

than life—glowed and emitted light at night. Passers-by through the lawn at SAM were engaged by

the ironic yet fun take on the nature of sunglasses.

Iconic, unassuming and friendly, the sculpture provided many opportunities for public interaction

and photo-taking with a contemporary artwork. In the Shade of Light also responded to the human

habit of projecting personal visions of the future through resolutions habitually made in the New

Year and major celebrations, in this case, Christmas and Valentine’s Day.

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Open House at SAMChinese New Year

Visitors came face-to-face with a colossal white

rabbit, and other quirky exhibits at SAM and

SAM at 8Q as they welcome the Year of the

Rabbit on 3 & 4 February. Visitors also dallied

with ink painting, enjoyed a lion dance and

indulged in some shopping at the flea market

or caught three very creative local short films,

Careless Whisperer, Lunchtime and Overhead

Clouds that elevated the festive mood.

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Open House at SAMChristmas Day 2010

Christmas at SAM last year opened with a

Korean music concert. Visitors also acquired

glitter tattoo and crafted their own reindeer

spectacles and kaleidoscopes. Four short

films, Autograph Book, D.I.Y., Postal Rule

and All My Presents, were screened, and

friends and families marvelled at the indelibly

impressive artworks of Trans-Cool TOKYO:

Contemporary Japanese Art from the Museum

of Contemporary Art Tokyo Collection.

OPENING HOURS

Mondays to Sundays | 10am to 7pm

(Last admission at 6:15pm)

Fridays | 10am to 9pm

ADMISSION

Adult $10

Student $5

Senior citizen 60 years and above $5

20% off admission tickets for 20 or

more persons.

Admission is free for visitors 6 years and below,

Singaporean and PR senior citizens, full-time

NS men, and students and teachers from local

schools.*

Free admission to SAM every Friday from 6pm

to 9pm and on Open House days.

*Unless otherwise indicated.

MUSEUM TOURS AT SAM

Tours in English

Mondays | 2pm

Tuesdays to Thursdays | 11am & 2pm

Fridays | 11am, 2pm & 7pm

Saturdays and Sundays | 11am, 2pm & 3:30pm

Tours in Japanese

Tuesdays to Fridays | 10:30am

Tours in Mandarin

Fridays | 7:45pm

ADDRESSES

Singapore Art Museum is located at

71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555.

SAM at 8Q is located at

8 Queen Street, Singapore 188535.

WEBSITE

www.singaporeartmuseum.sg

ENQUIRIES

General | 6332 3222 or 6332 3200

Programmes | 6332 4205

Schools & Saturday Art Workshops | 6332 3220

HOW TO GET TO SAM

By bus

SBS 7, 14, 16, 36, 111, 131, 162, 175, 502, 518

SMRT 77, 167, 171, 700

By MRT

2-minute walk from Bras Basah MRT station.

10-minute walk from Dhoby Ghaut, Bugis or

City Hall MRT stations.

By car

Carparks available at Waterloo Street, Queen

Street, NTUC Income Centre, Plaza by the

Park, Hotel Grand Pacific and Singapore

Management University.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS/LOCKERS

Lifts provide easy access to galleries.

Lockers are available for visitors’ use.

General Information

All information is correct at the time of print.

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