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ARTS&LEISURE
January is a big month
for art in Singapore with
exhibitions galore WALL
Art Ablaze
Singapore has gone bonkers for art this month. Here’s a quick
wrap of a visual feast for all tastes and budgets:
• Art Stage Singapore from 16 to 19 January at Marina Bay
Sands. artstagesingapore.com
• Art Apart at ParkRoyal Hotel, Pickering Street from 17 to 19
January. artapartfair.com
• Singapore Biennale until 16 February at venues around
Bras Basah Road. singaporebiennale.org
Plus, the new Prudential Art Awards is an exhibition of
contemporary Asian artists’ works, recognising excellence in
photography, painting, sculpture, installation, and digital and
video art. Five category winners will be announced at an awards
ceremony, the overall winner to be exhibited at the Saatchi
Gallery in London this summer. See the exhibition from 17
January to 5 February at Crescent Room, Level 2, Suntec City.
Free.
Human Frailty
(30 January to 17 February)
French photographer Alain Soldeville’s portraits of the
transgendered community in Bugis in the 1980s show a
largely forgotten side of Singapore. Explaining the photos,
Soldeville says, “Looking back, I believe I meant those
photos to be portraits of these people I had come to consider
friends, wishing to show their fragility, their humanity, rather
than documenting a situation news-style.” Visit the exhibition
from30 January to 17 February and attend a free talk by the
photographer on 29 January from 6pm to 7pm. Objectifs,
56A Arab Street. 6293 9782.
Off Shore
(7 February to 1 March)
All art roads lead to Perth, Australia in February, when
the city hosts the month-long Perth International Arts
Festival. And with airfares so cheaply available, why not
join in? An incredible 1,000 performers will take part:
from great Russian theatre to world-class Israeli dance,
from Man Booker Prize winners to Tony Award winners,
frommulti-player video theatre to a life-size bouncy-castle
Stonehenge. Promising to both disrupt and transform
Perth, the Festival spills across unique venues and outdoor
spaces from7 February to 1March
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
(23 to 25 May)
Hot on the heels of the success of the Affordable Art
Fair in November, the organisers have announced
another event from 23 to 25 May this year. The
2013 show was the biggest yet, with 17,800 visitors,
101 galleries and $4.9 million in sales across the
mammoth 5,000-square-metre exhibition space.