Let the Bidding Begin!

Online Benefit Art Auction for NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore

www.ntuccabenefit.org

Bidding Period 1 – 18 October

Place your bids for works of art to support a unique contemporary art institution in Southeast Asia!

The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore’s (NTU CCA Singapore) Online Benefit Art Auction aims to raise funds for two vital projects currently underway:

1. NTU CCA Singapore’s Digital Archive – A digitisation project of the Centre’s institutional records which date back to its inception in 2013. The online archive experience will document the Centre’s exploration of Spaces of the Cultural in a dynamic way through material in multiple media, as well as staff and collaborators’ perspectives on its groundbreaking exhibitions, public programmes, residencies, and research initiatives. The archive aims to offer the public unparalleled access to experimental curatorial and artistic practices in Singapore, Southeast Asia and beyond.
2. A publication titled Climates. Habitats. Environments. – A culmination of the Centre’s research focus over the past three years, this book engages with the consequences of globalisation and the climate crisis through a combination of the artistic, the academic, and the cultural.

The projects encompass a twofold proposition – to make available NTU CCA Singapore’s legacy by giving access to its archive, and to disseminate the Centre’s work in Singapore and beyond with a print publication aimed at furthering artistic research. Both projects make accessible and focus on contemporary art and its role in knowledge production, public engagement, and participation.

The Online Benefit Art Auction features artworks donated by artists who have participated in the Centre’s residencies, exhibitions and other programmes, including: Alecia Neo (Singapore), Ang Song Nian (Singapore), anGie seah (Singapore), Animali Domestici (Thailand/Italy), Arin Rungjang (Thailand), Entang Wiharso (Indonesia), Fyerool Darma (Singapore), Haegue Yang (South Korea/Germany), Heman Chong (Singapore), Ho Tzu Nyen (Singapore), ila (Singapore), Jae Rhim Lee (South Korea), Jason Wee (Singapore), Jeremy Sharma (Singapore), Lucy + Jorge Orta (United Kingdom), Magne Furuholmen (Norway), Marjetica Potrč (Slovenia), Ming Wong (Singapore/Germany), Regina Maria Möller (Germany), Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore), Rossella Biscotti (Italy/The Netherland), Shubigi Rao (India/Singapore), Tiffany Chung (Vietnam/USA), Trevor Yeung (Hong Kong), Wei Leng Tay (Singapore), and Weixin Quek Chong (Singapore).

Each artwork has a unique narrative, created and brought to life as a result of the artists’ visions and active engagement with knowledge, research, community and praxis. These works reflect the Centre’s attention to promulgating ideas that engage with social and ecological concerns.

For those who would like to help through other means, NTU CCA Singapore’s own Artists’ Limited Edition Everyday Items comprising specially commissioned objects made in limited quantities – ranging from scarves, umbrellas, notebooks, raincoats, totes bags to beach towels – are also available for purchase from the auction website. Alternatively, you can also make a donation for any amount here.

The Centre is immensely grateful for the support of all the artists who contributed new or recently commissioned works, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the precarious financial position of artists and cultural producers around the world.

Let the bidding begin!

1. Alecia Neo (Singapore)

Alecia Neo, Homeostasis, 2017, archival photograph, 81.4 x 115 x 4 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

2. Ang Song Nian (Singapore)

Ang Song Nian, As They Grow Older and Wiser, 2017, archival dye-sublimation on polyester textile,
206 x 256 cm
(framed). Courtesy the artist.

3. anGie Seah (Singapore)

anGie seah, The Nightcatcher, 2017, ink on paper, 23 x 18 x 2 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

4. Animali Domestici (Thailand/Italy)

Animali Domestici, Bangkok Opportunistic Ecologies, 2019, printed synthetic fabric canvas, embroidery, 300 x 300 x 0.5 cm. Courtesy the artists.

5. Arin Rungjang (Thailand)

Arin Rungjang, Johnston (450% high exposure photoshop), 2016, digital print on paper, mounted on acrylic, 47.3 x 84.1 x 1 cm. Courtesy the artist.

6. Entang Wiharso (Indonesia)

Entang Wiharso, Decoded: Alone, 2015, cast paper, etching collage, gampi paper, copper plate, 28.8 x 34.5 x 10 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.
Entang Wiharso, Decoded: Hunt, 2015, cast paper, etching collage, gampi paper, copper plate, 40 x 24.5 x 10 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.
Entang Wiharso, Decoded: Jaga, 2015, cast paper, etching collage, gampi paper, copper plate, 28.8 x 34.5 x 10 (framed). Courtesy the artist.
Entang Wiharso, Decoded: Disconnected, 2015, cast paper, etching collage, gampi paper, copper plate, 40 x 24.5 x 10 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

7. Fyerool Darma (Singapore)

Fyerool Darma, Portrait of Win$ton_ed-Jaga_d_paradiso, 2019, poster print with adhesive on wood, detritus and clear epoxy with artist frame, 42 x 59.4 x 15 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

8. Haegue Yang

Haegue Yang, Vegetable Prints – Shanghai Green #2, 2012, prints on 100% cotton paper, water based ink, Shanghai greens, 40 x 40 x 3 cm each (framed). Courtesy the artist.

9. Heman Chong

Heman Chong, Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury (3), 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 46 x 3.5 cm. Courtesy the artist.

10. Ho Tzu Nyen (Singapore)

Ho Tzu Nyen, 4 x 4 – Episode of Singapore Art, 2005, video, 20 min. Courtesy the artist.

11. ila (Singapore)

ila, ngaku lepat, 2019, photographic print, 29.7 x 42 cm. Courtesy the artist.

12. Jae Rhim Lee (South Korea)

Jae Rhim Lee, The Infinity Burial Suit, 2016, biodegradable fabric, biomix, 209.5 x 186.5 cm. Courtesy the artist.

Jae Rhim Lee, The Forever Spot Pet Shroud, 2016, biodegradable fabric, biomix, 50 x 60 cm. Courtesy the artist.

13. Jason Wee (Singapore)

Jason Wee, Labyrinths (Sungei Road), 2017, galvanized steel, mirrors, cotton cloth, rubber-coated fencing, powder-coated steel, 209 x 168 cm. Courtesy the artist.

14. Jeremy Sharma (Singapore)

Jeremy Sharma, Eaton, 2014, polyurethane foam (Relief wall Sculpture made with foam), 70 x 50 x 9 cm. Courtesy the artist.

15. Lucy + Jorge Orta (United Kingdom)

Lucy + Jorge Orta, Amazonia Drop Parachute, 2014 – 2016, archival pigment print and pencil, 54x 38 cm. Courtesy the artist.

16. Magne Furuholmen (Norway)

Magne Furuholmen, Climax Aluminium, 2008, photo etching on paper,
72.6 x 56 x 4 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

17. Marjetica Potrč (Slovenia)

Marjetica Potrč, Small-Scale Worlds, 2007, marker and ink on paper, 28.7x 37.3 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

18. Ming Wong (Singapore/Germany)

Ming Wong, Untitled, 2019, photography, 40 x 30 cm. Courtesy the artist.

19. Regina Maria Möller (Germany)

Regina Maria Möller, Schutz Mantel (Protective Cape), Regina Maria, model #1, 2019, textile, embroidery, drawing, 53 cm (diameter). Courtesy Regina Maria Möller and © Regina Maria Möller, VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2019

20. Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore)

Robert Zhao Renhui, New Forest (Kingfisher) II, 2019, digital inkjet print on aluminium panel, 74 x 111 cm. Courtesy the artist.

21. Rossella Biscotti (Italy/The Netherland)

Rossella Biscotti, Extraction, 2020, photography, 28 x 50 cm. Courtesy the artist.

22. Shubigi Rao (India/Singapore)

Shubigi Rao, Untitled (Books rescued from the burning National Library in 1992, still homeless. Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina), 2018, giclée prints on acid- and lignin-free Hahnemühle fine art photo rag 300gsm, 42 x 59.4 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

23. Tifany Chung (Vietnam / USA)

Tiffany Chung, Guatemala Agrarian Reform vs CIA Operation PBSUCCESS, 2019, digital print, 40 x 24 cm. Courtesy Tiffany Chung and Jorge L Hurtado.

24. Trevor Yeung (Hong Kong)

Trevor Yeung, Cynic’s Routine, 2019, archival inkjet print,
40 x 60 cm. Courtesy the artist.

 25. Wei Leng Tay (Singapore)

Wei Leng Tay, 5 pink peonies, China. 2 Honey Murcott mandarins, Australia. 1 marble and rosewood table circa 1950s, China. 10 sec, f20, 320 ISO, 37mm. Tungsten light source from right. 11/12/2019, 7.09pm, Singapore, 2019, archival pigment print,
53.5 x 73.5 cm (framed). Courtesy the artist.

 26. Weixin Quek Chong (Singapore)

Weixin Quek Chong, mobile lava flow, 2018, photographic print on aluminum,
64 x 45 x 0.2 cm. Courtesy the artist.