Pop and Contemporary Fine Art
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| Established | 2008 |
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| Location | Downtown Core (Orchard MRT station), Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°18′26″N 103°49′45″E / 1.30725°N 103.82914°E |
| Type | Singaporean art, Pop Art, Contemporary art |
| Director | Saskia Joosse |
| Website | popandcontemporaryart.com |
Pop and Contemporary Fine Art is a contemporary art gallery located at Orchard Road,[1] Central Region, Singapore. Residing on the third floor of Palais Renaissance, [2][3] the gallery specializes in original paintings, limited edition lithographs, screen prints, etchings, and sculptures from the Pop and Contemporary Art genres.[4][5]
Philosophy
[edit]Pop and Contemporary Fine Art's goal is to show contemporary work that would otherwise not be seen in Singapore. "The gallery's guiding principle is to treat people in the same way we would like to be treated.[6]Art is a journey of self-discovery, where you explore your passions and preferences, it is highly personal and intimate and should be in no way a scary journey. "The gallery strives to make art from blue-chip artists more accessible to audiences in Singapore and Southeast Asia region", asserts the gallery's managing director, Saskia Joosse.[7][8]
Artists
[edit]Artists shown at the gallery include:[9]
- Andy Warhol
- Burton Morris
- Keith Haring
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Yayoi Kusama
- Takashi Murakami
- Jim Dine
- Robert Indiana
- Damien Hirst
Gallery exhibitions
[edit]The following exhibitions have been held at the gallery:
- 2009: Art Soiree[10]
- 2010: Yayoi Kusama[11][12][13]
- 2010: Warhol's 15 Minutes in Singapore[14][15]
- 2011: Pop! Back into the Future – works by Burton Morris[16][17][18][19]
External shows
[edit]The following exhibitions have been held offsite:
- 2010 Burton Morris, W Hotels in Sentosa.[20]
- 2010 Yayoi Kusama, "Land of the Rising Sun", St. Regis Singapore.[21][22]
- 2010 ARTSingapore Fair in Singapore.[23]
- 2011 Yayoi Kusama, "The Dots Within"[24][25] at ION Orchard, ION ART Gallery, Singapore.
- 2011 The Affordable Art Fair,[26] Fair in Singapore.
Publications
[edit]Pop and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery and its owner, Saskia Joosse have regularly contributed to several publications which include Home and Decor, The Billionaire, Confabulation and The Pocket Arts Guide.[27] In 2011, The Pocket Arts Guide,[28] invited Saskia to be their guest editor for the February edition where she created a special feature on Pop art.
References
[edit]- ^ Yvonne Low, Pop and Contemporary Fine Art, Confabulation, August 2010.
- ^ Palais Renaissance.
- ^ Orchard Road, VisitSingapore Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Pop and Contemporary Fine Art, Time Out, Singapore.
- ^ Pop Art Gallery in Orchard Road, AsiaX Biz.
- ^ Palais Renaissance, Singapore.
- ^ Venkataraman, Vyoma, Painting a Cultural Landscape Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Storm, 7th Edition, 2011
- ^ Ling Xin, Art is young execs' latest investment Archived 27 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, My Paper
- ^ Wander, edition 2011 – A Singapore City guide, page 58. ISSN 2010-1090
- ^ Tatler Singapore, Art to Find, November 2009
- ^ Zul Andra, Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, I-S, 19 August 2010
- ^ Bharti Lalwani, Solitude within a Dot, Arteri.
- ^ Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Art & Luxury in Asia.
- ^ Andrea Tejokusumo, Artistic Encounters in Singapore, Jakarta Post, 31 October 2010.
- ^ Art — Andy Warhol, I-S Magazine.
- ^ Art — Burton Morris, I-S Magazine.
- ^ Victoria Ng, Pop! Back into the Future with Burton Morris Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, In2it Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore.
- ^ Art Daily Daily Newspaper [1], Burton Morris Shows His Style of Pop Art at Pop and Contemporary Fine Art in Singapore.
- ^ Saturday's top pick, The Straits Times, 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Burton Morris Project List". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Art News Website". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ InSing Events Calendar Archived 15 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Art Singapore Website Archived 10 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Art Daily Org, Singapore's Pop and Contemporary Fine Art Celebrates the Artwork of Yayoi Kusama [2]
- ^ "LifeStyle Asia, Art & the City: The Dots Within by Yayoi Kusama". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Affordable Art Fair Website Archived 18 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Saskia Joosse (editor), The Pocket Arts Guide, February 2011.
- ^ The Pocket Arts Guide Archived 15 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine.