ABOUT #GBK85
画展简介
This 10-day exhibition that combines physical and AR art is a comprehensive retrospective of one of Singapore’s living legends of modern art – Goh Beng Kwan. He turns 85 this year, making him one of the rare artists of his generation who is still actively creating art. Mr. Goh is best known for his mixed medium abstract collages and his time-bending creative versatility which explores issues around Cultural Representation, Urbanism and Identity.
This show is in celebration of his 85th year of life, his values Generosity, Bravery, and Kinship, and also in support of Mental Healthfulness brought about by his creative expression through his 60 years of being an artist.
His body of work is ever-evolving; from ink to collages to NFT – this immersive show will take you on a journey through sixty years of his illustrious career as an artist.
本届展览的活动名为“GBK85”，它具有双重含义，第一重：G是Generosity，喻义慷慨和大方；B是Brave和Bright，代表着勇敢和光明；K是Kind和Kinship，表示善良和亲情；第二重：也是Goh Beng Kwan （吴珉权）的第一个英文字母的组合。 而85，则是表明吴老先生在85岁时，耄耋之年，选出85幅代表佳作来举办这此展览活动，活动的部分收入将捐赠给慈善机构“SAMH”（Singapore Association for Mental Health，用来帮助一些精神患者。吴老先生认为，通过艺术创作，或者通过观赏艺术，可以舒缓人们的精神负担，减轻人们的心里压力。感谢所有的支持者，您用您的善良和慷慨给需要的人带来了帮助，带来了光明。
这次“GBK85”展览是个特别类型的展览，它的场地是在新加坡康莱德酒店的第六层，一共有十八间客房，85件艺术作品将会在整层客房和走廊里展出，走廊里的作品会以数码形式来展示，其中也包括了吴老先生的NFT艺术作品。
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THE ARTIST
Mr. Goh Beng Kwan, 85, is a Singapore senior artist who has been a visual arts artist in Singapore for more than 60 years. He has dedicated his whole life pursuing his passion for art. He is considered an inspiration and legend to many young artists in Singapore.
His art practice began at Hwa Chong High School under the tutelage of first-generation senior artist Chen Wen Hsi in the 1950s. Despite failing Art as a subject in the final leaving school examination in the late 50s, Mr. Goh never gave up his dream to be an artist. He went to New York to pursue an art education from 1962 to 1966.
Whilst in New York, he took on multiple jobs to support himself and almost died due to a peptic ulcer in the stomach. But he never gave up. He had his first solo exhibition at the Ruth Sherman Gallery in New York in 1965. Despite his success in New York, Mr. Goh decided to return to Singapore because he wanted to take care of his aging parents.
Back in Singapore, Mr. Goh’s artwork, “The Dune”, won the first UOB Painting of the Year in 1982. He was also awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1989. Till today, he is often recognised as an artistic forerunner in arts through his collage works. Many of his artworks can be seen around Singapore at locations such as Maybank Tower, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore Turf Club, Conrad Centennial and Punggol MRT station.
To find out more about the artist, please visit www.gohbengkwan.com
THE ARTIST
Mr. Goh Beng Kwan, 85, is a Singapore senior artist who has been a visual arts artist in Singapore for more than 60 years. He has dedicated his whole life pursuing his passion for art. He is considered an inspiration and legend to many young artists in Singapore.
His art practice began at Hwa Chong High School under the tutelage of first-generation senior artist Chen Wen Hsi in the 1950s. Despite failing Art as a subject in the final leaving school examination in the late 50s, Mr. Goh never gave up his dream to be an artist. He went to New York to pursue an art education from 1962 to 1966.
Whilst in New York, he took on multiple jobs to support himself and almost died due to a peptic ulcer in the stomach. But he never gave up. He had his first solo exhibition at the Ruth Sherman Gallery in New York in 1965. Despite his success in New York, Mr. Goh decided to return to Singapore because he wanted to take care of his aging parents.
Back in Singapore, Mr. Goh’s artwork, “The Dune”, won the first UOB Painting of the Year in 1982. He was also awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1989. Till today, he is often recognised as an artistic forerunner in arts through his collage works. Many of his artworks can be seen around Singapore at locations such as Maybank Tower, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore Turf Club, Conrad Centennial and Punggol MRT station.
To find out more about the artist, please visit www.gohbengkwan.com
ORGANISER – ArtAF
ArtAF is an art platform on a mission to connect Singapore’s earliest artists with the new generation of art collectors and local artists. Through the use of digital media, ArtAF aims to showcase Singapore’s senior artists in new ways, allowing their artworks and processes to be accessible by a wider group of audiences, especially the youth of today. ArtAF is the gateway for collectors and young artists to gain an intimate understanding of the works of these artists in never-seen-before ways, creating opportunities for cross-generational exchange and learning.
At the heart of ArtAF is the hope that the legacies courageously and painstakingly created by Singapore’s earliest artists are shared, remembered, and cherished for generations to come. ArtAF is also the exclusive representative for Mr. Goh Beng Kwan.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
PLAN YOUR VISIT
WHERE
Conrad Centennial Singapore
(Entire Level 6 Guest Rooms
and Suite
WHEN
20 ~ 29 May 2022
TIMING
11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm
(Up to 35 visitors per slot)
TICKETS
购票详情
Admission is free for children
aged below 7.
Part of the proceeds will go to our official charity – Singapore Association for Mental Health.
ArtAF APP / AR ARTWORKS
Over the many decades of his illustrious career,
Goh Beng Kwan has been able to remain current despite the changing times because of his willingness to experiment and his eagerness to learn.
This section of Augmented Reality (AR) works exemplifies this positive, forward-thinking attitude, as he strives to embrace and incorporate new and relevant technologies in his art making and display.
The AR pieces in this exhibition are site-specific, allowing the audience to view the artworks through the camera on the app despite the absence of the physical pieces. Besides the static images of these works that are not hanging in the exhibition, the AR segment will include 4 animated NFT works that will bring to life 4 original works by the artist, each piece chosen to represent a key period in his practice.
In addition, the app offers access to all 85 works of art from the exhibition and allows the audience to view the artworks not only from the comfort of their own homes, but also “hanging” on their walls. Here, the AR technology offers these Goh’s works a new dimension while giving the viewers a fresh perspective and a new means of engaging with the art.
COMING SOON
Over the many decades of his illustrious career,
Goh Beng Kwan has been able to remain current despite the changing times because of his willingness to experiment and his eagerness to learn.
This section of Augmented Reality (AR) works exemplifies this positive, forward-thinking attitude, as he strives to embrace and incorporate new and relevant technologies in his art making and display.
The AR pieces in this exhibition are site-specific, allowing the audience to view the artworks through the camera on the app despite the absence of the physical pieces. Besides the static images of these works that are not hanging in the exhibition, the AR segment will include 4 animated NFT works that will bring to life 4 original works by the artist, each piece chosen to represent a key period in his practice.
In addition, the app offers access to all 85 works of art from the exhibition and allows the audience to view the artworks not only from the comfort of their own homes, but also “hanging” on their walls. Here, the AR technology offers these Goh’s works a new dimension while giving the viewers a fresh perspective and a new means of engaging with the art.
COMING SOON
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
COMING SOON