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71 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189555
Opening hours:
Mon Sun, 10am 7pm
Friday, 10am 9pm
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+65 6332 3222
Website:
http://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg
Its NOW or NEVER is a two-part display dedicated to showcase the latest acquisitions of contemporary art by the newly energised Singapore Art Museum. As the champion of contemporary art and emerging artists in Singapore, it is apt for us to start off with a selection of our key 2-D works by Singaporean and Singapore-based artists. Another display in late February 2011 will focus on key acquisitions of Southeast Asian works with an emphasis on complex installations, New SAM attempts to ask our visitors two questions what constitutes Contemporary Art and what makes it contemporary in the eyes of our modern society?
Following the end of World War II, there was a strong urge to leave the modern world behind and enter into a new contemporary era. This act of looking forward signaled a desire to forget a collective painful past. In the 21st century, tensions between what is considered modern art and what constitutes contemporary art arise in the visual arts landscape as some artists shift from making observations of their world. Instead, they use their art to question their world more intently and perhaps even more critically.
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Linnaeusstraat 2
Postbus 95001
1090 HA
Amsterdam
Opening hours:
Mon Sun, 10am 5pm
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+31 (0)20-56.88.289
Website:
http://www.tropenmuseum.nl
Travelling from the Museum of World Cultures in Basel, Kumari Nahappan's works 'Red, Hot & Cool' reaches the shores of Amsterdam, and will be featured as part of the exhibition 'Red' in Tropenmuseum. The exhibition explores red as a symbolic colour and displays personal interpretation and symbolic meaning differ per nation, per culture and even per person.
An enthrallment to the colour red has been instrumental in kumari's life, from her fascination with vibrant red flowers in her childhood to her comprehension of chilies and spices employed in Indian cooking as she grew older. kumari understood the colour to be metaphoric of energy in its rawest form, thus a medium which expressed and identified a plethora of emotions. Through application of colour in her art, she is able to communicate how every red has a story to tell, addressing different feelings and different moods. The purest reds parallel the excitement and sadness of Surya (solar deity of the Hindus) as it rises and sets. Through its multiple levels of personality, the colour speaks of a universal energy that cannot be contained. Through an exploration of the colour, kumari's works communicate an active energy which is both fundamental to and universal in daily life.
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Raffles Hotel Arcade
Unit #01-04,
328 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188719
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Daily, 10am 6pm
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+65 6222 1667
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http://www.chanhampegalleries.com
Chan Hampe Galleries was established in Singapore in 2010 to be a platform for contemporary art in Singapore. It is dedicated to exhibiting and promoting Asian contemporary visual arts to an international audience.
Cham Hampe Galleries' inaugural exhibition will feature the works of Kumari Nahappan, one of Singapore's most celebrated artists. This exhibition will highlight seminal works in her artistic oeuvre, spanning over ten years.
The exhibition will feature both sculptural works and paintings by the artist.
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Triveni Kala Sangam
205, Tansen Marg
New Delhi , National Capital Region
110 001
India
Opening hours:
Mon Sat, 11am 7pm
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Sharan, +91-98-41022477
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http://www.apparaogalleries.com
The Synchronic Fire is the first in a series of exhibitions for kumari in collaboration with the Apparao Galleries. Leading the progressive art scene in India, the Apparao Galleries have successfully nurtured and communicated contemporary art to existing and new collectors over the past 22 years, whilst continuing to enhance appreciation of the visual arts in India.
The exhibition showcases a selection seminal to kumari's collection of bronzes, alongside a preview of her icon and shakti painting series. The collection submerges the viewer with the emotional qualities of kumari's works, through exploring the active power in kumari's vibrant colours and patination techniques. Each piece engages a dynamic relationship between energy, time, space and ritual, concepts puissant to life.
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Upcoming Exhibitions |
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No.7 Wallace Gardens
3rd Street Nungambakkam
Chennai 60006
India
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Mon Sat, 11am 7pm
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Sharan, +91-98-41022477
Website:
http://www.apparaogalleries.com
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St Marks Road, Ground floor,
Presidency Court
Bangalore 560001
Tamil Nadu
India
Opening hours:
Mon Sat, 11am 7pm
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Sharan, +91-98-41022477
Website:
http://www.apparaogalleries.com
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SOLO EXHIBITONS |
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Kumari Nahappan - The Synchronic Fire
Shridharani Gallery, Delhi, India
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| 2010 |
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Kumari Nahappan - A Solo Exhibition
Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
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| 2010 |
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Revisiting Infinity
Open Studio, Singapore
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| 2009 |
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Studio K
Art Singapore, Suntec City, Singapore
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| 2009 |
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Unveiling Friends
La Villa, Singapore
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| 2007/2008 |
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Red, Hot on the trail of a colour
Museum of Cultures, Basel, Switzerland
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| 2006/2007 |
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Natureborne(Spotlight Singapore in Tokyo)
Mori Art Centre, Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan
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| 2006/2007 |
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Studio K
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| 2005 |
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Red, Hot & Cool
Gajah Gallery, Singapore
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| 2004 |
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A Pooja Through Nature
Open Studio, Singapore
Harmony
East West Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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| 2003 |
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Between-ness
Plus One Plus Two Galleries, London, England
Garden Kaleidoscope
Open Studio, Singapore
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| 2002 |
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Merah-merah
Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur
Hush
Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Pooja
Wetterling Gallery, Sweden
Cosmic Voices
An installation of paintings Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
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| 2001 |
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Maya
Installation for classical dance Singapore
Inside, Outside and Space Between
High Commission of the Republic of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fluid
Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
Juxtaposed II
Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
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| 2000 |
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Fragments
ARTNOW Gallery, Gotenberg, Sweden
Juxtaposed (An installation)
ArtSingapore 2000, MITA Building, Singapore
Juxtaposed (with Cai Heng)
Shakti, Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
Multiples
Art Miami 2000, International Art Exposition, Miami Beach
Convention Center, Florida, USA
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| 1999 |
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The Temple
Installation for classical dance, Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel,
Singapore
Rituals of Time
Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Swedenn
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| 1998 |
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Rhythm in Stone
Club Rainbow Children's Charity Organisation, Singapore
The Third Light (with Rhett d' Costa)
Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
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| 1997 |
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Almanac: Entry
3rd Nov '97
360 Test Tubes from Ubi Road 2, Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
Mysticism of Red and Black (with Cai Heng)
Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
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| 1996 |
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Monument
Substation, Singapore
Mysticism of Red and Black (with Cai Heng)
Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
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| 1995 |
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360 Vessels from the Temple
Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
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| 1993 |
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Tropical Vibrance
LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
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SELECTED GROUP AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
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| 2010 |
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Its NOW or NEVER #1, New Contemporary Art Acquisitions from Singapore
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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| 2010 |
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Rood (Red), Tropenmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| 2009 |
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Natureborne
A Singapore & Korea Joint Sculpture Exhibtion, Singapore Botanic Gardens
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| 2008/2009 |
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The Golden Grain: Exposed!
Asia on the Edge, The Arts House, Singapore
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| 2008 |
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Wetterling Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition Part 2
Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
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| 2008 |
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ARCO 2008
Madrid, Spain
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| 2007 |
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Art Cologne
Wetterling Gallery, Germany
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| 2006 |
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Seeds & Blossoms icons in Red & White
A Swiss-Singaporean Celebration National Library, Singapore
Nature Born
Langgeng Contemporary Art Festival, 2006
Langgeng Gallery, Mageleng, Indonesia
Seeds & Blossoms
Arts House, Singapore
Natureborne (Spotlight Singapore in Tokyo)
Mori Art Centre, Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan
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| 2005 |
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Vision & resonance
Asia Contemporary Inaugural Exhibition
Asian Civilization Museum, Singapore
You Can Touch
Singapore Management University, Singapore
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| 2004 |
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3rd Asian Women Artists' Exhibition
Seoul Art Center, Korea
The International Asian Art Fair
Armory, New York, USA
Exhibition (in conjunction with Ksatria Seni Award)
Museum Rudana, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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| 2003 |
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Wetterling Gallery, 25th Anniversary (Wetterling 1978-2003)
Stockholm Sweden
Philip Morris Group of Companies
Asean Art Awards 2003, Exhibition, MITA Building, Singapore
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| 2002 |
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Post Graduate Show
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-College of the Arts, Singapore
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| 2001 |
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SNAPSHOT
Plum Blossoms International, Hong Kong
Expressions of Self
Sky Penthouses, London, England
Women Beyond Borders
Sculpture Square, Singapore
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| 2000 |
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Landscapes in South East Asian Art
Singapore Art Museum
Museum Rudana Welcomes The Third Millennium
Rome, Italy
Copenhagen Art Fair 2000
Denmark
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| 1999 |
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Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 1999
Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bali Welcomes the Third Millennium
Yayasan Seni Rudana (Rudana Museum), Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Indian Art Through The Ages: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
Primary Colours Red
Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia
Provocative Thins: A 3-Dimensional Experience in Singapore
(Inaugural Biennial Exhibition), Sculpture Square, Singapore
Suara IV
Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
3 Singaporean and 3 French Artists
Written forms, inscriptions in contemporary art, Alliance Francaise, Singapore
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| 1998 |
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Australian Contemporary Art Fair 6
Preview Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Stockholm Art Fair
Stockholm, Sweden
UOB Group's 17th Painting of the Year Exhibition
UOB Plaza 1, 80 Raffles Place, Singapore
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| 1997 |
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Asean Gift and Collectables Exhibition
Trade Investment and Tourism, ASEAN Centre, Tokyo, Japan
East Meets West
Peak Premiere Dinner, Regent Hotel, WetterlingTeo Gallery and Peak Magazine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Look
Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, Dr Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE College of Arts, Singapore
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| 1996 |
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A Decade of Discovery
Grand Shell Discovery art Exhibition '96, River House, Clarke Quay, Singapore
Referencing: 24 Clay Lamps form Serangoon Road
Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, Robert Lindsay Gallery Melbourne, Australia
XX Personae II
Art at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore
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| 1995 |
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Being there, Being here
RMIT MFA Graduate Exhibition, Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Pameran Terbuka 1994
Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia
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| 1994 |
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Asia's Excellence Exhibition
Changi Airport, Singapore
Confluence, An Exhibition by Five Indian Artists
Café Gallery, Boat Quay, Singapore
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| 1992 |
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12th Shell Discovery Art Exhibtion
Shell Tower, Singapore
Harvest: The 9th Graduation Diploma Show
Singapore
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