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Monday, August 07, 2006
Wheelock Properties first to benefit from public art grant scheme
Singapore's doesn't have a percent-for-arts plan whereby developers must allocate a sum of money to artworks in their developments. The Singapore version of such schemes is that«building owners of new developments within key activity and commercial areas in the city centre will be granted up to an additional 2 per cent GFA [gross floor area] over and above the maximum allowable under the Master Plan 2003, when art works are integrated into the overall design of the development.»
This from the press release by Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority. See also the article that ran in the Straits Times.
Wheelock Properties, a S$ 1-billion listed developer (formerly Marco Polo Group) is spending some 6.5 million S$ on four works to be integrated into its redevelopment of Scotts Shopping Centre (very near the corner of Scotts and Orchard). The works are:
# “Three Indeterminate Lines 1994” by Bernar Venet (see this article in Sculpture magazine)
# “Alice in Wonderland” by Salvador Dali;
# “Working Model for Sheep Piece” by Henry Moore;
# “V&A Chandelier”, 1999 by Dale ChihulyTechnorati Tags: Henry Moore, public art, sculpture, Singapore
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# posted @ 11:04 PM 2 comments | add a commentNow isn't Wheelock ever so "original' in its choice of art! The Dali is not the first , the Moore the second and the Dale C...well Ritz Carlton 's wall decorations proliferate organically.Putting their lone ceiling bauble to shame!
With a dedicated art department surely Wheelock could do better? Very safe very bland and very uninspiring...
By, at 5:09 AM
Not the most daring set of choices, I agree... On principle I am particularly skeptical of the Dali - that figure looks great in Dali's original prints (part of set of illustrations of Alice in Wonderland), but I think it's pretty dull translated to 3d.
Still, let's reserve final judgement until we see the works and how they are displayed in their settings. The Moore in particular will need a lot of space around it to be appreciated properly...
ByKatong, at 1:06 PM
