Singapore Biennale 2013

Singapore Biennale 2013: If the World Changed

The rich cultures and geographies of the Southeast Asian region have historically been the corridor of the world's major civilisations. The ebb and flow of these complex cultural interactions have yielded responses of accommodation and resistance, leaving legacies of layering and sedimentation within the varied communities. Titled If the World Changed, the fourth Singapore Biennale is an invitation to artists to respond to and reconsider the worlds we live in, and the worlds we want to live in.

Singapore Biennale 2013 (SB2013) features the works of 82 artists and artist collectives from the region and beyond, with a 27-member curatorial team. The focus of SB2013 also goes beyond the major metropolitan centres to present a greater diversity of artistic practices that reference urgent and key issues in our contemporary world.

Singapore Biennale 2013 is organised by the Singapore Art Museum and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, National Arts Council and National Heritage Board in Singapore.

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artists

Ahmad Abu Bakar, Irwan Ahmett & Tita Salina, Jainal Amambing, Ang Sookoon, AX(iS) Art Project, Zcongklod Bangyikhan, Boo Junfeng, Sharon Chin, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Kiri Dalena, Marisa Darasavath, Leslie de Chavez, Guo Yixiu, Iswanto Hartono & Raqs Media Collective, Adrian Ho, Dusadee Huntrakul, Joo Choon Lin, Toni Kanwa, Khvay Samnang, KOMVNI, Lai Chee Kien, Erica Lai, Lam Hieu Thuan, Urich Lau, Le Brothers, Sean Lee, Lee Wen, Kamin Lertchaiprasert, Liao Jiekai, Hazel Lim, Lim Shing Ee & Kazunori Takeishi, Nikki Luna, Manny Montelibano, Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho, Kumari Nahappan, Nasirun, Ng Joon Kiat, Krit Ngamsom Nge Lay, Nguyen Hoai Tho, Nguyen Huy An, Nguyen Trinh Thi, UuDam Tran Nguyen, Oanh Phi Phi, Nipan Oranniwesna, Anon Pairot, Bounpaul Phothyzan, Po Po Poodien, Eko Prawoto, Anggun Priambodo, François Roche, Rosid, Sai Hua Kuan, Albert Samreth, Tisna Sanjaya, Svay Sareth, Angie Seah, Jeremy Sharma, Shieko Reto, Patama Roonrakwit,  Siete Pesos, Leroy Sofyan, Shirley Soh, Speak Cryptic, Prateep Suthathongthai, Samart Suwannarat, Talaandig Artists, Grace Tan, Royston Tan, Tan Wei Kheng, Boonsri Tangtrongsin, Tay Bee Aye, teamLab, Chi Too Tran Nam, Tran Tuan, Nopchai Ungkavatanapong, Suzann Victor, Oscar Villamiel, Vu Hong Ninh, Ken + Julia Yonetani, Mahardika Yudha, Zulkifli Yusoff, Robert Zhao Renhui, ZNC

 

highlights

anahata

kumari nahappan

2013

saga seeds, sound

between worlds

nasirun

2013

installation with leather puppets in glass bottles

telok blangah

ahmad abu bakar

2013

installation with paint, varnish, glass bottles, decals, traditional wooden boat