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  • The Inside view-Art Stage through an artist’s eyes

    The Inside view-Art Stage through an artist’s eyes

    I love to visit big contemporary art fairs, and I’m usually there in two guises. With my ‘art critic hat’ on, I check out the newest trends, the most exciting artists, discover what has worked, and what is less successful, how the booths have been curated. But looking with the eye of an artist, I want to be awed, to check out artists and galleries I admire, discover new inspirations, and to see how my own practice fits into a wider world of art.

    Interestingly, sometimes these two points of view differ – and I think that’s because with my ‘artist hat’ on (more…)

  • A New Art Fair – Worlds Apart // Singapore

    A New Art Fair – Worlds Apart // Singapore

    A New Art Fair - Worlds Apart // Singapore

    To me, the concept of a hotel art fair was quite unusual, as this is my first experience of one – it’s the very first of it’s kind in Singapore, and it opens on Friday at the Conrad Centennial.

    A New Art Fair - Worlds Apart // Singapore

    Photo taken at Doors Hotel Art Fair 2012 in Seoul.

    Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, Worlds Apart Art Fair is an international art fair featuring emerging contemporary artists from Asia, Africa, Lebanon, Europe, the Americas and Australia. There is also a special focus on emerging artists in Singapore. (more…)

  • 400 Aboriginal Works by Young Artists

    400 Aboriginal Works by Young Artists

    400 Aboriginal Works by Young Artists

    Last December, ReDot Fine Art Gallery hosted an exhibition of over 400 works. On display were the collaborative works of students from the Singapore American School, ranging in age from 5-10 year old. The student population comes from the Americas, Europe and Asia. But for the past few weeks, these students were painting Aboriginal. Their work, were displayed on movable panels in the centre of the gallery.

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