“An Atlas of Mirrors” Explained Through 9 Curatorial Sub-Themes
[Press Release]
Singapore, 22 September 2016 – The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) today revealed a list of 62 artists and art collectives and selected artwork highlights of the Singapore Biennale 2016 (SB2016), one of Asia’s most exciting contemporary visual art exhibitions. Titled An Atlas of Mirrors, SB2016 draws on diverse artistic viewpoints that trace the migratory and intertwining relationships within the region, and reflect on shared histories and current realities with East and South Asia. SB2016 will present 60 artworks that respond to An Atlas of Mirrors, including 49 newly commissioned and adapted artworks.
The SB2016 artworks, spanning various mediums, will be clustered around nine sub-themes and presented across seven venues – Singapore Art Museum and 8Q at SAM, Asian Civilisations Museum, de Suantio Gallery at SMU, National Museum of Singapore, Stamford Green, The Old Parliament House, and The Peranakan Museum. The full artist list can be found in Annex A.
SB2016 Artists
In addition to the 30 artists already announced, SB2016 will include S. Chandrasekaran, Chou Shih Hsiung, Debbie Ding, Made Djirna, Faizal Hamdan, Abeer Gupta, Subodh Gupta, Gregory Halili, Agan Harahap, Kentaro Hiroki, Sanjay Kak, Marine Ky, H.H. Lim, Lim Soo Ngee, Htein Lin, Jiao Xingtao, Perception3, Niranjan Rajah, Sharmiza Abu Hassan, Nillima Sheikh, Praneet Soi, Adeela Suleman, Melati Suryodarmo, Nobuaki Takekawa, Jack Tan, Tan Zi Hao, Ryan Villamael, Wen Pulin, Made Wianta, Xiao Lu, Zang Honghua, and Zulkifle Mahmod.
SB2016 artists are from 18 countries and territories in Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia.
MAP Office,Desert Islands,Work in Progress,Image courtesy of the artist
Qiu Zhijie_⼈要在外⾯到處漂流，才能⾛到最深的內殿 (One Has to Wander through All the Outer Worlds to Reach the Innermost Shrine at the End)_Image courtesy of the artist_1 (work in progress)
Htein-Lin_Soap Blocked_Image courtesy of the artist. Taken at Goethe
