Description
Book SynopsisA much-needed resource on the practice of public art commissions and community engagement through the arts in urban Asia. Distributed for the NTU Centre for Co ntemporary Art
Public art integrates landscape architecture, urban planning, and cultural management to create a sense of place. This book, dstributed for the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, documents a major public art commission in Singapore, featuring works by artists Dan Graham, Zul Mahmod, TomÁs Saraceno, and Yinka Shonibare, and represents a unique collaboration between Nanyang Technology University Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and Mapletree Investments—a Singaporean state-owned property developer with global operations. Essays and interviews with the artists tell the story of the regional histories, urban politics, and collaboration that went into the successful creation of a public space.
Culture City. Culture Scape. is a much-needed resource on the role that art can play in public education and social corporate investment in urban Asia.
Trade Review"The book offers insights on lesser-known topics through the discussion of public artworks at Mapletree Business City II.... All in all,
Culture City. Culture Scape is a welcomed reference book on the discourse of public art in Singapore. With a critical, interdisciplinary approach, it successfully marries cultural and corporate interests to provide public education."
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Table of Contents
- Greetings
- Joseph Liow
- Edmund Cheng
- Culture City. Culture Scape. Notes from the Curators
- Ute Meta Bauer and Khim Ong
- In the Public Sphere: Art and Education at Mapletree Business City
- Edmund Cheng with Ute Meta Bauer
- About the Artworks and Artists
- Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA): Wind Sculpture I
- Zul Mahmod: Sonic Pathway
- Tom?ís Saraceno: Stillness in Motion ÔÇö 3 Airborne Self-Assemblies
- Dan Graham: Elliptical Pavilion
- In Conversation
- Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA) with Sophie Goltz
- Zul Mahmod with Khim Ong
- Tom?ís Saraceno with Ute Meta Bauer
- Dan Graham with Ute Meta Bauer
- Permanent Public Artworks
- Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA)
- Zul Mahmod
- Tom?ís Saraceno
- Dan Graham
- Public Art Education: Situated in Singapore
- Sophie Goltz
- Mapletree-NTU CCA Singapore Public Art Education Programme
- Image Credits
- Acknowledgements
- Colophon
