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Woon Tien Wei E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.post-museum.org https://woontienwei.wordpress.com/ Biography Education and Professional Experience 2016 Part Time Lecturer in fine art in Lasalle College of the Arts 2013 – Present Co-founded Awaken the Dragon Festival An art project inspired by the last 2 remaining Dragon Kilns in Singapore. Clay workshop for 5,000 members of the public. Event organising for the 3 day festival at Jalan Bahar. 2012: Curtin University, Doctorate of Creative Arts Doctoral Thesis titled: Arts in a Knowledge-based Economy: Activist Strategies in Singapore's Renaissance. The topic of this thesis observes the response by the Singaporean arts community to sudden and dramatic changes in government planning policy, in particular, the Renaissance City Plan (RCP), introduced in 2000. This thesis argues that community-led cultural development are important for building a vibrant art scene and cultural development should not be left entirely up to government cultural planners. 2011 – Present Community Service Maintain an interest in the development of civil society movements in Singapore. Co-founded SOS Bukit Brown and involved with the campaign to preserve Bukit Brown Cemetery. Co-founded The Soup Kitchen Project Singapore programme which distributes food once a week to the needy in Little India area. 2010 – 2011 Member of the Acquisition Committee The National Gallery of Singapore Advise on acquisition of works. 2007 - Present: Founded Post-Museum Managed and operated an independent cultural and social space in Singapore, serving as an open platform for examining contemporary life, promoting the arts and connecting people. Managed and operated an art project / Restaurant / Bar called Food #03. As of mid-Aug 2011, Post-Museum has moved out of its Rowell Rd premises and is currently nomadic. Experience in organising activities for different communities like art, environment, human rights and workshops. 2008: Co-Chair for International Symposium on Electronic Arts 2004-2008: Formed p-10, a curatorial collective with a project space 2001-2005 Co-founded tsunamiii.net, a net art collective 1998-2001: Goldsmiths College, University of London, BA Fine Art 1997: Joined “Artists Village” in Singapore (An art group) Teaching Record 2016: History of Collectivity, Community and Social Practice Elective 10 week Lectures and workshops Lasalle BA Fine Art Singapore Part-time Lecturer Tutorial, Critiques, assessment and double-marking Lasalle BA Fine Art Singapore Service Learning: Community Leader for Sungei Road Flea Market Guide Students on developing their projects Ngee Ann Polytechnic 2015: Heritage Preservation Segment in Transactions in the Field (Masterclass) Kampung Banda Dalam Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ceramic Tile-making workshop at Renci Home Singapore 2014: Ceramic and heritage workshop for Awaken the Dragon 2014 2000 Participants Various venues Singapore 2012: Ceramic and heritage workshop for Awaken the Dragon 2012 3000 Participants Various venues Singapore Publications: 2016: The Collective Moment: Post-Museum’s Rowell Road Period Book Chapter for ‘Critical Artscapes / Resilient Artists: Worlding the Discussion on Art and Space’ Ed. Jason Luger & Julie Ren 2015: National Gallery: Icing on the SG50 cake The Online Citizen http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/12/04/national-gallery-icing-sg50-cake/ 2012: Arts in a knowledge-based economy : activist strategies in Singapore's Renaissance Doctoral Thesis Curtin University http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=188635&local_base=GEN01- ERA02 2010: A Brief History of Working with New Media Art: Conversations with Artists by Sarah Cook, Beryl Graham, Verina Gfader and Axel Lapp, ed. The Green Box 2001 Performance Research Vol 6 no1, Spring 2001: Departures, Ed. Claire Mcdonald, Between Journeys: an interview with Lee Wen, Contributed article, p3-7 Routledge, London 1999 Nothing Special, Issue no.3, 1999, Singapore artists-initiative art magazine by the Plastique Kinetic Worms collective contributed article, Why not go shopping instead Selected Group Shows 2016 SURVEY: SPACE, SHARING, HAUNTING The Substation Singapore The Kula Ring 72-13, Singapore International Festival of Arts Singapore Der Kula Ring Galerie Eigenheim Weimar, Germany Public Art Festival Singapore Art Club at Gillman Barracks Singapore 2015: Jakarta Biennale 2015 Gudang Sarinah & Rusun Marunda Jakarta, Indonesia M.E.L.T.ING Project: Reviving from Melting and Ashes Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan CULTUREHACKSG 1.0 NUS Baba House Singapore Art Week 2015, Singapore Awaken the Dragon 2014 Exhibiton The Agora Singapore 2014: Unearthed Singapore Art Museum Singapore Awaken the Dragon Festival 2014 Various sites around Singapore Singapore More than [show] business: Post-Pop Up Contemporary Center of Art Singapore 2013: Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013 Various sites around Singapore Singapore Untitled II (Dawu) The Artists Village Show Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore Singapore Dialogue the Promise Chiang Mai University Arts Centre Chiang Mai, Thailand 2012: Untitled (Lions' Dream) Artist's Caravan Singapore 2011: Activist Care Centre Post-Museum Singapore Server Foundation: Indexes Online Project 2010: Structural Integrity Arts House Meat Market Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia 2009: Live and Let Live: Creators of Tomorrow Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka, Japan 2008: Expenditure Busan Biennale '08: Sea Art Festival Busan, Korea Local_local Castlefield Gallery Asian Art Triennial Manchester, Manchester, UK 2007: Happy Together Artist & Co-curator Notthatbalai Festival, Kulua Lumpur, Malaysia A I R P O R T : some flying thoughts … Space E6, Shenzhen, China Virtual Marathon 2 Online Project Commission work by Impakt Online 2006: A Vision for Tomorrow Artist & Co-curator p-10, Singapore Case study: Sparwasser HQ, Offensive for Contemporary Art and Communication, in Berlin (www.sparwasserhq.de) 72-13, Singapore 2005: Errata: Page 71, Plate 47. Image caption. Change Year: 1950 to Year: 1959.; Reported September 2004 by Koh Nguang How Co-curator Singapore History Museum, Singapore Open Nature NTT ICC, Tokyo, Japan 2004: GRAVITY: MAAP in Singapore Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Errata: Page 71, Plate 47. Image caption. Change Year: 1950 to Year: 1959.; Reported September 2004 by Koh Nguang How Co-curator p-10, Singapore 2003: Unpacking London: London’s finest take away Perumal Studios, Singapore alpha 3.8: translocation Internet piece commissioned by Walker Art Center 2002: 4th Asiatopia Santi Chaiprakarn, Park, Pra Athit Road Organised by Concrete House/Empower Foundation Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand Media City Seoul Seoul Metropolitan museum Seoul, Korea Documenta 11 Binding Kassel, Germany Danger Museum TheSpace@INIVA London, UK The Show INSA Art Center Seoul, Korea Contemplation Room Overgaden Gallery Copenhagen, Denmark 2001: Nokia Singapore Art Singapore Art Museum Singapore Digiframe, Focus Galerie Cologne, Germany 2000: "Einsperren Aussperren Aufsperren", ("Log In Log Out Log Off") Curated by The Program Angels The Laden, Munich, Germany Art Beyond Borders, Organised by Dominque Hui Art System Gallery Toronto, Ontario, Canada London Biennale Organised by David Medalla Danger museum Souvenir shop Both physically and virtually, London, England and website www.dangermuseum.com 1999: The Dream Plan Project, organised by Footbridge To All Platforms, An international art event for young artists Kwanhoon Gallery and Fusion Gallery Seoul, Korea Super Luxury Art Machine, Danger Museum Project, Group project organised with Dennis Tan and Green Zeng Plastique Kinetic Worms gallery, Singapore 1998: The 1998 Danger museum Collection Organised by Tien Wei Woon Part of Substation’s Septfest event with 13 artists and 18 children artists The Substation, Singapore More of the Same, two artist- exhibition of paintings and prints Part of the event supporting the ASEM event of 1998 Organised by the Royal Overseas League Royal Overseas House, London, UK Landings Gallery, Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh, UK Reviews and writings on my work: 2016: The Business Times Feb 6, 2016 Picture perfect picnics by Rachel Loi and Tan Teck Heng http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/food-drink/picture-perfect-picnics This is Singapore TV programme Channel U / Toggle http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/this-is-singapore/ep4/359253 2009: Fukuoka Now Sept 2009 Fukuoka Now Ltd. All Rights Reserved 2004: Digital Currents: Art in the Electronic Age by Margot Lovejoy Routledge Internet Art by Rachel Greene Thames & Hudson 2003: Digital Art by Christiane Paul Thames & Hudson, pg 123. Arts Nation by Mega Media TV programme http://www.dangermuseum.com/translocal/program/artsnation.htm Art-ware: Utopie della net art by Valentina Tanni Flash Art Italia 2003 http://www.flashartonline.com/issues/238italia/artware.asp 2002: The Business Times Nov 9, 2002 Weaving the Web of Art By Cheah Ui-hoon Computer Times, Nov 20, 2002 Walking instead of clicking By Alfred Siew Telepolis magazin der Netzkultur June 27, 2002 Laufen statt surfen By Tilman Baumgärtel RHIZOME.ORG NET ART NEWS July 08, 2002 Walk, do not Surf, the Web by Brooke Singer The NY TIMES June 13, 2002 Arts Festivals Buzz With Digital Deviltry by MATTHEW MIRAPAUL 2001: Vehicle Issue no.3, 2001, Ed. Yvonne Lee alpha 3.0: GPS piece - A Web Walkabout by tsunamii.net, by May Yip p18-19 Plastique Kinetic Worms, Singapore The Straits Times, July 27, 2001 GPS finds its