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| APB Foundation Signature Art Prize Award 2008 |
| Thursday, 16 October 2008 | |
APB Foundation and SAM announce recipients of the inaugural APB Foundation Signature Art Prize
Singaporean artist Mr Yeo Chee Kiong has been awarded the Grand Prize for the inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize organised by the APB Foundation and Singapore Art Museum (SAM). As the recipient of the Grand Prize, Yeo will receive SGD 45,000. His winning artwork, A Day Without A Tree, is a mixed media installation that transformed the brick and plaster columns of the National Museum’s rotunda into a ‘living body’ experiencing the devastating effects of environmental change. In a world without trees, global warming has melted the solid forms of the building into a white fluid. Yet the slippery white fluid is also a visual pun and tongue-in-cheek reference to the notion of ‘spilt milk’, particularly within the confines of a building which houses and protects artefacts and works of art. Upon receiving his award, Yeo said, “The Signature Art Prize is definitely a significant award as it marks the growing importance of contemporary visual art practice in the Asia Pacific region. Winning the award is certainly the highlight of my career. I feel very happy and encouraged.” Yeo’s artwork was selected as the winning entry from 10 artworks that had been shortlisted from the original 34 nominations from 12 countries. The other shortlisted artists are from Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Four other artists were also presented awards. The three Juror’s Choice Awards, each worth SGD 10,000, went to Malaysian artist Mr Ahmad Fuad B. Osman for Recollections of Long Lost Memories, Chinese artist Mr Zheng Bo for Karibu Islands and Indian artist Mr G.R. Iranna for Wounded Tools. The SGD 10,000 People’s Choice Award went to Mongolian artist Mr Davaa Dorjderem for his Voice in the Space, which received the most number of public online and onsite votes. The awards were presented to the artists by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, at a gala dinner at the Raffles Hotel last night. The 10 shortlisted artworks can be viewed at the Singapore Art Museum from now until 16 November. More information on the APB Foundation Signature Art Prize can be found at http://www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM/signatureartprize Text and Photo Courtesy of SAM. All Rights Reserved. |
