'Singapore as an island- and city-state is a special and exciting place. Within the contemporary art scene Singapore is a melting pot of diverse artistic tendencies and cultural influences. Artists from all over the world live and work here in order to be part of the art scene with its exhibitions, conferences, symposia and festivals. The limited space of the city requires flexible urban planning and development. Induced by the permanent restoration of older buildings almost no area is spared from the constant renewal. New technologies immediately lead to new ever more gigantic construction projects which increasingly dominate the city. This affects not only the Singapore skyline but also the organization of the lives of residents, whose working, living, recreation areas are dictated by architecture without having individual alternatives, because the necessary space is lacking. Artists address this phenomenon in widely differing ways. They manifest in their work that this constant change influences the population as well as culture and art.' - from the ifa Galleries website

Features artists' works and their interviews as well as a series of essays. Includes a supplementary booklet that contains essays by Alfian Sa'at, Boey Kim Cheng, Tania de Rozario, Claire Tham, Jason Wee, Cyril Wong and Stephanie Ye (all in German only).

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Berlin, Germany)

Location code

EX.GER.MYD

Language

English,

German

Keyword

group exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2015

No of pages

197

ISBN / ISSN

9783921970638

No of copies

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Unsettling the Purity of One - Charles MEREWETHER

The Measure of Your Dwelling: Singapore as Unhomed - Jason WEE

Ashley Yeo: In Conversation with Gregory Coates

Charles Lim: About My Video

Chua Chye Teck: In conversation with Tricia Lim

Chun Kai Feng: About My Work

Geraldine Kang: In Conversation with Sylvia Poh

Grace Tan & Randy Chan: In Conversation with Each Other

Ho Tzu Nyen: In Conversation with Jason Wee

Jeremy Sharma: In Conversation with John Chia

Tan Pin Pin: Three Questions

Vince Ong: In Conversation with Kelvin Ang

Zai Tang: In Conversation with Joleen Loh

Making New, Again - LEE Honghwee Michael, 李鴻輝

The Singapore Art Archive Project: From Yishun to Gillman Barracks - KOH Nguanghow, 許元豪

Singapore as Garden City: The Techo-Organic Home - May Ee WONG

We Are All Foreigners - Anca RUJOIU

Related event

venue	date
ifa Gallery, Berlin, Germany	2015

Artist

Ashley YEO,

Charles Yiyong LIM, 林育榮,

Organiser

Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Berlin, Germany)

The Measure of Your Dwelling: Singapore as Unhomed

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