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Internationally-acclaimed
installation artist Wolfgang Laib¡¯s first exhibition in South-east
Asia: Wolfgang Laib: Transit - Transition |
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31 March ¨C 7 May 2006 |
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LASALLE-SIA¡¯s Institute of Contemporary Arts
Singapore and Goethe-Institut Singapore are pleased to present the work
of German installation artist Wolfgang Laib for the first time in
South-east Asia, Wolfgang Laib: Transit ¨C Transition. |
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The exhibition will be held at Earl Lu
Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, at 90 Goodman Road, Singapore
439053 from 31 Mar to 7 May 2006. Opening hours are from 10am - 6pm
(including Sundays and Public Holidays). Admission is free. |
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The art of Wolfgang Laib is both material
and abstract. Concentrating on a limited selection of materials
including pollen, milk, beeswax, marble, rice and sealing wax, Laib¡¯s
choice of materials unfolds a family of works. |
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By carefully and thoroughly examining the
essence of his chosen materials, Laib assigns a particular, often
geometric form to them. The formal arrangement of these materials evokes
meditative experiences and entices the viewer to reconnect with nature
and their senses, stimulating self-reflexivity and contemplation. |
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In Laib¡¯s seminal work, Milkstone (1977), a
white marble slab is ground and hollowed to a mere one millimetre depth,
creating a slight concave. |
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It is then filled with a thin layer of milk
that extends exactly to the edge, duplicating the surface of the marble
so precisely that it is almost impossible to discern the liquid from the
solid ¨C the ephemeral from the eternal. Milk, a liquid associated with
fertility and nourishment, when poured on marble, animates the latter. |
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However, this liquid of sustenance is in
turn sustained by the apparently inert material, questioning the nature
of a substance we assume to know so well but yet remains so elusive. It
is precisely the way in which Laib¡¯s work deals with these tensions that
make his work so compelling. |
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Born in 1950 in Metzingen, Germany, Wolfgang
Laib originally studied medicine at the University of T¨¹bingen.
Disillusioned with Western medicine and science, he came to view the
natural sciences as limited in their dependency on logic and the
material world. |
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His search for meaning led him to Eastern
spiritualism, philosophy and pre- Renaissance thought. Since 1975, Laib
has built an international reputation working exclusively as an artist. |
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He has held numerous solo exhibitions around
the world including Capc/Musee d'art contemporain de Bordeaux (1986 and
1992), the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1989), the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Tokyo (1990), the Centre George Pompidou, Paris
(1992), the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Kunstmuseum
Bonn (1993), to name a few. |
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His work has also been showcased in Venice
Biennale (1982 and 1997), Gwangju Biennale (1997), documenta 7 and
documenta 8 (1982 and 1987 respectively), Objects of Desire: The Modern
Still Life (1997) organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and in
Hayward Gallery, London. His work can also be found in museum
collections worldwide. |
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Wolfgang Laib: Transit ¨C Transition in
Singapore is organised by the Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa),
Germany and jointly presented by the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Singapore and Goethe-Institut Singapore. |
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This exhibition was held at the Festival of
Perth (2005) at Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western
Australia; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; Art
Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, and Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland,
New Zealand, prior to its showing in Singapore. |
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During the exhibition period, ICA Singapore
will be organising a series of talks that offer various perspectives on
Laib¡¯s work. These talks are part of ICA Singapore¡¯s public programmes
to foster a better understanding of the discourses of contemporary art. |
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About Institute of Contemporary Arts
(ICA) Singapore |
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Established by LASALLE-SIA College of the
Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore is devoted to
the exhibition and research of international and Asian contemporary art.
ICA Singapore, through its exhibition programme at its exhibition
facility, Earl Lu Gallery, has showcased works by international artists
such as Antony Gormley, On Kawara, Gerhard Richter, Gavin Turk, Robert
Sagerman, Jason Salavon and Yang Fudong, among others. |
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Exhibition Enquiries: Tel: (65) 6340 9102 or
email: icas@lasallesia.edu.sg
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Related Events: |
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Exhibition Talks: |
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Thursday, 30 March 2006, 6pm
Bjoern Schmidt, Assistant to Wolfgang
Laib
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 7pm
Ye Shufang, Artist & Lecturer, LASALLE-SIA
Saturday, 15 April 2006, 3pm
Eugene Tan, Director, ICA Singapore,
LASALLE-SIA
Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 7pm
Shirley Soh, Artist
Sunday, 23 April 2006, 3pm
June Yap, Deputy Director & Curator, ICA
Singapore, LASALLE-SIA |
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Venue: |
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Earl Lu Gallery LASALLE-SIA College of the
Arts 90 Goodman Road Singapore 439053 |
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Admission is free. |
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Registration: |
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(65) 6340 9102 or email:
icas@lasallesia.edu.sg
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