Art Networking Potluck no.10 | About Painting

Featuring Martin Constable....

Ian Woo ....

The photo album is out for Art Networking Potluck no.10 | About Painting.

Click on http://dangermuseum.multiply.com/photos/album/23

To see more! Perhaps, you can catch yourself there.

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei

blog about the SB 2006 by Swee Tng

Was googling about the Wire and found this blog covering about the Singapore Biennale by someone called Swee Tng on a university of sydney website.

http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/bizart/stng4471.html - thought that it might offer an interesting read.

Also in one blog entry, Swee Tng aggregated the other links as well.

so check it out if you are interested.

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

p-10 Picks (10 - 16 Dec)

Dear friend,

Here is our selection for this week:

1. Now on!

The Wire Episode #4

By The Danger Museum (Singapore)

http://www.server-foundation.org/wire/

Free

 

The Wire: Cultural Podcast of the 21st Century is a cultural podcast initiated by Simon Petre and Woon Tien Wei for The Danger Museum (Singapore) and presented by ArtSingapore. It is a project responding to the lack of independent media coverage during the time of the Singapore Biennale. Episode #4 is On Thoughts on the Singapore Biennale 2006, Vandalism of Substation and National Museum Preview; there is also a new segment called ‘Ask Isrizal’.

 

2. Opening: Thu (14 Dec), 6.30pm

Square of Infinity

By Bronson Chan, Carrie Huang, Ella Magee, Fredi Sonderegger, M. Kamal Dollah, Noor Effendy Ibrahim, Raman Meyappan, Subashini Balasubramanian & Tan Ai Khim

The Substation Gallery (45 Armenian St)

Free

 

This is an inter-disciplinary art exhibition showcasing the in-process works of nine practicing artists in their separate research as part of the Master of Arts in Contemporary Practice programme at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and University of Huddersfield, UK. This exhibition examines the contemporary relocation and negotiation of a diverse range of disciplines and forms, from the traditional to the immediate and contemporary. The exhibition continues till 18 Dec.

 

3. Thu & Fri (14 & 15 Dec), 8pm

Voyeurages

By Cat Hope

72-13 (Mohd Sultan Rd)

Free (call 6737-7213 to reserve a seat)



Cat Hope is an accomplished sound artist, performer, composer, songwriter and noise artist whose practice is increasingly an interdisciplinary one that crosses over into video, performance and installation. This is a work that speaks about contemporary concepts of journey and visitation. Exploring these concepts and juxtaposing them with the visual impact of viewing the images on the naked backs of participants, this work delves into the confrontational effects that come with the unique experience of exploring new spaces on a provocative plane – the naked human torso.

Have a wonderful week ahead!

 

Regards,

Jennifer.

p-10 picks (3 - 9 Dec)

Dear friend,

Here it is again -- our not-to-be-missed picks for this week:

1. Opening: Wed (6 Dec), 7.30pm

re-ACTION

By Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya (APAD)

The Substation Gallery (45 Armenian St)
Free



Nine young artists like Harman Bin Hussin, Dino Hafian Bin Ahmad and Rudy Djoharnaen present their responses and reactions to the theme of entrapment, or Sangkar (meaning 'cage' in Malay). re-ACTION is a revival of the popular ACTION series in the early nineties with young artists presenting new works. The exhibition continues till 11 Dec.



2. Opening: Thu (7 Dec), 7.00pm

Helen Keller Played the Piano

By Akiko Koga

BooksActually (125A Telok Ayer St)

Free

Japanese photographer Akiko Koga showcases her recent works. Photography is the one thing that makes her really happy and she just loves to keep snapping pictures of stuff that tickles her. She creates a lot of her art from everyday subjects and paints a picture of a world she 'chooses' to see. Her photographs are bittersweet, nostalgic, quirky and a little dorky. This is her 3rd solo exhibition. The exhibition continues till 21 Dec.



3. Now – 31 Jan 07

Interrogating Time, Hidden Histories

National Museum of Singapore (93 Stamford Rd)
Free


This project consists of three new artworks commissioned for the opening festival. The artists were invited to explore the process of conceptualising history through visual means and to respond to the physical environment and architecture of the new museum. The artworks are Singa Merlionus (David Chan), Contours of a Rich Manoeuvre 2006 (Suzann Victor) and Waking the Fluorescent Lion (Brian Gothong Tan). While you are there, do also take a look at the five permanent public artworks, especially Matthew Ngui’s The Building Remembers.



Have a wonderful week ahead!



Regards,
Jennifer.

p-10 Picks (19 - 25 Nov)

Dear friend,

Do check out these events this week:

1. Tue (21 Nov), 7pm

Documenting Exhibitions and Writing Art History

By Lise Nellemann (Sparwasser HQ, Berlin)

72-13 (72-13 Mohd Sultan Rd)

Free



Lise Nellemann, founder of Sparwasser HQ, will present alternative ways of writing (art) history. Invited local contemporary artists Ho Tzu Nyen, Paul Rae and Woon Tien Wei, and a German artist in Singapore, Dirk Fleischmann, were asked to respond to and elaborate upon a selection from Sparwasser’s archive of exhibitions. They will be making their presentations during this event.



2. Fri (24 Nov), 7.30pm

Gala Screening of “Take My Eyes”

In aid of Moving Images (The Substation) and the National Committee for UNIFEM Singapore

GV VivoCity

$100/$200 (incl. pre-show cocktail reception)


Winning an astonishing 61 awards, Te Doy Mis Ojos (Take My Eyes), directed by one of Spain’s most promising woman directors Iciar Bollain, is a powerful film about reclaiming one's dignity and finding the hero within ourselves to change our lives. Screened for the first time in Singapore. More info at www.substation.org/takemyeyes and 6337 7535.



3. Sat (25 Nov), 1.30 – 3pm

Place and Placeness, Landscapes in Modern Southeast Asian Art

Celadon Room, University Cultural Centre, NUS

Free



Joanna Lee, guest curator of the exhibition, explores ways in which SEA arists have invoked, expressed and/or interrogated notions of space/land as place, and identity as placeness through varied forms of artistic expressions in modern and contemporary art. Held in conjunction with Highlights of Southeast Asian Collection.

Here's wishing you a great week ahead!

Regards,
Jennifer.

No puppahmamah opening pics!

The pictures are out! for the opening of No puppahmama exhibition at our new space.

For clarifications, we are not moving yet because it is under renovation. The time we are moving there is probably next year April.


JK and Bruce toasting to the photographer. (me)


Were you there? Check this link

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

Episode # 3 : On Death Penalty, Life! and History repeats itself!

Episode #3 of The Wire is out. Featuring Simon Petre (p-10 resident researcher) & Woon Tien Wei (part of p-10 curatorial team).

Well, finally, this episode covers many issues and events.

!!CHECK IT!!

ok, Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei.

p-10 picks (of the week!)

In case you have not received this e-mail. Jennifer just sent out the p-10 picks.
(see below)
Enjoy: Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

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Dear friend,



We are starting this weekly announcement of art events which we think should be interesting and which we recommend you check out. We hope this list of exhibitions, openings, talks, etc would be helpful to you.



Our selection this week:



Now – Thu (19 Oct)

Everything That Went Before This. Paintings. Ian Woo.

The Substation Gallery (45 Armenian St)

11am – 9pm

Free



In Everything That Went Before This, the language of painting takes on multiple roles where stacked manifestations of gesture, words and space, intertwine and modulate to re-construct a momentary state of cognitive conundrum. It is a state that reinforces the flux of perceptive memory to accept its fractured nature as a formless whole. It is important that everything that went before and after within each painting succumb the viewer to begin a dialogue of the ‘now’.



Fri (20 Oct)

Opening: 7pm

Kill nothing but time, Take nothing but photographs, Leave nothing but footprints.

A photographic installation by Robert Ern-Yuan Guth

Your MOTHER gallery (91A Hindoo Rd)

Free



For more information, see www.geocities.com/madlynettepress/killnothingbuttime.html. Exhibition continues till 19 Nov (by appointment only: 6396 3310).



Sat (21 Oct)

2 – 4pm

Drawing Propositions – Suggestions, Experimentations and Possibilities

#2-08, Seminar Room, Wing B, NAFA 1 (80 Bencoolen St)

Free



The forum aims to serve as a platform to enable artists whose drawings are showcased in the exhibition WithDrawing to propose their ideas to a professional audience of art practitioners as well as to invite responses from the latter in jointly looking at drawing possibilities today. The panellists are Hong Sek Chern, Tang Ling Nah, Tang Da Wu, Tan Guo Liang and Cheo Chai Hiang.



Hope to see you there!



Regards,

Jennifer.

Yo, Yo, Yo.

These guys, 2 pharoahs are still around.

YES! but with the old comes the new! Now online is the new episode of the WIRE! Go download at this website.
The WIRE
Episode 2: Peace & Art Volunteerism!

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei.

rwiiting | ||

Lina & Jeremy wedding photo. A touching moment.




The past few days, I have been trying to finish writing some overdue article which I meant to write. It has been quite fun keeping myself busy like this but it is really overdue.

The text kind of covers the thoughts which came up while I attended / was involved with some events like: Encounters 13 + Documenta Magazine meetings (Chiang Mai + Singapore).

Meanwhile, the Got No Puppamumma exhibition opens tomorrow at our new site. (note: this is a pre-renovation show). Do come by if you are free. for more details click here.

Lastly, chanced upon a friend's blog. Ampulet.

CAstle of imagination in trouble.

One of the best known International Performance Art Festivals “Castle
of Imagination” is in danger! Baltic Art Gallery and Zbigniew
Warpechowski are up to stealing the Castle’s concept and name. Don’t let the
Castle – the Festival of the best and most positive energy become a prey of
the bad guys!

The latest update from Art Interventions about the Castle of
Imagination's case:
* Zbigniew Warpechowski speaks up! Read what he says about his
hijacking of the
festival
* Sign up a protest list at Spam magazine
* more
Please, check www.republika.pl/art_interventions
Sincerely yours,
Art Interventions

A Vision for Tomorrow

A Vision for Tomorrow
Curated by p-10 and scab


Date: 4 September - 5 November 2006 (By appointment only)
Venue: Space A

Featuring
Chng Nai Wee
Urich Lau
Lim Kok Boon
Matthew Ngui
Woon Tien Wei

A Vision for Tomorrow is our proposal for the future of Singapore art.

This exhibition reminds us of the potential for art to be 'a strong force against neo-liberal economics, raising awareness that there is something to defend which is more valuable than what consumer culture has to offer'.


Write-up for the exhibition: click on title link.



A part of p-10's programme for the SB2006 period.
>>>>>>>>>Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei>>>

Encounters: A mole rat

You might have heard - our office will be moving to a new space on Rowell Road.

We started packing the store room today.

It was pure chaos inside.

Jk, James and myself encountered a rat and after much fuss, we managed to chased it out.

Due to the open concept design of our SPACE B, we get such visitors.

I hate to throw things away unless it is totally necessary. We will be putting stuff out for people who might want it. (free-cycle style*) Giving these items a new lease of life. It is a way to promote a share culture. OF course if you wish to donate money to p-10 for these items, we welcome that. Any form of donation / exchange to keep us going is important to us.



Here is an image of the 2 wooden crates (originally given to us by our Ayuveda neighbours, used for shipping) we are passing on to anyone who wants to use this. They make quite good shelves.

If interested, let us know.

Thanks.

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei
*Freecycle is an online community which believes in passing on unwanted items to the rest in the network. (The Singapore freecycle community is quite active).

Tripping THE WIRE

It has been a whirl wind 2 week.

Just finished the Ultimate Commodity piece @ Esplanade. Had to juggle attending Singapore Biennale things.

Set up the current exhibition @ p-10. A Vision for Tomorrow.

Now, what: Finally, finished uploading the Danger Museum Project online.

It is a podcast about culture. This one is an episode about the Singapore Biennale.

CHECK IT.
-------------->> The Wire: Cultural Podcast of the 21st Century

Any comments? Anybody? on that.

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei

The Land of IKEA.

Photo of Russell getting his Heman Chong art work.

Some updates. For those who don't know, Cheong Kah Kit (in our curatorial team) is now doing his masters in Sweden.

We will miss him.

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei.

The calm before the storm

Hi all,
Sorry we've been quiet on this blog for so long.
Just been busy with our daily chores, and also getting ready for the coming mad months.
Oh, you haven't heard? We're expanding... but more about that in a month or two.
Having less than a month - in fact, less than two weeks - is our first-ever Singapore Biennale which we hope will take our beloved little country by storm this year and every alternate year to come. Well, we will see. Right now, all is quiet on that front too.
So this must be a good time for me to sleep.
Here's wishing you dreams of grandeur.
I'll write again soon, perhaps when the storm has subsided.

- Jen.

Sydney biennale / Melbourne Gallery Trails!

Hey heh!
Finally, got some chance to update our blog abit. Been busy as usual -- Jen and me is on tour to Melbourne and Sydney now.

Will be back on 15th July. All this travelling makes blog writing very difficult you see.

Also I am now on very expensive bandwidth -- I am so conscious of every minute because it costs a lot of money. Evil. (we should not take our internet provider for granted)

Some updates: If you have not caught the current exhibtion @ p-10 Space A.
The Deep End - please do.

An exhibition curated by Guoliang and Emily Chua, featuring the works of 3 reccent graduates from Lasalle SIA.

ok, time to go for now.



Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

Erik Talk @ p-10

Missed it - or were U there?


Transmission Out. Woon Tien Wei

Picture this.

Looks like we are drinking but actually, it is our p-9 (Jiu) // where we launch our own beer.






A beautiful morning.
A wonderful evening.

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

p-10 forum is up again!

Finally, we 've got the forum up again.

As you may have heard, our forum was hacked due to an un-updated phpforum. Actually, Kakit was telling me that day that he was rather amused by the page that took over our forum.

It was a page with 'revolutionary' looking middle east text, not really sure what it is though.

Did a search on it but couldn't find out what it was.

We went to the Lasalle Grad show finally. What I liked about the environment of the grad show was that you had to explore the campus and in that wandering around from 'exhibition to exhibition' you bumped into people, saying 'hellos' and catching up with those whom you have not seen for a long time.

Then I realised that I said that I was waiting to find out which grad show was better. Lasalle vs. NAFA - who was better.

Boon was saying that he wasn't gonna write on every work but he wanted to pick out one or two works and write about it. Comments on what I think will come later.

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei

Visits to p-10 | Hwa Chong JC

Hello all,
A pic of a recent visit from HWa chong JC at the I M BREATHER SHOW.

Also today will be the Lasalle Grad show, will go and compare with NAFA.

Also p-10 forum back up again! since it got hacked.

ok.

All for now.

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei.

NAFA GRAD show.

First, Jen and Myself came back sometime last week from Perth. (got something to talk to us? Drop a mail or call...)

Big thank you to rest of team to kept p-10 going while we were gone. Yes, feeding the fishes and watering the plants.

But when we returned, we were swept up by Election Fever and was busy following it.

Today, Kit, Jen & myself attended the NAFA Degree + MA graduation show.

I have to say that this year's graduates (Visual Arts) seemed better than the previous year.

Nothing really specific but just an overall feeling. I think the teaching staff also has changed since the last year. Maybe this could be the result.

A friend, whom I will not name here, who have seen the grad show @ LAsalle told me that , "Seems like NAFA graduate show looks better" Or was it interesting?

Well, we can only see the Lasalle show next week to do any comparison.

Although, well, few works which still stick in my mind are mentioned below:
(in no particular order)
* Isabelle's Performance
* Justine Lee's PErformance & his wall graffiti
* This Japanese female artist who did an advanced artist dictionary. (actually I really liked this piece.) It was very quiet but quite considered.

Well, that's all for now. We are working on some new projects for now. More updates at a later date.

Transmission out!
Woon Tien Wei

Satu! FOI

Hello been long since we last posted anything.

Jennifer and myself went over to KL last week. Not really sure if I should say much about this yet.

But We have changed exhibition for I M BREATHER. So do come by if you haven't seen the full set of photographs from Paradise/Terrorise.

Also, come by for Future of Imagination, tonite the last night of performance and forum.

Go to ------- http://www.foi.sg

Next week, Jen and me go to Aus. Kit will be taking the calls while we are gone, so the show is still open!

Transmission out.
Woon Tien Wei

Seok Tin opens Lim Mu Hue exhibition

Well, this may be a little late for those attending the exhibition opening. Seok Tin just sending this out. Seok Tin is opening for this exhibition. (no speech she said, just cut ribbon and proclaiming it open!)

Veteran woodcut artist, Lim Mu Hue's exhibition opens at Hainan Clan.

"No Grey Area- Mu Hue's Wood Block"


info below:!!
You are cordially invited to attend the opening ceremony of
"No Grey Area- Mu Hue's Wood Block" print exhibition
at Hai Nan Clan
on March 31, 2006, 12 noon
by Ms. Seok Tin,
President of Singapore Printmaking Society.

Public viewing: March 31to April 2, 2006
Time: 10am to 6pm daily
Venue: Hai Nan Clan 47, Beach Road #01-01/02 Singapore 189683
Tel: 63363452

more on Singapore art

Here's something I've been working on for a while: http://www.artsingapore.org/ - a web portal for information on contemporary art in Singapore.
The first edition contains special features on Lee Wen and Lee Weng Choy, both important in the local art scene. Click on Featured Writings - Featured: to see these. In particular, make sure you check out the 4 writings by Weng, which are available for download until 15 June only.
In addition, under Featured Writings, you will also find a few new exhibition reviews written by Boon of p-10, which are also definitely worth reading.
Lastly, not to be missed are other important information placed in the News, Scheduler and Web Resources sections.
Have a read and let me know what you think! -Jen.

long time

Just a note to say hi as i've been absent too long.
It's been a really busy time in p-10 as we've been working on a series of exciting projects for the year.
Look out for them! -Jen.

BLINK 30

Hungry for art criticism. Here is a refreshing look into art exhibitions in Singapore.

Go here.

important news missed out/?

I missed out a piece of news.

The 'exhibition guide' for Errata is finally published (100 copies).

It is a prequel to the upcoming publication which at this point of time seems very thick and sexy.

The 'Errata exhibition guide' has the curatorial essay, Koh's research notes and picture gallery. It is available at p-10 for anyone who wishes to read it.

It costs $25. All proceeds will go into the final publication. Look forward to anybody's comments. On this topic, I am reminded of a point which Ray brought up at the Editorial meeting (documenta) about Errata being an exhibition project.

I replied that it is an exhibition project all this while, although the exhibition model is not adequate to fully explore the subject. In fact, it shouldn't be the final resting place. As we last packed the collection into the storage, knowing in our hearts the solution which we were seeking for the collection is still not resolved.

Next thing: I M BREATHER: PART II: Paradise/Terrorise was covered in Life last Saturday. Anybody has any comments on that? Chai Hiang said the article was good.

Transmssion out. Woon Tien Wei.

I M BREATHER PICS

I M BREATHER opens last thursday. We had part III: Jeremy Hiah artist talk.

The turn out was luke warm. About 13 turned up. Jen said, it was too much events in two weeks. We should have spaced out in the month. Well, all not lost since we have recorded the talk on video.

The video should be ready in a week's time - so visitors can view that.

Meanwhile, took some pictures of I M BREATHER Part I: Painting.

More on pics on the I M BREATHER website.
go to: www.p-10.org/breather

ok, transmission out!

To Chiang Mai and back, STILL BREATHING

Jennifer and me just went to Chiang Mai last week. It has been a rather eventful trip.

Firstly, we met up with some of our friends (SOK SAK, ol' Switch media, Uthit) over there and caught up with what they are doing. Next, we attended the documenta 12 (Thailand) editorial meeting and visited The Land Foundation.

A good four days. Then we rushed back with lots of work to do for our upcoming exhibition and a head full of 'ideas'. :)

When we returned to Singapore, we attended the documenta 12 editorial meeting at the Substation. That was also good for us since, we were fortunate to be able to see both symposiums and we got a chance to compare our personal notes. (Maybe the notes will be published in Art Singapore later on.)

Now that the whole symposium is over, we back to preparing for the upcoming activities at p-10.

LAO YU SENG on friday @ p-10 as it will be hosting ENCOUNTERS 08: COM & COM.

ALL INVITED. Time of the year to toss up some luck.

Next will be I M BREATHER, an exhibition of works by Jeremy Hiah.

Transmission out. Woon Tien Wei