Author Archives: Jenevieve Kok

Singapore Designers at Milan Design Week 2023

DesignSingapore Council will bring Singaporean design to the global stage with the exhibition Future Impact at Milan Design Week, the world’s largest design event. Opening to the public from 18 to 23 April 2023, Future Impact celebrates Singapore's forward-looking design and its positive impact on everyday life.Co-curated by global design thought leader and consultant Tony Chambers and Milan-based author and curator Maria Cristina Didero, Future Impact spotlights Singapore as a hub of innovation and creativity, in which impactful design solutions and technology intertwine to shape a brighter future while emphasising the urgent need for sustainability in design and production today.

March 28, 2023

The Definitive Guide to Hong Kong Exhibitions this Month

Hong Kong is brimming with events this March with exciting exhibitions around the city as well as two renowned art fairs: Art Central, and Art Basel Hong Kong 2023. Art enthusiasts, art collectors, artists, and galleries flock to the city to experience the best of Hong Kong's art world. Scroll down to check out some of the upcoming highlights!

March 20, 2023

City As Studio: A Graffiti and Street Art Exhibition by K11 MUSEA and K11 Art Foundation

From 20 March to 14 May 2023, China’s first major exhibition of graffiti and street art will be on at K11 MUSEA. Curated by Jeffrey Deitch and presented by K11 Art Foundation, City As Studio coincides with Art Basel Hong Kong, and the monumental exhibition will feature over 100 works by more than 30 artists. This exhibition will showcase the breadth and depth of the graffiti and street art scene across generations, styles, and geographies.

March 16, 2023

Capella Sydney Opens in Australia!

After a seven-year restoration and renovation process, Capella Sydney is now open. Occupying an entire city block just moments from Circular Quay, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the hotel welcomes its guests to a benchmark destination of luxury accommodation, exceptional cuisine, and unrivalled cultural immersion.The Artling was appointed as the art consultant for this new establishment and worked with Capella Sydney to curate an Australian-focused art collection. Featuring a vast array of pieces ranging from ceramics, paintings, site-specific murals, textile works, photography, and more.Capella Sydney is housed within the Department of Education building, originally designed in the 1900s by NSW government architect George McRae. Forming part of the city's prestigious Sandstone Precinct, the building has been meticulously restored and reimagined by Pontiac Land.

March 14, 2023

Yoshitomo Nara’s First Australian Solo Exhibition

From 26 February to 25 June 2023, Yoshitomo Nara: Reach Out to The Moon, Even If We Can't will be on view at The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA). This show marks Yoshitomo Nara's first Australian solo exhibition and brings together major sculptural works alongside paintings, drawings, ceramics, and photography by the world-renowned artist.  Nara rose to international prominence in the 1990s for his exquisitely rendered, instantly recognisable portraits of alternately sweet and vicious big-headed figures and melancholic figurative sculptures. His work in all mediums is the result of his innovative distillation of an enormous array of references and inspirations. These include memories of growing up in rural Northern Japan amidst the lingering presence of World War II, political events of the 1960s and 1970s, the sound and graphics of pop, rock and folk music, literature, art from Japan’s Edo and modern period, as well as the new expressionism he encountered while studying and living in Germany in the late 1980s and 1990s. All of which, and more, is finely honed into work that is both intimate and worldly, full of rebellious protest and powerful poise.

February 02, 2023

The Hour Glass Unveils Doppelgänger by Jun Ong at ART SG

The Hour Glass, Associate Partner of ART SG, the inaugural edition of the largest art fair in Southeast Asia and the Oceanic region, presents Malaysian artist Jun Ong's newly-commissioned work, Doppelgänger. Project managed by The Artling, the work will be on display at basement 2, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, and open to all ART SG visitors.  Since 1979, The Hour Glass has constantly sought to establish new avenues that draw parallels between the beauty of watchmaking art with the universe of contemporary visual arts and design. Their landmark exhibition, "Then Now Beyond", held in 2019 on the occasion of their 40th anniversary, featured specially commissioned works by renowned artists and designers such as Daniel Arsham, nendo, and Marc Newson.  The Hour Glass’s commitment as a prosecutor of culture and the arts is long-standing, from prominent works of art featured throughout their various corporate offices and boutiques to bespoke projects in collaboration with acclaimed international artists. For the inaugural edition of Art SG, The Hour Glass has selected emerging Malaysian talent, Jun Ong, as its first artist for its multi-year sponsorship of the fair. 

January 11, 2023

Dawn Ng's New Installation at National Gallery Singapore

In conjunction with Light to Night 2023, Singaporean artist Dawn Ng presents her latest work: There is a Window in My Eye if You Look in You Will See the Sky. This work is an emotive and meditative response to the festival's theme and draws attention to the passing of time. With a visual mechanic that recreates the circadian rhythm of dawn to dusk, the installation prompts visitors to reflect on the passing of time.

January 06, 2023

Your Guide to Singapore Art Week 2023!

Singapore Art Week (SAW) returns with its 11th edition from 6 to 15 January 2023! Helmed by the National Arts Council (NAC), the event brings together local and international art enthusiasts, collectors, and the curious to congregate at Singapore's premier visual arts season. An annual pinnacle event in Asia’s visual arts calendar, SAW 2023 will see over 700 artists and curators from Singapore and around the globe to present more than 130 programmes and exhibitions.  This edition serves as a nexus for creative collaborations where artists can expand new forms of art even beyond their usual practice, providing a platform for them to build capabilities and strengthen cross-sector collaborations such as Art x Design and Art x Tech. With its continued focus on thought leadership, SAW 2023 will also present a consolidation of panels and talks featuring invited artists and experts to share insights and experiences on pertinent topics in the art world today. Bringing together players from the Singapore and international visual arts ecology, this edition will also see two significant art fairs taking place – homegrown art platform S.E.A. Focus, as well as the inaugural edition of ART SG. With the return of the Singapore Pavilion from the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and the ongoing Singapore Biennale, SAW 2023 exemplifies the strength and unity of Singapore's visual arts community in creating a distinctive city for the arts.

January 05, 2023

Futura2000 Unveils 'Pointman - River Warrior' in Singapore and Bali!

New York City artist Futura2000, in collaboration with Potato Head, has created two sculptures titled 'Pointman - River Warrior', which were unveiled in Singapore and Bali. Created using waste collected across the island of Bali, Pointman speaks to Potato Head's ideation that sustainability can be beautiful. Initially lauded as a pioneering graffiti artist, Futura2000 is known for his ground-breaking use of abstraction in the 1980s and has always been progressive in his philosophy, methodology, and practice of art. Adjacent to his body of abstract paintings, he has developed a universe and lexicon around an otherworldly character: the Pointman. Over the years, Pointman has taken many forms across drawing, painting, and sculpture.

December 14, 2022

An Interview with Kevin Poon, the Founder of WOAW Gallery

Kevin Poon is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur, fashion designer, and collector, as well as the founder of WOAW Gallery. He is the consummate networked creative figure, acting as a hub and a filter through his many entrepreneurial and artistic projects. Fuelled by Kevin's love for art and inspired by the years of building relationships and realising collaborative projects around the globe, WOAW Gallery is a dynamic, flexible, and multifaceted hub for artists, curators, galleries, and entrepreneurs. WOAW Gallery will also be opening its fourth space in Singapore on 12 January 2023, adding to its locations in Hong Kong and Beijing. Located at 4 Ang Siang Hill in the vibrant enclave of Chinatown, the launch of the new space will mark the gallery's first and only Southeast Asian outpost.  This week, The Artling had the opportunity to speak to Kevin about how he started WOAW Gallery, his collecting journey, and Hong Kong's art scene. Scroll down to find out more! 

December 12, 2022

The Artling's Return to Work 2023 Collection

We wish the holiday season could last longer than a couple of weeks, but we all need to return to work. To make the return to work exciting, here is a curated collection of artworks and design objects to spruce up your desks and walls in your offices or workspaces at home. From minimalist desk accessories to paintings and prints that add pops of colour, these pieces will surely add character to your desks and keep your creative juices flowing. Scroll down to check out our collection for your return to work in 2023!

December 12, 2022

New & Noteworthy Artworks for December 2022

The most wonderful time of the year is here, and with it, 10 of our new and noteworthy artworks for December 2022! The Artling has put together a curated collection of artworks that showcase the diverse ways that these talented artists express themselves and how it manifests in their vibrant abstractions, surrealist figurations, imaginative photographs, and calming colour palettes. Scroll down to check out our new and noteworthy artworks for December!  Carla Sa Fernandes

December 01, 2022