An international project involving experts from Singapore, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Indonesia, the US, and Denmark, the Yellow River Arts Centre is the largest and most important arts facility in Northwest China. Situated along the banks of the Yellow River, within Yinchuan, the centre is a meeting point for audiences from around the world to produce, exhibit, discuss, and research contemporary culture. It consists of the Yinchuan Art Museum, Sculpture Grounds, Art History Park, and Artists Village. This office at Gillman Barracks is where the content and museology of the Yellow River Arts Centre is being developed for its opening in 2014.
20th Century Chinese Art on 6 Oct
By Lu Peng
Transnational Community Art - A Response to Biennales on 25 Sep
By Abbas Nokhasteh
Exhibition Opening for Sungai, Sejarah
Friday, 14 September 2012, 6:30pm onwards
The opening reception of YRAC S-base’s inaugural exhibition, Sungai, Sejarah, by Indonesia-Singapore artist Boedi Widjaja.
The Story of I
Friday, 14 September 2012, 8pm
Dispensing with typical curatorial commentary, Zehra Jumabhoy, author of The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, invites artist Boedi Widjaja to respond to her presentation on the fractious issue of identities in art.
Cobalt and Lustre – A Trial by Earth, Sea, and Fire
Saturday, 15 September 2012, 11am
Cobalt imparts a vivid, intense blue to molten glass, creating a heightened aesthetic experience in which the celestial sphere and Rivers of Paradise are evoked. This magical, eternal material, travels through Pharaonic sculpture, African talismans, medieval stained glass windows, the magnificent domes of Islam, Seven Treasures of Buddhism, and as if with brush and ink on paper, in the triumphant decoration of Chinese Blue & White. A talk given by scholar of Islamic art, Dr. Jessica Hallett, from Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade dos Açores, Portugal.
Panel Discussion: Emerging Ecologies – Discussing Art in Asia
Saturday, 15 September 2012, 2pm
Gillman Barracks, Block 7, 2nd Floor (above YRAC S-base)
YRAC’s deputy chairman Kwok Kian Chow will join a panel organised by the Nanyang Technological University and Platform Projects, and featuring David Elliot (Artistic Director, Sydney Biennale 2010) and Dr. Charles Merewether (Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore). The panel discussion on arts ecology is chaired by Dr. Eugene Tan (Economic Development Board, Singapore).
An Afternoon with Dr. Sulaiman Esa
Saturday, 15 September 2012, 5pm
An opportunity to meet the distinguished, pioneering Malaysian contemporary artist Dr. Sulaiman Esa in person, who will share with us his journey in art and the high points in his creative development.
Duchamp and Southeast Asia Seminar Series -- Session 1
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 11am
The first installment of the Duchamp and Southeast Asia seminar series, organised by the Equator Art Projects, features artists Indieguerillas (Miko Bawono and Santi Ariestyowanti), Filippo Sciascia, and Arahmaiani.
This series is co-hosted by YRAC S-base.
All Clear on the Western Front – Responses to Duchamp and Southeast Asia
Monday, 17 September 2012, 12pm
This is a discussion led by Seng Yu Jin, Lasalle College of the Arts, the first of YRAC S-base’s midday discussion series.
Duchamp and Southeast Asia Seminar Series -- Session 2
Friday, 21 September 2012, 7pm
The second event in the series is “Who was Marcel Duchamp?”, a lecture presented by Tony Godfrey, former Director of Research at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in Singapore.
Transnational Community Art - A Response to Biennales
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 7:30pm
Abbas Nokhasteh, founder of London-based Openvizor, discusses multilateral global engagements involving communities and locales across continents. He will also present on reflective arts practice in European Islamic spaces.
Duchamp and Southeast Asia Seminar Series -- Session 3
Friday, 28 September 2012, 7 pm
The third part of the seminar series will feature Singapore artists Ho Tzu Nyen, Amanda Heng, and Tan Guo Liang.
Panel Discussion: Transnational Community Art
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 7:30pm
The transnational space offers a fertile ground for reflection and deliberation on community concerns, and is enriched by intercultural perspective and aesthetic inquiry. A panel discussion with Abbas Nokhasteh, Boedi Widjaja, and Song-Ming Ang, on the potential of transnational community art.
Duchamp and Southeast Asia Seminar Series -- Session 4
Friday, 5 October 2012, 7pm
The fourth installment of this series will feature Filipino artist Ringo Bunoan and Singapore Art Museum senior curator Joyce Toh.
20th Century Chinese Art (in Chinese with bilingual Q & A)
Saturday, 6 October 2012, 10:30am and 2:30pm
Author of more than 20 monographs on Chinese modern and contemporary art history, Lu Peng is one of the world’s leading authorities on Chinese contemporary art. Lu will conduct a two-part presentation on 20th century Chinese art, and introduce the S-base’s next artist, Jing Kewen. Lu is currently Deputy Director of the China Art Academy, Hangzhou, and a board member at the Yellow River Arts Centre.
Duchamp and Southeast Asia Seminar Series -- Session 5
Friday, 12 October 2012, 7pm
The Duchamp and Southeast Asia seminar series concludes with “Marcel Duchamp in Asian Art History”, featuring art historians Dr. Adele Tan, Lee Weng Choy, Dr. Agung Hujatikajennong and Dr. Charles Merewether.
Unless otherwise stated, all events take place at
YRAC S-Base at 7 Lock Road 01-13, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108935
Please register by email to [email protected]
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