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Keith Haring - the Journey of a Steve Chua Graffiti Artist 38 Information the Legend of Lichtenstein 44 out in the Streets ISSUE 16 | FEB 2011 FEBRUARY 2011 / 1 Yisulang-Confabu Mar 2011 1/15/11 9:37 AM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 2 / THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE Composite C M Y CM MY CY CMY K FEBRUARY 2011 / 3 CONTENTS 12 34 17 13 C M Y 24 26 44 CM MY 12 COMING UP 17 SPOTLIGHT 50 INTERVIEW CY LAND-TA-MORPHOSIS — Artist in Focus - Farhad Hussain An Interview — What the CMY Second of the Trilogy: Castle :Phunk? Beyond a Mountain 12 K Dorit Feldman: A Solo Exhibition by Art Facet Glimpses: A Solo Exhibition by 26 COVER STORY 61 SINGAPORE BenCab ART MAP The Window Project 13 Pop! Back into the Future with Burton Morris Will Siber: Sculpture, Wall Object & Painting Solo Exhibition By Seah Kang Chui 不变 50 年 Unchanged For 50 64 DIRECTORIES Years 14 34 FEATURES Singapore Art Galleries Other Listings ‘No si hijomiono’o jabesi soré Gurerro Habulan – jajivo’ The Warrior of pop! 34 Tourist Spots Malaysia Art Guide Limelight Blossoms by Keith Haring - The Journey of a Steve Chua Graffiti artist 38 InFORMATION The Legend of Lichtenstein 44 Out in the Streets 4 / THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE C M Y CM MY CY CMY K FEBRUARY 2011 / 5 CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SINGAPORE ART MAP 6 / THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE C M Y CM MY CY CMY K FEBRUARY 2011 / 7 Issue #16 (February 2011) ISSN 1793-9739 / MICA (P) 252/09/2010 www.thepocketartsguide.com On the Cover Burton Morris Poparazzi Acrylic on canvas 91.4 x 91.4cm Editor-in-Chief Remo Notarianni / [email protected] Guest Editor Saskia Joosse / [email protected] Art Director Amalina MN / [email protected] Contributors Bharti Lalwani Advertising Sales [email protected] General enquiries and feedback [email protected] Submission of press releases [email protected] THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE PTE LTD (TPAG) 215 Henderson Road, #03-03, Henderson Industrial Park Singapore 048545 For advertising enquiries, please email [email protected]. 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The work has often been alluded to by modern artists but Lin LAND-TA-MORPHOSIS — Second of the Trilogy: has revitalised it in the form of a digital installation. ‘Castle Castle Beyond a Mountain Beyond a Mountain’ is the second in a trilogy of Lin’s digital reinterpretations and it runs until February 8. 07.01.11-08.02.11/ I/O Input Output / www.inputoutput.tv Since Art Facet was founded in Singapore in January, 2010 by Rajul Mehta, a renowned professional artist who lived in Israel for 20 years, it has grown into a platform to expose art to a culturally engaged Singapore. Art Facet presents the works of neo-conceptual artist Dorit Feldman in a solo exhibition at the Volvo Art Loft that runs until February 11. Dorit’s works emphasise the construction of unity from multiplicity. 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BenCab’s new work continues to embody his fascination with the cultural, social and historical diversity of the Philippines. This is epitomised by the profound presence of ancient tribes- men, tribal women caught in the throes of modernity and the ‘Sabel’, an iconic female vagrant who opts for homeless in- dependence against the materially comfortable oppression of a philandering husband. BenCab has redefined the appeal of works on paper and lim- ited edition prints in the Philippines, which has traditionally favoured oil on canvas works. For this second residency at Glimpses: A Solo Exhibition STPI, which runs until February 12, the institute enabled Ben- by BenCab Cab to return to using large-scale printmaking and painting using exclusively created pulp and paper.
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