GROUP EXHIBITION

STPI Gallery is delighted to present its Annual Special Exhibition 2020, Shaping Visions. This year, STPI proudly looks close to home with its selection of fiveextraordinary artists in Singapore: the late master of Chinese ink ChuaEk Kay; pioneering collage artist Goh Beng Kwan; leading sculptor HanSai Por; seminal performance artist Amanda Heng; and renownedwatercolour painter Ong Kim Seng. Shaping Visions marks the first time these distinguished practitioners — who have each beenawarded The Cultural Medallion, the nation’s highest honour for arts andculture practitioners — exhibit together, in an ode to their immenseartistic contributions.

Shaping Visions unites each artist’s distinct depictions of natural and built environments, shedding light on personal reflectionsof and postures towards an evolving society. By bringing togetherexisting, signature pieces as well as print-based works produced duringtheir respective residencies at STPI, the comprehensive exhibitionshowcases each artist’s trail-blazing style and expert command of mediaand materials. As the artists hail from backgrounds that are largely notprintmaking- centric, the exhibition will feature a diverse range ofexpressions that invite moments of pause, suspension and perception.

The presentation brings into dialogue Han’s organically shaped stone sculptures and woodblock prints, Chua’s gestural rhythms in scenes ofnature and the city, Goh’s evocative portrayals of abstracted spaces andmovements in collage and painting, Heng’s intimations of humanity’sconnectedness within shared spaces and with each other, and Ong’slithograph prints and watercolour paintings that invoke our sentimentstowards shifting landscapes. Shaping Visions invites audiences toconsider these works in a contemporary climate and perceive them inmoments of unhurried contemplation. In an ever-changing Singapore, theseseminal artists continue to provide space for envisioning new realitiesand modes of experiencing the world around us.

Throughout its run from 27 September to 15 November, this Annual Special Exhibition at STPI will be supported by a diverse array ofpublic programmes including tours, workshops, and artist talks. TheAnnual Special Exhibitions at STPI Gallery gives audiences in SoutheastAsia and Singapore the rare opportunity to encounter a remarkable scopeof works on paper created by the most significant artists of modern andcontemporary art history. Previous Annual Special Exhibitions haveincluded Takashi Murakami: From Superflat to Bubblewrap (2019), David Hockney: A Matter of Perspective (2017), Zao Wou-Ki: No Boundaries (2016), and The Mystery of Picasso’s Creative Process: The Art of Printmaking (2013).