The Art of Sustainability & The Art of Travel

Art Transcends Conventional Boundaries:

Tradition & Innovation, Painting & Sculpture?????

Great to return to Sundaram Tagore Gallery at Gillman Barracks again, this time to see the first exhibition in Singapore by US-based artist Kenny Nguyen (born 1990, Ben Tre Province, Vietnam). He presents new works of art - do we call them wall sculptures or paintings using silk on canvas? - inspired by recent travels in Vietnam. He is a new addition to the Gallery’s global roster of artists, joining in March 2024 and "Eruption" is his debut solo exhibition. The exhibition runs until 9 November 2024.? Go to Gillman Barracks to see for yourself, meantime see this exhibition catalogue.

Bringing Art Dreams to Reality

When we met the man himself, gallery owner and operator Mr Sundaram Tagore -at his Gillman Barracks gallery and the next day for lunch at ShangriLa - we discussed a lot of things, including the very large exhibition taking place in New York these days. Titled “The Great Elephant Migration,” the project features 100 life-size sculptures of Indian elephants crafted over the last five years by the Coexistence Collective, a team of 200 Indigenous artisans from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in South India. We know its been shown in the streets of London before - to great acclaim - and maybe there's a chance it will come to Singapore one day, as even the Pope thinks Singapore has a lot in common with New York! Sundaram also admitted that he has a special interest in elephants and confessed to a long-held dream to support an elephant project in the Himalayas. You'll be hearing more from us about the man and his life's work, his dream projects, his galleries, his exhibitions and his involvement in Art Fairs around the world, including the next one in Singapore in January 2025. More on Sundaram Tagore here.

Art & Architecture: Events Coming up

Art Book Fair 25 - 27 October

At the Singapore Arts Museum (Tanjong Pagar Distripark), 39 Keppel Rd, Singapore. It will showcase 104 noteworthy local and international Exhibitors. More to come on 25 September. Meantime check out the website. Here.

The book "Island Life" - pictured on this page - represents the best of Singapore book publishing and printing, the work of Allegro , who will be represented at the Art Book Fair. Maybe at the Singapore Writers Festival too, as they are ready to work with writers to help them get published. They also work with artists, designers and architects, so maybe they should be at WAF too!

Singapore Writers' Festival 8-17 November

There's a lot to look forward to. We know more than we're letting on right now as we attended the launch at Goodman Arts Centre on 3 September and heard what's coming up. There's much more here.

World Architecture Festival

In Singapore from 6 - 8 November 2024 at Marina Bay Sands. Gain inspiration from the world's most innovative projects, participate in insightful seminars, and witness a live-judged awards programme unlike any other. More in store.

This appeared in the Issue 260 of ABC Carbon Express 13 September . There you'll find even more stories: A Bamboo Masterpiece , the Built Environment, Music to my Ears , Singapore Uses Timber to Breathe Life into the City's Gardens, the Swell Sculpture Festival, as well as links to many more stories in Wood Central and Asian Journeys.