Singapore Art Museum Signature Art Prize 2011 Finalists Exhibition

Singapore Art Museum (SAM)

http://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/signatureartprize/
Friday 11 November 2011 to Sunday 04 March 2012
Exhibition previously on at Singapore Art Museum (SAM) in Singapore
Asia Pacific's Top 15. The artworks selected stand out in terms of strength of concept, and innovative use of medium, technique and material to bring the ideas to life. They display artistic insight and originality, while capturing the unique zeitgeist of their respective countries.

Out of the 130 nominated artworks, 15 have been selected by the jury panel as Finalists. Groundbreaking in their artistic insight and concept, technique and expression, they will be vying for the coveted Grand Prize, three Jurors’ Choice Awards and the People’s Choice Award.

All 15 Finalists’ works will be presented in a special exhibition at SAM from 11 November 2011, where the judges will select the Grand Prize winner and three Jurors’ Choice Award winners.

Members of the public are invited to participate in the Prize by voting online or at the exhibition for their favourite Finalist’s artwork to win the People’s Choice Award. The Finalist whose artwork receives the most number of votes from the general public will receive the People’s Choice Award and S$10,000 cash.

Vote now by selecting your favourite Finalist’s artwork from the list here. Votes can also be cast at SAM when the Finalists Exhibition opens. Voting closes 16 November 2011, 12 noon. (Singapore time, GMT +8).

Location

Singapore Art Museum (SAM)
71 Bras Basah Road
Marina Bay & Bugis Precinct
189555
Singapore

Artists

Static No.12 (seek stillness in movement)
© All rights reserved Daniel Crooks 2010 Singapore
Single-channel HD video (RED 2K mastered to Blu-ray) Dimensions variable 05:23 min Artist collection
Ash Color Mountains
© All rights reserved Aida Makoto 2011 Singapore
Acrylic on canvas 300 x 700cm Taguchi art collection
The Past Moved
© All rights reserved Bui Cong Khanh 2010 Singapore
Charcoal on paper backdrop and 8 photographs Drawing Installation: 300 x 200 x 241 cm; Photographs: 50 x 75 cm each
The World is Flat
© All rights reserved Chang Yoong Chia 2010 Singapore
Postage stamps and adhesive 84 x 134 cm Artist collection
Empire's Borders
© All rights reserved Chen Chieh-jen 2011 Singapore
35mm transferred to DVD, colour and black and white, sound, single channel video, continuous loop 26:50 mins Artist collection
The Water Diviner
© All rights reserved Sheba Chhachhi 2008 Singapore
Installation with video, books, light boxes, light & water Dimensions variable Artist collection
Lama Sabakhtani #01
© All rights reserved Ay Tjoe Christine 2010 Singapore
Wood, metal, wire, brass balls 400 x 430 x 250 cm Artist collection
Needling Whisper, Needle Country/Embroidery Project
© All rights reserved Kyungah Ham 2010 Singapore
North Korean hand embroidery on silk Various dimensions; total 9 pieces Artist collection, Uli Sigg Collection
Mobile Landscape
© All rights reserved Kim Jongku 2009 Singapore
Steel powder, CC camera, LED projector, screen, paper roll Dimensions variable Artist collection
Second-Hand City
© All rights reserved Michael Lee 2010 Singapore
Digital Print on archival paper; edition 8 of 10 + AP; set of 8 episodes 123 x 123 cm; total 8 pieces Artist collection
You who are my love and my life's enemy too
© All rights reserved Imran Qureshi 2010 Singapore
Gouache on wasli paper 216 x 365 x 5 cm, (Each panel: 216 x 122 x 5m) Private collection
Bomb Ponds
© All rights reserved Vandy Rattana 2009 Singapore
Photographs and video Photographs: 90 x 105 cm each, Single Channel video: 21: 00 min. Total: 9 photographs + 1 video Artist collection
The Last Cannibal Supper
© All rights reserved Greg Semu 2010 Singapore
HD Photography and light boxes, total 9 images Various dimensions Artist collection & Tjibaou Cultural Centre collection
Baston ni Kabunian, Bilang Pero di Mabilang (Cane of Kabunian, numbered but cannot be counted)
© All rights reserved Rodel Tapaya 2010 Singapore
Acrylic on canvas 305 x 610 x 8 cm Courtesy of the Tiroche DeLeon Collection and Art Vantage Ltd
Thin
© All rights reserved Yang Xinguang 2009 Singapore
Wood Various dimensions Artist collection