Dawn Ng Explained

Dawn Ng

Dawn Ng (born 1982) is a visual artist from Singapore[1] [2] [3] [4] who works across a diverse breadth of mediums, motives and scale ranging from text, illustration, collage, light, sculpture to large scale installations. Her work primarily deals with time, memory, and the ephemeral.

Dawn was part of the Jeju Biennale in 2017, participated in the inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong with her solo, SIXTEEN, followed by A Thing of Beauty, at the Art Paris Art Fair at the Grand Palais in 2015. She has also shown in Sydney,[5] Shanghai,[6] and Jakarta.

Education

Dawn Ng majored in Journalism and Studio Art at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and the Slade School of Fine Art in London.

Career

Well known for her ubiquitous Walter series [7] that garnered attention for its controversial guerilla content and form, the work was acquired into the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum, included in Open Sea at the 2015 Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon[8] which explored the contemporary Art scene of Southeast Asia. In 2019, the artist was commissioned to fill a wing of the Art Science Museum for their Floating Utopias exhibition.[9]

In 2016 Ng was commissioned by the Fondation d'enterprise Hermes to inaugurate their Singapore flagship's art gallery with a solo installation, How to Disappear into a Rainbow as the store reopened in Liat Towers, Singapore.[10] [11] Most recently the artist opened a commissioned solo at the Asian Civilisations Museum[12] in 2020.

She is represented by Sullivan+Strumpf, Singapore.[13]

Solo exhibitions

This series of photographs by Dawn Ng features a curious colossal bunny named Walter that pops up across Singapore's standard landscape of flats and heartland enclaves. By placing Walter at various spots in Singapore and photographing these interesting scenarios in which the giant rabbit contrasts with his environment, the artist encourages people to re-examine overlooked places, local sites, and sights.

Sixteen is an installation of 16 wooden chests built in a spectrum of colors. These chests are crafted to resemble treasure boxes, which fit one inside the other — the largest, the size of an oversized antique travel trunk, down to the smallest, the size of a musical box. Each chest is labeled both on the outside and on the inside with brass-engraved plaques, whose texts relate to the colour of it.[16] [17] [18]

The photographic series A Thing of Beauty captures installations of small, locally sourced objects, collected from a range of stores in residential Singapore – from bakeries to convenience stores.[20] [21] [22]

Group exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolesnikov-Jessop . Sonia . 30 December 2014 . 50 Singaporean Artists You Should Know for SG50 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180610041625/http://sea.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1070326/50-singaporean-artists-you-should-know-for-sg50 . 10 June 2018 . 16 May 2015 . Blouin Artinfo.
  2. Web site: 2 May 2012 . Who is futureproofing Singaporean art? 26 young artists in SAM survey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200616225623/http://artradarjournal.com/2012/05/02/who-is-futureproofing-singaporean-art-26-young-artists-in-sam-survey/ . 16 June 2020 . 16 May 2015 . Art Radar.
  3. Web site: Dickie . Anna . 28 December 2013 . Dawn Ng . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929054808/https://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/dawn-ng/ . 29 September 2022 . 16 May 2015 . Ocula.
  4. Web site: 14 August 2014 . Singapore's Flourishing Art Scene . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093624/http://www.silverkris.com/stories/singapores-flourishing-art-scene . 18 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Silver Kris.
  5. Web site: 2018 . Dawn Ng - Perfect Stranger - Sullivan+Strumpf Sydney . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526204048/http://www.randian-online.com/np_event/dawn-ng-perfect-stranger-sullivanstrumpf-sydney/ . 26 May 2022 . 6 June 2021 . RanDian.
  6. Web site: 2019 . Artists » Dawn Ng » Exhibitions » West Bund Art & Design . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522024923/https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/artists/dawn-ng/exhibitions/west-bund-art-and-design/views/dn2019-10-image-2/ . 22 May 2023 . 6 June 2021 . Sullivan+Strumpf.
  7. Web site: Lim . Valerie . 28 February 2014 . Coffee with... Dawn Ng . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319215344/http://poachedmag.com/2014/02/28/coffee-with-dawn-ng/ . 19 March 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Poached Magazine.
  8. Web site: Open Sea Musée d'art contemporain. 5 June 2021. www.mac-lyon.com. 5 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605055406/https://www.mac-lyon.com/en/programmation/open-sea. live.
  9. Web site: 2019 . ArtScience Museum - Floating Utopias . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606050302/https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/floating-utopias.html . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . Marina Bay Sands . en.
  10. Web site: Adibah . Isa . 19 May 2016 . Photos by Masao Nishikawa . Interview with Dawn Ng for Aloft at Hermès: 'I believe there are worlds beyond worlds of colour' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161113175703/http://www.buro247.sg/culture/insiders/dawn-ng-interview-aloft-at-hermes-singapore.html . 13 November 2016 . 13 November 2016 . Büro 24/7.
  11. Web site: Aloft at Hermès exhibitions, 2008–2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811214332/https://www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/en/project/aloft-hermes-exhibitions-2008-2016 . 11 August 2020 . 7 March 2020 . Foundation d'entreprise Hermès.
  12. Web site: 2020 . Faith Beauty Love Hope - Our Stories, Your ACM . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224064930/https://www.nhb.gov.sg/acm/whats-on/exhibitions/faith-beauty-love-hope . 24 December 2020 . 6 June 2021 . National Heritage Board - Government of Singapore . en.
  13. Web site: Artists » Dawn Ng . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522185015/https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/artists/dawn-ng/ . 22 May 2023 . 22 March 2021 . Sullivan+Strumpf.
  14. Web site: 2012 . Everything You Ever Wanted Is Right Here - Solo Exhibition By Dawn Ng . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173350/http://www.chanhampegalleries.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-is-right-here/ . 30 June 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Chan Hampe Galleries.
  15. Web site: Boucher . Brian . 29 May 2013 . Singaporean Artist Scores at Art Basel in Hong Kong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094757/http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/singaporean-artist-scores-at-art-basel-in-hong-kong/ . 18 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . . . en-US.
  16. Web site: Deepika . Shetty . 23 May 2013 . Art Basel, HK off to flying start . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100024/http://www.stasiareport.com/the-big-story/asia-report/hong-kong/story/art-basel-hk-flying-start-20130523 . 18 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . The Straits Times.
  17. Web site: 21 June 2013 . Chan Hampe Galleries at Art Basel HK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518120736/http://www.indesignlive.sg/articles/Chan-Hampe-Galleries-at-Art-Basel-HK . 18 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . IndesignLive . en-US.
  18. Web site: Kolesnikov-Jessop . Sonia . 22 May 2013 . Artist Dawn Ng Unpacks Nomadic Lifestyle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110174003/http://sea.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/904337/artist-dawn-ng-unpacks-nomadic-lifestyle . 10 January 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Blouin Artinfo.
  19. Web site: Ardia . C. A. Xuan Mai . 27 March 2015 . 8 artists to know at Art Paris Art Fair 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407032609/http://artradarjournal.com/2015/03/27/8-artists-to-know-at-art-paris-art-fair-2015/ . 7 April 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Art. Radar.
  20. Web site: Ui-Hoon . Cheah . 3 April 2015 . Eye-opening Art Paris fair . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701073706/http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/eye-opening-art-paris-fair . 1 July 2015 . 16 May 2015 . The Business Times.
  21. Web site: Martin . Mayo . 4 April 2015 . Bonjour, Singapour: The artistic ties that bind S'pore and France . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509040818/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/bonjour-singapour-artistic-ties-bind-spore-and-france . 9 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . TODAY . en.
  22. Web site: Lim . Daniel Hilarion . 10 May 2015 . Photography by Vanessa Caitlin . Dawn Ng, Artist: To Paris With Love . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518110931/http://www.billionaire.com/artists/singapore/1604/dawn-ng-artist-to-paris-with-love- . 18 May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . Billionaire.
  23. Web site: Sammel . Sarah-Tabea . 20 January 2018 . Dawn Ng and the 'Perfect Stranger' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606113610/https://theartling.com/en/artzine/dawn-ng-and-the-perfect-stranger/ . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . The Artling.
  24. Web site: Jie . Pan . 24 January 2019 . Tinder Meets Theatre in Artist Dawn Ng's New Performance '11' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606113611/https://www.ricemedia.co/culture-events-11-theatre-tinder-dawn-ng/ . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . RICE . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Uttam . Payal . 2020 . A Round Up of Singapore Art Week 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606113612/https://design-anthology.com/story/saw-2020 . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . Design Anthology . en-AU.
  26. Web site: Kok . Jenevieve . 29 January 2021 . Sullivan+Strumpf Presents 'Into Air' by Dawn Ng, A Pop-Up Exhibition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606113610/https://theartling.com/en/artzine/sullivanstrumpf-presents-air-dawn-ng-pop-up-exhibition/ . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . The Artling.
  27. News: Toh . Wen Li . 2020-01-14 . Art in a former repair workshop: The exhibition in Cavan Road is part of Twenty Twenty's Strange Things, a pop-up event of Singapore Art Week . en . The Straits Times . live . 22 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510042054/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/art-in-a-former-repair-workshop . 10 May 2021 . 0585-3923.
  28. Web site: Hashimi . Hashirin Nuri . 6 February 2020 . Singaporean Visual Artist Dawn Ng Explores the Concept of Time and Space in Her Latest Work . live . https://archive.today/20230522221244/https://www.dawn-ng.com/press/singaporean-visual-artist-dawn-ng-explores-the-concept-of-time-and-space-in-her-latest-work/ . 22 May 2023 . 6 June 2021 . Dawn Ng . en.

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