Hi Huneybees,
Featuring an impressive cast of renowned international and regional artists, the cocktail reception was graced by Dick Lee as the guest-of-honour. Attendees at the cocktail reception were treated to ‘live’ art exhibition, sand art performance and lots of champagne and wine – fine art go well with fine wine!
Last
week we were at the VIP reception of Airs & Graces art exhibition
at Millenia Walk. Millenia Walk’s parent company, Pontiac Land
Group has always been committed to supporting the arts scene,
previously they have turned The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore into
a contemporary art museum and now I am excited about this new art
experience inside a shopping mall!
Defying
the conventional expectations of private art exhibitions, Art Stage
Singapore transforms Millenia Walk into an instant contemporary
public art museum. From 1 June to 7 July 2013, the mall offers a
unique shopping experience to buoy up the much-awaited holiday and
shopping season.
“We are delighted to partner the Art Stage Singapore in the ‘Airs & Graces’ exhibition. This engaging exhibition demonstrates our continued support towards developing a vibrant contemporary art scene here in Singapore. We certainly look forward to sharing and celebrating the inspiring experience with all our visitors at Millenia Walk,” said Mr Tan Boon Tuck, Senior Vice-President of Millenia Private Limited.
Featuring an impressive cast of renowned international and regional artists, the cocktail reception was graced by Dick Lee as the guest-of-honour. Attendees at the cocktail reception were treated to ‘live’ art exhibition, sand art performance and lots of champagne and wine – fine art go well with fine wine!
“In the marbled Temple of Materalism shine inspiring works of art, illuminating our existence and urging us to reflect on life, its meaning and ourselves, showing us that charm, beauty and creativity are as essential to us as the air we breathe.” – Lorenzo Rudolf, Fair Director of Art Stage Singapore.
Sai
Hua Kuan’s Going
Somewhere
Sai
Hua Kuan graduated from Slade School of Fine Art and works in a
diverse range of media, including installation, sculpture, film,
photography and performance. He has participated in numerous group
exhibitions internationally, including in the UK, Canada, Germany,
France and Singapore, currently he lives and works in Singapore and
the UK.
Max
Streicher’s Floating
Giants
Max
Streicher is a sculptor and installation artist from Alberta, Canada.
SInce 1989 he has worked extensively with inflatable technology in
kinetic sculptures and installation works, and is known for his large
and imposing inflatable sculptures which have been described as being
distressing and enchanting, disruptive and playful. He currently
lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
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| Sri Astari’s Armors for the Soul |
Sri
Astari’s Armors
for the Soul
Sri
Astari’s Love-Fear
Bag
Lochan
Upadhyay’s Wedding
Chair
Sri
Astari is a painter, sculptor and installation artist, she studied
painting at the University of Minnesota, USA and at the Royal College
of Art, UK. Her work explores traditional Javanese values and social
norms and how they relate to the status of women and gender roles in
modern Indonesian society. Sri Astari currently lives and works in
Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Sri Astari’s Love-Fear Bag
Lochan Upadhyay’s Wedding Chair
|
Lochan
Upadhyay graduated from the M.S University of Baroda (India) where he
is presently reading for this MFA. His work playfully blends
tradition with modernity and he is known for using pieces of sari
fabric, given to him by the women of a rural village for his large
wedding chairs, like a symbolic dowry. Upadhyay has showcased his
work across India, New York and Paris.
Navin
Rawanchaikul’s Mission
Navinland
Navin
Rawanchaikul’s dynamic art pieces usually involve direct public
interventions, social commentary, and eccentric fictional tales
featuring recurring characters. His oeuvre has grown to encompass a
broad array of media including performances, billboards, films,
comics, games, and cocktails. His works are widely exhibited across
Asia, Europe and the USA. He currently lives and works in Fukuoka,
Japan and Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Entang
Wiharso’s Feast
Table: Undeclared Perceptions
Entang
Wiharso majored in painting at the Insitut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta
and is considered one of the Indonesia’s foremost contemporary
artist. Known for his unique and hyper-detailed style inspired by
Indonesian mytholog, contemporary global culture, public memory and
personal experience, Entang juxtaposes the past with the present, and
the absurd with the real, to cast a critical eye on the state of the
world. He lives and works in Rhode Island, USA and Yogyakarta,
Indonesia.
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| Chen Wen Ling’s Humanities Landscape |
Chen
Wen Ling’s Humanities
Landscape
Chen Wen Ling’s Illusory Realm
Chen Wen Ling’s Illusory Realm
Chen
Wen Ling graduated from Xiamen Academy of Art and Design in 1991. He
is known for his provoking and interesting sculptural works that
often invoke metaphors and symbols related to Chinese culture. He has
been exhibited widely around the world, and currently he lives and
works in Beijing, China.
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| Chen Wen Ling’s Illusory Realm |
MUSE:
Airs & Graces Art Exhibition runs from 1 June to 7 July 2013 at
Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039596
In
conjunction with the art exhibition, Millenia Walk is having the
following promotions:
Buoy
Up The Finer Side Rewards (1 to 30 June 2013)
Spend
$300* and enjoy a Patisserie G’s special-edition art-palette
artisan cookie. Top up the spending to $500 and receive an additional
jar of gourmet homemade Apricot Confiture with Fresh Thyme from The
Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and an art jamming session with
Gallery 798. Other spending perks include complimentary 1st hour
parking on weekdays and 3 hours on weekends and complimentary gift
wrapping with a minimum spending of $50 from the outlets.
*maximum
3 same-day receipts from Millenia Walk. Other conditions apply.
A
Life Inspired – Shop, Dine & Revel in the Finer Side (1 to 30
June 2013)
Indulge
in guilt-free shopping and dining experience this Great Sale Season
at Millenia Walk, select from masterfully crafted timepieces to
bespoke tailoring, designer fashion and eclectic cuisines, everyone
will surely find something to suit the sartorial bent and excite the
palate.
(This article is contributed by Malcolm Sunny. Photo Credits: Malcolm Sunny)
About the Author
Malcolm has never been a follower of crowd, more commonly known by his blogger alias, Malcolm Sunny, believes that life is short and let’s not give a damn shit. “Since no one gets out of it alive anyway, let’s live life by our own measurements and enjoy every moment to the fullest.” He also shares his stories at malcolmsunny.com.
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