I would have loved to spend more time at this show, that Ai Wei Wei tore apart in his interview with The Guardian，Apart from its unfortunate name of the show which obviously incensed Ai, I felt that the show featuring nine Chinese artists from the 1990s till today was a pretty insightful showcase of the constantly evolving contemporary Chinese art scene of present day China.
Even wanted to know some Six-legged creatures up-close and personal?
Mr Choo Meng Foo, who is known to some as the Insect Hunter, is sharing with you the enlarge world of insects and spiders, never been seen before at such close proximity and brilliance.
For Meng Foo, The ‘Portraits of Nature’ is a life long project that he had set up to pursue. Being awed by the MicroWorld of the Insects which had been unseen for a long time until the proliferation of digital camera and advance optical lenses. They are mesmerizing to many people.
Artitute.com had the pleasure of speaking with local artist Boedi Widjaja, who was recently showing at The Substation, and is currently showing at the Yellow River Arts Centre Singapore base at the newly opened Gillman Barracks. This is the first of a two-part conversation where we chat about the artist’s ideas, influences, and practice. (more…)