Wiping the Slate Clean
Shubigi Rao
ink, enamel paint & chalk on Fabriano Rosapina paper
70 x 50 cm
2010
Same Same & No Difference Between Unity & Self-Destruction
Tang Da Wu
hammers & nails
122 x 140 x 100 cm
1994 - present (2010)
An Other Space Within The House II Scene 1
Tang Ling Nah
monochrome digital print on rag paper
86.5 x 112 cm
2010
Victoria's Bed (Penang)
Wei Leng Tay
archival pigment print
56 x 70 cm, edition of 5
2010
Kelvin & Karen
Alan Oei
oil painting with direct-UV curable ink cover glass
65 x 50 cm each (diptych)
1985, 2010
Jun Feng
Alecia Neo
archival inkjet print on fine art paper
65 x 48.58 cm (print size), edition 3
2010
Faintly Longing Still
Chun Kaifeng
furniture, household objects & emulsion paint
dimensions variable
2010
Malayan Exchange (Study of a Note of the Future) Green
Green Zeng
digital print on archival paper
35.5 x 50.5 cm, edition of 5 + 1 AP
2010
Vibrant City (Bishan)
Hong Sek Chern
chinese ink on paper
68 x 130 cm
2010
A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link #2
Jason Lim
ceramics (white raku)
1000 cm
2010
Papa Can You Hear Me #7-yellow
Jimmy Ong
watercolour on paper
102 x 71 cm
2010
Shishitv Tower (from the Second-Hand City series)
Michael Lee
digital print on archival paper
123 x 123 cm, edition 6/10 + AP
2010

Group Exhibition

Singapore Survey 2010: Beyond LKY

04 Aug - 29 Aug 2010
Featuring: Alan Oei, Alecia Neo, Chun Kaifeng, Frayn Yong, Genevieve Chua, Green Zeng, Hong Sek Chern, Jason Lim, Jason Wee, Jimmy Ong, Michael Lee, Sean Lee, Shubigi Rao, Song-Ming Ang, Tang Da Wu, Tang Ling Nah, Vincent Leow, Wei Leng Tay, and Zai Kuning

Curator’s Notes

No other living politician dominates his people and his country like LKY does. Except of course Kim Jong Il and Robert Mugabe. But whereas North Korea and Zimbabwe are ranks as two of world’s poorest countries, Singaporeans ranks as one of the richest. All in a lifetime. LKY must be doing something right !! For Singaporeans, LKY has always been there and seemingly will be there forever more
But the reality is even gods pass on

For our Singapore survey this year, I wanted to prod Singaporean artists to contemplate a future without LKY. To consider it now and not wait till that dark day. I am certain the machinery of governance are well prepared for that eventuality but are the heartlanders ?

I am often asked what exactly is it that an art curator do ? First and foremost, we pose questions. Oftentimes these are esoteric questions or even questions of semantics. We asked our favourite artists to consider these questions. We know too that there is no right and wrong answers and that there are many answers and there will be even more questions. For this show,I wanted to invite senior artists like Tang Dawu, Jimmy Ong and Zai Kuning who live lives LKY would not have approved and would probably consider as failures. None has a HDB.to their name. But I also wanted to invite younger artists whose lives have been less defined by LKY and more by new technology. Most of works are created specifically for the show and we can sure there will be some very interesting answers forthcoming

Valentine Willie
Curator

Wiping the Slate Clean
ink, enamel paint & chalk on Fabriano Rosapina paper
70 x 50 cm
2010
Same Same & No Difference Between Unity & Self-Destruction
hammers & nails
122 x 140 x 100 cm
1994 - present (2010)
An Other Space Within The House II Scene 1
monochrome digital print on rag paper
86.5 x 112 cm
2010
Victoria's Bed (Penang)
archival pigment print
56 x 70 cm, edition of 5
2010
Kelvin & Karen
oil painting with direct-UV curable ink cover glass
65 x 50 cm each (diptych)
1985, 2010
Jun Feng
archival inkjet print on fine art paper
65 x 48.58 cm (print size), edition 3
2010
Faintly Longing Still
furniture, household objects & emulsion paint
dimensions variable
2010
Malayan Exchange (Study of a Note of the Future) Green
digital print on archival paper
35.5 x 50.5 cm, edition of 5 + 1 AP
2010
Vibrant City (Bishan)
chinese ink on paper
68 x 130 cm
2010
A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link #2
ceramics (white raku)
1000 cm
2010
Papa Can You Hear Me #7-yellow
watercolour on paper
102 x 71 cm
2010
Shishitv Tower (from the Second-Hand City series)
digital print on archival paper
123 x 123 cm, edition 6/10 + AP
2010