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A listing of Singapore public art, organized by location:
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moves, removals, etc
This being Singapore, public art moves. The Dalhousie Memorial, Singapore's oldest, has moved three times. Raffles (dark) has moved three or four times as well (not least when it was removed during Japanese Occupation). Here we will attempt to keep track of some of the moves of Singapore's public art, and the reasons for them.
Seeds moved from Ft Canning to Esplanade | 2002
History Museum under renovation | 2003
Where is Athletes in Action? | 2006
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Marina Square
This area of land was reclaimed from the Singapore Harbour in the 1960s, and developed in several stages in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The first stage was an integrated development planned by John Portman, the American architect and developer famous for creating his 'inside-out' hotels. Portman made extensive use of public art in his buildings, and commissioned works for this development too, mostly from the US. Reaction by local artists to the number of commissions given foreigners helped spur government to increase the number of commissions for local artists in the 1980s.
Fleur Marine | 1984
Between Sea and Sky | 1986
Deva | 1986
Continuum II | 1986
Metamorphosis I | 1986
Joyous Rivers | 1987
Singapore Brushstrokes | 1997
Seed Series | 1998
Abundance III | 1999
Chinese Zodiac Medallions | 1999
Watercycle 2000 | 2000
Another Day | 2004
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currently not known
I don't know where these works are, or whether they are still in the position they were created for. "Currently not known" means "not known by me", so if you know, please drop me a note!
Sculpture Garden | 1982
'not known' | 1985
The Signals Spirit | 1986
Taichi | 1987
Millennium Time Capsule: Singapore at the Turn of the | 1999
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