Tag: Singapore

  • Meg Cranston & John Baldessari – Keep it Simple. Keep it Fresh // Singapore

    Meg Cranston & John Baldessari – Keep it Simple. Keep it Fresh // Singapore

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    “Whatever you decide to do, remember to keep it simple, keep it fresh, and have some idea of what you are going to do.”

    It is rare to stumble upon newly available artwork created by such prolific artists as the two I spotted at Galerie Michael Janssen in this collaborative show by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston.
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  • Sundaram Tagore: The sonic universe of Taylor Kuffner

    Sundaram Tagore: The sonic universe of Taylor Kuffner

    Last week, renowned gallerist Mr Tagore told us about his hopes to install a sonic sculpture on the MRT, and explained how life, death and redemption can be captured on canvas. This week he introduces us to Taylor Kuffner, the artist whose sculpture has had reverberations around Singapore, to discuss frog calls, xylophone robots, and the primal effects of sound…

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    Taylor Kuffner, The Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, 2012, Kinetic Sculpture Installation (more…)
  • Behind the scenes with Sundaram Tagore: The sound of ‘Home’

    Behind the scenes with Sundaram Tagore: The sound of ‘Home’

    This week we had the pleasure of talking to Sundaram Tagore – international gallerist and art historian – on topics including the Singapore art scene, the psychology of space at an art fair, and why he has been given the confidence to bring innovative artists to Singapore and to Art Stage.

    As I entered Sundaram Tagore Gallery to meet Mr Tagore himself, my eardrums sprang to life. I was greeted with the mystical and wondrous sound of chiming bells, the soft resonance of gongs, and then a rhythmical crescendo of mesmerising sound. (more…)