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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Little did I know what a difficult feat it would be, as I tried to compress the lives of these legends and that of today’s post-pop artists into articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words. As I believe that it is the compilation of our past experiences that make us who we are today, I deliberated long and hard, as to what to include and to omit in order to stay true to each artist, whilst trying to convey their sheer brilliance. After many years of brokering art and after some kind hearted badgering by some of my clients, I decided that the time was right to open up my own art gallery. Many people remark about the increased interest in art in Singapore and whilst the government has certainly begun to play a more active role we must not forget the hard work and dedication of the first pioneering galleries that have paved the way for people such as myself. The philosophy of my gallery is to treat people in the way that I would like to be treated myself and to only show the best quality artwork in the best condition. Everything that is showcased at Pop and Contemporary Fine Art is owned by the gallery, from artists that I myself collect in depth. I have chosen to dedicate this issue to Pop art as it is art that I find it easy to understand and appreciate and more importantly, because it has changed the way we look at art and continues to be relevant, still to this day, both in Singapore and around the world. 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Subscription price is SGD48 within Singapore and USD40 internationally. For subscriptions, renewals and address changes, please email [email protected]. Recycle. Pass THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE forward. 10 / THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE FEBRUARY 2011 / 11 COMING UP The 21st century art world is bustling with hi-tech mediums that offer interesting new aesthetics. As traditional art forms seek preservation, Taiwanese artist Barney Lin has melded the past with the present in a marriage of technology and tradition. As part of a series in which he recreates classical Chinese masterpieces, the I/O gallery in Hong Kong is show- casing Lin’s digital reinterpretation of the Song Dynasty Shui Mo painting ‘Travelers among the Mountains and Streams’ by Fan K’uan. 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. Her approach is multi-disciplinary in terms of concept, matter and medium (photography, painting, Dorit Feldman: A Solo and sculpture) prompting the viewer to engage in ‘visual read- Exhibition by Art Facet ing ’. Feldman has presented 28 solo exhibitions and partici- pated in hundreds of group exhibitions in leading galleries and 11.01.11- 11.02.11 / museums in Israel, Europe and the United States. She has Volvo Art Loft / executed more than 95 public works of art, and a wide range www.artfacet.com of her works is kept in private collections globally. 12 / THE POCKET ARTS GUIDE COMING UP As National Artist of the Philippines Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab, approaches the 50th year of his profes- sional life as an artist, an exhibition by the Singapore Tyler Print Institute entitled ‘Glimpses’ looks back at the pieces that best characterise his work, while presenting a new body of printmaking and work on paper. 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.