Triptych-W,  Om Mee Ai, 2010, oil on canvas, 100 x 540 cm 
courtesy of the Singapore Art Museum collection

Mat/Ramlee @Raffles Hotel

Khairuddin Hori's solo exhibition titled Mat/Ramlee was officially opened on Thursday March 3rd 2011 by Ms Audrey Wong, Nominated Member of Parliament and Programme Leader, MA Arts & Cultural Management Programme, LASALLE College of the Arts.

Featuring two series of works that recontextualise historical Malay films by P Ramlee and Mat Sentol through modern visual techniques, Hori addresses issues such as censorship and the position of the artist in social development. Timothy P Barnard, Associate Professor, Department of History, National University of Singapore completed a short essay for the catalogue connecting the history of Malay film in Singapore to the references in Hori's work. 

Mat/Ramlee @Raffles Hotel Official Opening.
from left to right: Angeline Chan, Benjamin Hampe, Khairuddin Hori and Audrey Wong. 

Notes in Idolatry @Tanjong Pagar

As part of Chan Hampe Galleries’ commitment to the development of new creative talent in Singapore, Notes in Idolatry presents four emerging artists who utilise popular culture iconography to explore personal identity. This is the first exhibition curated by Amanda Poh, Gallery Manager at Chan Hampe Galleries @Tanjong Pagar. The exhibition includes paintings by Khairullah Muhammad and Leo Liu, wall relief sculptures by Abdul Kader, and hand-embroidered works on paper by Izziyana Suhaimi.

The exhibition opens Friday March 18th 2011, 7pm.
Please RSVP to: rsvp@chanhampegalleries.com or +65 6222 1667


24 Hit Combo, Khairullah Rahim (Khai), 2011, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 122 cm 

Other News...

Om Mee Ai

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) recently acquired Om Mee Ai's Triptych-W (pictured top of page), an example of her growing body of acclaimed works in geometric abstraction. The delicate layering of over 50 applications of white oil paint over base coats of black, blue, and green pushed the boundaries of Om's practice. An ambitious work worthy of the esteemed SAM permanent collection. 

Eric Chan

One of Italy's oldest and highly regarded commercial galleries - the Poggiali e Forconi Gallery in Florence - has invited Eric Chan to take part in their first international group show to be held in October 2011. His co-exhibitors will include Rutt Blees Luxemburg, Matt Collishaw, Marco Fantini, Sharon Green, Peter Greenaway/Istvan Horkay, Hillary Koob-Sassen, Indre Serptyte, and Yinka Shonibare.

Michael Lee and Genevieve Chua

Two artists represented by Chan Hampe Galleries currently feature in the third Singapore Biennale 2011 - Michael Lee and Genevieve Chua. Titled Open House, the Biennale features 60 artists from 30 different countries and "aims to position Singapore as a leading international centre for the visual arts".