Across Singapore Art Week 2024, one country in particular has been busy setting up, and featured across galleries and programmes around the entire festival. Enter Italy, with a strong presence in this edition and plenty of captivating exhibitions that showcase both talent and creativity.
Tablets: New Paintings by Filippo Sciascia
In this solo exhibition and a display of artistic mastery, Bali-based Filippo Sciascia showcases his latest collection of photo-realistic and painstakingly crafted paintings, featuring a return to his iconic “cracked” painting series. Delving into his enduring fascination with light as an anthropological catalyst, Sciascia’s work portrays various scenes illustrating light’s pivotal role in the development of mankind’s technological progress. Aptly titled ‘TABLET,’ the exhibition spans both ancient and modern eras, symbolising the evolution of communication and technology. Tablet describes ancient clay stones with cuneiform inscriptions, and also the medium of today’s digital mobile technology, and with that, Sciascia weaves a visual narrative of humanity’s adaptive journey through time.
Where: Yeo Workshop, Gillman Barracks, 47 Malan Road #01-25, Singapore 109444 Singapore
When: 13 January – 10 February 2024
Tue-Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 12-6pm | Free admission
Second Cities – A photography exhibition by Giuseppe De Francesco
When capital cities are chosen for symbolic or administrative reason, second cities often become thriving economic and cultural hubs, known for innovation and gathering global significance. In Second Cities, photography serves as a tool for in-depth exploration and investigation of urban landscapes. It embarks on a cognitive journey, gradually revealing the essence and identity of these cities.
Through visual representation, photography captures the tangible facets of urban life: the interplay of density, layers, overlays and juxtapositions of masses, volumes, and flows. Each photograph becomes a moment of claiming and restoring a sense of place, decoding its formal language and its interconnectedness within the broader cityscape. These images, skilfully captured from privileged perspective, meticulously document the urban realities, offering a profound glimpse into the intricate complexities that define these non-capital metropolises.
Where: Space TB80 (G8A Architects) – Blk 80 Chay Yan, #01-29, Singapore 160080
When: 19 January – 11 February 2024
Only weekends (Saturday and Sunday) 10am-4 pm | Free admission
Journey from Hyperrealism to Abstractions
Mucciaccia Gallery in Singapore showcases diverse subjects, ranging from Roberto Bernardi’s hyperrealism to Jeffrey Kroll and Frank Holliday’s pure abstraction, uniting ten significant artists.
The journey unfolds with Cristiano Pintaldi’s canvases capturing Grace Kelly and Rihanna, using RGB colors to depict pixelated forms. Francesca Leone’s ‘Still Flows’ alters facial features with water, creating an enigmatic aura.
Oliviero Rainaldi explores solitary human figures in both painting and sculpture, emphasizing essential form. Piero Pizzi Cannella’s large canvases immerse everyday objects in symbolic scenes, evoking distant memories.
Luciano Ventrone’s hyperrealist still lifes exude a Mediterranean charm, capturing ephemeral moments in eternal paintings. Roberto Bernardi, employing glazing techniques, presents surreal candies, tapping into subconscious emotions and childhood dreams.
Massimo Giannoni’s ‘Piazza’ employs thick, abstract layers of color, transitioning from abstract to defined forms. Roberto Miniati weaves vibrant shapes into harmonious abstractions, leading to Jeffrey Kroll’s pure abstraction in ‘Deadalus,’ ‘Koral,’ and ‘Delos.’
The exhibition concludes with Frank Holliday’s dynamic canvas, reflecting his Neo-expressionist approach. Inspired by music, his art captures emotions, emphasizing what remains on the canvas as the essence of the present moment.
Where: Mucciaccia Gallery – 6 Lock road, #02-10 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108934
When: Till 27th February 2024
Tue-Fri 12-7 pm | Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 11am-6pm | Free admission
Presented by Angra Wine & Spirit in collaboration with ML Fine Art Gallery, Milan. For the first time in Singapore, we are thrilled to announce one of the most iconic exhibitions on Italian Modern painters from the 20th century. The exhibition showcases the works of luminaries such as Afro, Balla, Boetti, Bonalumi, Castellani, de Chirico Dorazio, Fontana, Morandi, Santomaso, Rotella, Vedova.
Where: Angra Wine & Spirit Showroom, Tanjong Pagar Distripark #03-03, 39 Keppel Road, Singapore 089065
When: 20 January to 2 February 2024
Open to public 11am-6pm
Singapore Art Week (SAW) runs from 19th to 28th January 2024, with more information and updates available on their website, or follow @sgartweek on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram.
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