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 way into art, by Steve Dawson, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore

Generation e, a program about technology and internet, review of tsunamii.net’s alpha 3.0 CNBC Asia, 17/8/2001

2000: The Danger Museum: A Publication from the Danger Museum Archives, by LIM KOK BOON, ISBN: 981-04-3115-5

Asia Pacific Magazine, issue 26, ‘Finding a place for art: Singapore report’ by Felicity Fenner p25-27

Masulsage (Art World), April 2000 no.185 'A Letter on the Asian Memory and Heritage delivered from London-in assoication with the Box Museum 2000’ by PARK Soyang, Masulsage, Korea

1999: Art World, September Issue, 1999 Korean Art magazine, A review reporting on the art event Dreamplan project

Aporia, Issue no.4, May 1999, Singapore The Danger Museum: Friendly Art spaces by Wendy Gan, p16-20

1998: Straits times, Life, September 7th, Singapore Many happy returns, Substation by Elizabeth A. Kaiden and Photos by Sim Chi Yin

Talks and Conferences

2016: One By One Metre Space Rough Tours Flanuer Gallery Singapore

Guest Speaker for Spaces of the Curatorial. Printed Matter(s) Workshop led Regina Maria Moeller

Guest Speaker for Professional Practice Module Lasalle BA Fine Art Singapore

2015: BICARA TITIAN BUDAYA Forum on Engaging Singapore-Malaysia Artistic & Cultural Communities Black Box, Publika Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014: Curatorial Roundtable Public Talk Series Curating Lab Singapore

2006: Virtual Marathon Presentation and Demonstration Satu Kali Kulua Lumpur, Malaysia

2005: Exchange 05: Enquiries in Art & Technology, organised by p-10 & WITA p-10 Singapore

Open Nature: Meet the artists vol.2 NTT ICC Tokyo, Japan

Xeno-tech & Art and Social Responsibility Transmediale, Haus of World Kultur Berlin, Germany

2003: Construction/Reborn, organised by Old Ladies Art House Space Seminar on artists run space and urban planning. Macau

2000: The Post-Ulu Show, organised by The Artists Village Slide talk about Dream Plan Project and Danger museum, Substation Gallery, Substation, Singapore

Nokia Art Society Talks, Slide presentation on the Artists Village’s Post-Ulu, With Koh Nguang How, Kai and Ziyan Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

1999: The Dream Plan Project, organised by Footbridge To All Platforms, An international art event for young artists, Three day conference with 39 artists, Fusion Gallery, Seoul, Korea