Quarterly - Singapore Art Museum

Art Garden 2012
at the Singapore Art Museum
Contemporary art fun for children
Runs through 12 August 2012
SAM at 8Q
The much-loved Art Garden returns for the third year running with an engaging range of contemporary
artworks by Singaporean and international artists that will appeal to you and your young ones. SAM
has used this opportunity to commission Singapore artists, such as Justin Lee and Loh Sau Kuen,
to create works for its next generation of art audiences. The only exhibition in Singapore dedicated
to showcasing art suitable for children, works at Art Garden address topical and open-ended issues.
In addition, a series of inspiring short films and animations are being screened. These include films
by emerging filmmakers commissioned by SAM, as well as animated shorts by young Singaporean
students for the N.E.mation! competition series organised by Nexus. Art Garden 2012 is supported
by students from Republic Polytechnic.
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Exclusive collectibles inspired by works from Art Garden 2012 are available at the MUSEUM LABEL
@ SAM shop, located at SAM’s Waterloo Street courtyard.
Echoes-Infinity-The Forest
by Shinji Ohmaki
Explore this beautiful but ephemeral installation painstakingly
created with specially selected pigment materials. Shinji invites
visitors to walk over the garden of flowers, slowly wearing
away their patterns, as a reminder of the transient nature of life.
Dancing Solar Flowers
by Alexandre Dang
Did you know that the sun provides 10,000 times more energy
to the earth than humans need? Come discover the wonders
of solar power through a lively display of rocking paper flowers
that respond to various light conditions throughout the day. This
lively installation, which was also displayed at SAM last year, is one of Dang’s more popular works
that seeks to introduce environmental issues to children.
10 | Exhibitions