Country
Date
Singapore
12 May 2015
Press Release (for immediate release)
You Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy
Ashley Yeo
Exhibition Period: 05 June – 28 June 2015
FOST Gallery
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Ashley YEO
Incapable Of Her Own Distress (After Ophelia)
2015
Graphite and ink on paper
H20.5 x W38 cm
About the Exhibition
FOST Gallery is proud to showcase You Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy by Ashley Yeo.
You Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy is an exploration between longing and post-grieving. Referring to our
anthropocentric values that rely more on perception than reality, Yeo seeks to illustrate elegiac objectives that
contribute to an artistic culture that illuminate and delight while also portraying the decaying state of existing social
relations. It also reveals her reality as an artist, making works as a palliative for society’s modern ills, while holding a
very strong and very sad relationship with humanity. As we progress, you must continue to believe that Sisyphus is
happy.
This exhibition is part of a series entitled Foursight.
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The impetus for the Foursight series was the significance of Singapore’s 50 year of independence. While we
commemorate the events of the last five decades, it is also important to look forward. Foursight is an attempt to
project into and chart the future through these young artists.
Izziyana Suhaimi, Ashley Yeo, Luke Heng and Khairullah Rahim, each in their own right, are artists of incredible
talent, whom we hope will play a part in Singapore’s art history.
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Website
FOST Private Limited
1 Lock Road
#01-02, Gillman Barracks
Singapore 108932
65 6694 3080
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[email protected]
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Press Images
Salarymen
2015
Graphite on paper
H52.6 x W37.8 cm
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Cleansing
2015
Graphite and ink on paper
H25 x W38.5 cm
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Note: Images are not to scale. High-resolution images are available upon request.
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About the Artist
Ashley YEO (b. 1990, Singapore) received her M.A. in Fine Arts from University of Arts London,
Chelsea College of Art and Design (London) with merit in 2012. She has shown extensively locally, as
well as internationally, including at the Art on Paper Biennial at Weatherspoon Museum, North
Carolina, USA.
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About Gillman
Barracks
Gillman Barracks is a new contemporary art destination in Singapore. Nestled amid lush greenery, this
former colonial barracks is now home to local and international art galleries, dining, and creative
businesses, as well as the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) that opened in late 2013. The CCA
enhances the region’s contemporary art landscape through its international artist residency, research
and exhibition programmes.
For more information, visit please www.gillmanbarracks.com
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With Support From
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Location
FOST Gallery
1 Lock Road
#01-02, Gillman Barracks
Singapore 108932
MRT
Labrador Park
Bus
Opposite Alexandra Point: 51, 57, 61, 93, 97, 97e, 100, 166, 175, 963 or 963e
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Gallery Hours
Tue–Sat: 11am–7pm
Sun: 11am-6pm
Mon/Pub Hol: Open by appointment
Admission
Free
Enquiries
Call 6694 3080 or e-mail [email protected]
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