You Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy
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 __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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. th 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. __________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Facsimile E-mail Website FOST Private Limited 1 Lock Road #01-02, Gillman Barracks Singapore 108932 65 6694 3080 65 6694 3081 [email protected] www.fostgallery.com /Gallery /Education /Advisory 2/3 __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Press Images Salarymen 2015 Graphite on paper H52.6 x W37.8 cm _________________ Cleansing 2015 Graphite and ink on paper H25 x W38.5 cm _________________________________________________________________________________ Note: Images are not to scale. High-resolution images are available upon request. 3/3 __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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. __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ With Support From __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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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