Airs & Graces Art Exhibition @ Millenia Walk

Hi Huneybees,

Last week we were at the VIP reception of Airs & Graces art exhibition at Millenia Walk. Millenia Walk’s parent company, Pontiac Land Group has always been committed to supporting the arts scene, previously they have turned The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore into a contemporary art museum and now I am excited about this new art experience inside a shopping mall!

Defying the conventional expectations of private art exhibitions, Art Stage Singapore transforms Millenia Walk into an instant contemporary public art museum. From 1 June to 7 July 2013, the mall offers a unique shopping experience to buoy up the much-awaited holiday and shopping season.

“We are delighted to partner the Art Stage Singapore in the ‘Airs & Graces’ exhibition. This engaging exhibition demonstrates our continued support towards developing a vibrant contemporary art scene here in Singapore. We certainly look forward to sharing and celebrating the inspiring experience with all our visitors at Millenia Walk,” said Mr Tan Boon Tuck, Senior Vice-President of Millenia Private Limited.

Featuring an impressive cast of renowned international and regional artists, the cocktail reception was graced by Dick Lee as the guest-of-honour. Attendees at the cocktail reception were treated to ‘live’ art exhibition, sand art performance and lots of champagne and wine – fine art go well with fine wine!

“In the marbled Temple of Materalism shine inspiring works of art, illuminating our existence and urging us to reflect on life, its meaning and ourselves, showing us that charm, beauty and creativity are as essential to us as the air we breathe.” – Lorenzo Rudolf, Fair Director of Art Stage Singapore.  

Sai Hua Kuan’s Going Somewhere 

Sai Hua Kuan graduated from Slade School of Fine Art and works in a diverse range of media, including installation, sculpture, film, photography and performance. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally, including in the UK, Canada, Germany, France and Singapore, currently he lives and works in Singapore and the UK.

Max Streicher’s Floating Giants 

Max Streicher is a sculptor and installation artist from Alberta, Canada. SInce 1989 he has worked extensively with inflatable technology in kinetic sculptures and installation works, and is known for his large and imposing inflatable sculptures which have been described as being distressing and enchanting, disruptive and playful. He currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Sri Astari’s Armors for the Soul

Sri Astari’s Armors for the Soul 

Sri Astari’s Love-Fear Bag 

Lochan Upadhyay’s Wedding Chair 

Sri Astari is a painter, sculptor and installation artist, she studied painting at the University of Minnesota, USA and at the Royal College of Art, UK. Her work explores traditional Javanese values and social norms and how they relate to the status of women and gender roles in modern Indonesian society. Sri Astari currently lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Sri Astari’s Love-Fear Bag 

Lochan Upadhyay’s Wedding Chair 

Lochan Upadhyay graduated from the M.S University of Baroda (India) where he is presently reading for this MFA. His work playfully blends tradition with modernity and he is known for using pieces of sari fabric, given to him by the women of a rural village for his large wedding chairs, like a symbolic dowry. Upadhyay has showcased his work across India, New York and Paris.

Navin Rawanchaikul’s Mission Navinland 

Navin Rawanchaikul’s dynamic art pieces usually involve direct public interventions, social commentary, and eccentric fictional tales featuring recurring characters. His oeuvre has grown to encompass a broad array of media including performances, billboards, films, comics, games, and cocktails. His works are widely exhibited across Asia, Europe and the USA. He currently lives and works in Fukuoka, Japan and Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Entang Wiharso’s Feast Table: Undeclared Perceptions

Entang Wiharso majored in painting at the Insitut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta and is considered one of the Indonesia’s foremost contemporary artist. Known for his unique and hyper-detailed style inspired by Indonesian mytholog, contemporary global culture, public memory and personal experience, Entang juxtaposes the past with the present, and the absurd with the real, to cast a critical eye on the state of the world. He lives and works in Rhode Island, USA and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Chen Wen Ling’s Humanities Landscape

Chen Wen Ling’s Humanities Landscape
Chen Wen Ling’s Illusory Realm 

Chen Wen Ling graduated from Xiamen Academy of Art and Design in 1991. He is known for his provoking and interesting sculptural works that often invoke metaphors and symbols related to Chinese culture. He has been exhibited widely around the world, and currently he lives and works in Beijing, China.

Chen Wen Ling’s Illusory Realm

MUSE: Airs & Graces Art Exhibition runs from 1 June to 7 July 2013 at Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039596

In conjunction with the art exhibition, Millenia Walk is having the following promotions:

Buoy Up The Finer Side Rewards (1 to 30 June 2013)

Spend $300* and enjoy a Patisserie G’s special-edition art-palette artisan cookie. Top up the spending to $500 and receive an additional jar of gourmet homemade Apricot Confiture with Fresh Thyme from The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and an art jamming session with Gallery 798. Other spending perks include complimentary 1st hour parking on weekdays and 3 hours on weekends and complimentary gift wrapping with a minimum spending of $50 from the outlets.

*maximum 3 same-day receipts from Millenia Walk. Other conditions apply.

A Life Inspired – Shop, Dine & Revel in the Finer Side (1 to 30 June 2013)

Indulge in guilt-free shopping and dining experience this Great Sale Season at Millenia Walk, select from masterfully crafted timepieces to bespoke tailoring, designer fashion and eclectic cuisines, everyone will surely find something to suit the sartorial bent and excite the palate.

(This article is contributed by Malcolm Sunny. Photo Credits: Malcolm Sunny)

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Malcolm has never been a follower of crowd, more commonly known by his blogger alias, Malcolm Sunny, believes that life is short and let’s not give a damn shit. “Since no one gets out of it alive anyway, let’s live life by our own measurements and enjoy every moment to the fullest.” He also shares his stories at malcolmsunny.com.