Art show aimed at shattering social barriers has barrier shattered

On 22nd April 2008, the Post-Museum staff arrives at work shocked to find that the gallery window shattered. The police was alerted immediately and after the investigation, the case was categorised as mischief as no artworks were stolen from the exhibition.

This incident has left the artists, friends and the staff at Post-Museum wondering if this was just a freak incident or a member of public who finds the exhibition too offensive for their liking.

Artist, Eileen A. Reynolds commented that "When I first heard about this incident, I asked myself if it could be someone who feels strongly against Joan's work?" The exhibition, Influx, features the work of Eileen A. Reynolds and Joan Kelly is based on portraits of foreign workers, prostitutes and maids.

Could the broken window be the handiwork of someone who finds the work insulting, degrading or a little obscene for their liking? At this point, there are no suspects but fortunately the neighborhood residents have been alerted and some volunteered to keep a watch out for any suspicious characters hanging around Post-Museum when the staff goes home.

Sadly, replacing the broken glass window will now eat into Post-Musuem's limited resources. Woon Tien Wei, curatorial team at the Post-Museum commented that, "Art can make people do strange things, I understand that completely. If you are unhappy with the artwork, talk to the artist, blog about it, discuss with friends. Replacing the window will cost us quite a bit of money. Especially at this time when prices of everything is going up. I 'd rather spend it on developing more meaningful cultural programmes for the public."

Despite all the commotion surrounding this incident, the show will go on, Influx will run until 28 April.


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Infux
by Joan Kelly
Eileen A. Reynolds

Duration: until 28 April
Venue:
Show Room
Post-Museum
107+109 Rowell Road

Opening Times:
Tue-Fri
6 - 10 pm

Sat & Sun
12 - 10pm

Contact details:
+65 6396 3598

email: admin@p-10.org

synopsis on exhibition:

Eileen Anastasia Reynolds and Joan Kelly present a body of work that critiques, celebrates and reflects upon the multifarious nature of Singapore's working communities. They approach their subject from two singular perspectives, but with a shared consciousness of their own expatriate status in Singapore, as educators at the Nanyang Technological University.

The painterly exuberance of Joan's painted portraits evinces her emotional involvement with the subject matter. The prostitutes, construction site workers and taxi drivers all seem to reflect back the charm with which they are perceived. This is in contrast to the objective distance on display in Eileen's photographs and videos of the same subject matter. However, it is distance made intimate by the whimsical digital manipulations and editing strategies that she employs.

These two artists are connected by little more than their subject matter yet together their work produces an engaging synthesis: mutable and complex, contradictory and in flux.


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