PAINTING THE TOWN RED

Panellists of The Art Week Conversations 2019 spotlight emerging Singaporean talent.

ROBERT ZHAO RENHUI

A multi- disciplinary artist who intertwines fact and fiction to create conceptually ambitious and aesthetically immersive narratives that challenge the notion of truth, Zhao often questions the ever- shifting boundaries of science, art, history and politics in his work. The Singaporean has exhibited at the Jakarta, Moscow and Sydney biennales in 2016 and 2017, and Les Rencontres d’Arles, France, 2015. He was awarded the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council in 2010.

ALECIA NEO

Through photography, video and participatory workshops, Neo addresses social issues such as globalisation and immigration. Her artworks have been exhibited at various international festivals and galleries such as the Singapore Art Museum, the International Orange Photo Festival in China, and the Noorderlicht International Photo Festival in the Netherlands.

NOOR ISKANDAR

The multidisciplinary artist is also a researcher who explores Islamic aesthetics and spirituality. Iskandar has exhibited in Singapore as well as internationally, including in London, Valencia, Pingyao, Belfast and Bandung.

HILMI JOHANDI

A finalist of the 2018 President’s Young Talents award and recipient of the Young Artist Award 2018, Johandi is a painter who examines Singapore society pre- and postindependence. The Lasalle College of the Arts graduate has participated in numerous exhibitions in Singapore.