Rapport: Eight Artists from Singapore and Australia
CURATORS: Natalie King (Australia), Tay Swee-Lin (Singapore)
ARTISTS:
Australia: Hany Armanious, Carolyn Eskdale, Christopher Langton, Nicola Loder
Singapore: Amanda Heng, Salleh Japar, Baet Yeok Kuan, Matthew Ngui
Rapport was a very early joint exhibition created by leading young curators in Australia and Singapore, inviting four artists from each place to exhibit in a major exhibition to tour to both countries. The curators stated: ‘Rapport is a cultural project marking a new partnership between international institutions, artists and cultural workers. The exhibition consists predominantly of art works by younger artists who are working across media from photography to found objects, inflatables to sculpture. The resulting installations negotiate personal issues such as childhood, coupling, materiality and spirituality that are pertinent to each artist's own cultural background.’
This exhibition toured to Singapore, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane (1996-1997)