Art Stage Singapore 2015
Line-up and programme
22–25 January 2015
Vernissage: 21 January
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre
10 Bayfront Avenue
Level B2, Halls D, E, F
Singapore 018956
Art Stage Singapore has announced details of its fifth edition, which returns to Singapore from 22 to 25 January 2015 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The flagship art fair of Southeast Asia, Art Stage Singapore kicks off the international annual visual arts calendar, connecting the world to the best of Asian and global contemporary art. Art Stage Singapore 2015 will feature 135 galleries from 28 countries.
Exhibitor highlights and leading galleries at the fair
Exhibiting galleries hail from Australia, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Vietnam. 83 galleries are returning exhibitors and these include top international and Singapore-based galleries such as ARNDT (Singapore), Ota Fine Arts (Singapore), Pearl Lam Galleries (Hong Kong/Singapore), Galerie Perrotin (Hong Kong), ShanghART Gallery (China/Singapore), Tina Keng Gallery/TKG+ (Taiwan), Tomio Koyama Gallery (Japan/Singapore), Sundaram Tagore Gallery (Singapore) and White Cube Gallery (London), among others.
Several notable regional and international artists will be in attendance at the fair. Among them will be celebrated collaborative duo Gilbert & George, whose works will be exhibited by ARNDT. Other artists who will be present at the Fair will be Hiroshi Senju, Renato Habulan and Guerrero Z. Habulan.
Southeast Asia Platform highlights
In 2015, the Southeast Asia Platform returns with a curated sales exhibition of artworks by emerging and established artists from the region. Titled Eagles Fly, Sheep Flock: Biographical Imprints – Artistic Practices in Southeast Asia, the show will be curated by Singaporean curator Khim Ong. To date, the Southeast Asian Platform will feature 15 artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Regional galleries and institutions will be behind each of the participating Platform artists.
“Art Stage Singapore is Southeast Asia’s flagship contemporary art fair where the world comes to Singapore to discover art and artists from the entire Asia. As Asia’s most innovative fair, Art Stage Singapore continues to have a focus on Southeast Asia, presenting the region’s energy and dynamic creativity. We are delighted that our initiatives have drawn international attention to contemporary art from Southeast Asia and that Art Stage Singapore has become the most vibrant meeting point not only for buyers and sellers, but especially also for artists and curators,” says Lorenzo Rudolf, Founder and Fair Director, Art Stage Singapore.
New Platforms
New to Art Stage Singapore 2015 will be the Russia Platform, Video Platform and Modern Platform. They will each be presented in a museum-like exhibition layout. Olga Sviblova, Director of Multimedia Museum Moscow, will curate the Russia Platform. Russian galleries such as Shtager Gallery, Triumph Gallery, 11-12 Gallery, and Savina Gallery will present the artists and their artworks.
The Video Platform will showcase around 40 video works from the region and around the globe. Curated by Paul Greenaway of Gag Projects, Australia, the Platform will feature Angela Tiata (Samoa), Hiroko Okada (Japan), Hossein and Angela Valamanesh (Iran/Australia), Ivan Navarro (Chile/USA), Jun Nguyen Hatsushiba (Vietnam/Japan), Myriam Mechita (France), Santiago Sierra (Spain), Shoufay Derz (Australia) and Xu Wenkai (China).
With the incorporation of a new Modern art component, Art Stage Singapore 2015 will provide an art historical context and exemplify how the Modern forms the backdrop for the emergence and rise of the contemporary in Asia. The Platform, to date, will feature artworks by modern Asian artists and European modern masters such as Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso. The Modern component of the Fair will also comprise several gallery exhibitors presenting Modern works by K K Hebbar, M F Husain, Ram Kumar, Akbar Padamsee, S H Raza, F N Souza, Zao Wou-Ki, among others. These gallery booths will be located beside the Modern Platform.
Public artworks
The installation Contours of a Rich Manoeuvre by Singaporean artist Suzann Victor will be suspended from the ceiling of the fair ground’s main aisle. Gilbert & George will create a new large-scale work for the fair, to be exhibited as part of the entrance of the VIP lounge. The installation Mystic Abode by Indian artist Paresh Maity will be presented, while Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s monumental sculpture Standing Woman will welcome visitors at the entrance hall. The work of Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, Tetris 17th Century, and Imago Mundi by Indonesian artist Titarubi will be presented along the central aisle. Singaporean artists Zulkifle Mahmod will show his sound installation No Substance on the mezzanine level and Mike Chang will be commissioned to create the fair’s entrance artwork.
For more information, log on to www.artstagesingapore.com.