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Singapore designer MEITONG has been shortlisted for this year’s UT Grand Prix . Uniqlo runs this contest annualy to promote creativity for independent designers from all over the world. The winning designs will be merchandized globally in UNIQLO stores along with attractive prizes. Those of you who are interested to participate just have to wait till next year’s registration opening.

Support our region’s designer by voting for her HERE by clicking I LIKE IT!

A few years ago, No Comply started out as an all Australian art show that had artists use skateboards as a medium to convey their message; fast forward to today and the show has evolved into a festival consisting of 80 artists from all over the globe. The artists are given free reign to express themselves, and they do so by painting, carving, poking, glueing etc the boards to create unique art works that display influences from all facets of life, ranging from obesity to 80s cartoons.

Our long time forum member Gangster23 aka Jason was at the launch and has kindly shared some pics with us.

No Comply 2008 runs from now until the 23rd November at No Vacancy Gallery, QV. The show will also be brought to the Red Bull Gallery, Sydney, in December; for further information log on to the No Comply website.

Art and fashion publication Visionaire have teamed up with Krug, the creators of Cuvèe champagne, for their 55th issue, titled SURPRISE. The magazine is limited to just 4,000 copies worlwide and comes in a classy purple cloth-covered case. Obviously, the packaging and print run are not the main selling point of the mag, and merely serve as the icing on cake, as the main ingredients that make the latest issue so compelling are the various works by artists such as Mario Testino, Sophie Calle and Alasdair McLellan, that have been brought into the third-dimension through the simple use of “pop-up” visuals.

Visionaire is available at Basheer Graphic Books, 231 Bain Street #04-19 Bras Basah Complex, Singapore, T +65 6336 0810. You can try calling other Basheer branches in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to see if they’ll be getting any in, log on to their website for more details.

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Imaging Selfs is the latest exhibition from veteran photographer Soraya Yusof Talismail, and features over 100 portraits of prominent artists, performers and entertainers. The collection is the culmination of a project that started 15 years ago, and offers one of the most extensive insights into creative practitioners within South East Asia. The exhibition is at Galeri Petronas, so next time you’re walking around KLCC do drop by to take a peak as entry is free.

Imaging Selfs will run from now until January 18th, 2009, at Galeri Petronas, Lot 341-343, Level 3, Suria KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur; T +603 2051 7770.

Robert Wilson takes inspiration from art, design, history and contemporary culture to produce Voom Portaits, a series of videos that are edited to give the illusion of being still photographs, but upon closer inspection viewers will notice the subtle movements and choreographed gestures of the subjects.

‘Voom Portraits’ will run from October 30th, 2008, to January 4th, 2009, at the National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897; T +65 6332 3659.

(Clockwise from top-left: Ivan Lam, Gaiking Face Open Version - Greed; Yau Bee Ling, Emerging Promises - Wisdom; Chin Kong Yee, Batu Caves - Faith)

Back once again for the fourth time, the annual 18@8 exhibition started as a showcase of 18 Malaysian contemporary artists at No.8,  Jalan Scott - known to many as the building that houses Wei-Ling Gallery. The inaugural 18@8 marked the opening of the gallery and showcased the type of artists and art that the gallery sought to promote.

Previously, the 18 artists were tasked with producing one new artwork of their choice for the show. This time around, the rules have changed quite a bit, as only nine artists were chosen and they all have been given themes that revolve around ‘Vice & Virtue’. Two of nine positive and negative attributes, that included qualities such lust, gluttony, justice and charity, were randomly allocated to the artists to work with.

The result is an incredible diverse series of artworks that would not have seen the light of day if it were not for the innovative mechanics. Be sure to check it out, as chances to see so many works by leading contemporary Malaysian artists under one roof are few and far between.

The nine participating artists are: Ivan Lam; Zulkifli Yusoff; Anurendra Jegadeva; Choy Chun Wei; Yau Bee Ling; Umibaizurah Mahir; Ahmad Shukri Mohamed; Izan Tahir and Chin Kong yee.

18@8 ‘Vice & Virtue’ will run from October 13th - November 13th, 2008, at Wei-Ling Gallery, No. 8, Jalan Scott, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur; T +603 2260 1106/7.

Here’s a brief recap of both Phu! and ANTZ’ adiartist installations, with both artists distinct styles highlighting the diversity that the programme offers. ANTZ served up a mixture of street art and illustrations, whilst Phu! put on a live demo of his vinyl customising as well as creating several toys for display. Don’t miss out on the last adiartist shows this weekend, with sneaker customizers Hypethetic occupying the Pacific Plaza Originals store, and Mr Tony Tay aka Lazy taking over the Raffles City store.

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For the Bombay Sapphire Art Projects 2008, Valentine Willie Fine Art worked with curators from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines to source a diverse line-up of experimental videos. The works not only display the vast pool of creative talent that can be found across the region, but they also serve to document the different trends and styles that arise from the cultural hotbed that is South East Asia.

The collection of works, titled ‘Southeast Asian Video Screening’, will run from September 20th - October 11th, 2008, at Valentine Willie, Kuala Lumpur, 1st Floor, 17 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur (T +603 2284 2348). Head over here to check out the screening times.

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