CURRICULUM VITAE
TANG LING NAH (陳玲娜)
PERSONAL
DATA
Born :
25 July 1971, Singapore
Email
Addresses : activatedcstudio@gmail.com,
tang.lingnah@gmail.com
Websites :
www.activatedcstudio.blogspot.com, www.artween.com/profiles/browse/p/3171/?id=aca581708956580805971dfb4712529d
BIOGRAPHY
Tang Ling Nah is a Singapore-based artist. She is inspired by urban transitory
spaces, and creates charcoal drawings, book art, installations, performances
and videos to explore buildings, places and architectural spaces as
communicators of stories about life. In 2008, she represented Singapore in the
2nd Singapore Biennale and also exhibited in the 11th
International Architecture Biennale in Venice (Singapore Pavilion). Her
accolades include the Singapore National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (Art) 2004, the Juror’s Choice, Philip Morris
Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003, and the Della Butcher Award 2000. Tang is also
an independent curator. She is the Artistic Director of the Drawing Out Conversations exhibition
series, which explores contemporary drawing. It has been presented in Hong
Kong, Singapore and Taipei.
EDUCATION
Jan
2013– Bachelor of Arts (Translation &
Interpretation), SIM University, Singapore
Jul 2000–Jun 2001 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with
Distinction, Conferred by Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia
Jul
1997–Jun 2000 Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), LASALLE-SIA
College of the Arts, Singapore
Jul 1990–May 1993 Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) Degree, Faculty of Science (Pharmacy), National University
of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 BUILDING STOREYS, An exhibition of
charcoal drawings, Follow the Art Today Gallery, Singapore
2010 The World Outside 《外面的世界》, Esplanade Tunnel, Singapore
An Other Space Within the House II,
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2009 Unfamiliar Familiarity, FOST Gallery, Singapore
Reminiscing on Paper, AFC Studio, Singapore
2008 Dreaming in Black and White, Red Mill
Gallery and Kahn Barn Studio, Vermont Studio
Centre, Johnson, Vermont, United States
2007 An Other Space within the House, 435
Artist Residency Solo Exhibition, Wan Ban Hall, Banqiao 435 Arts & Culture
Special District, Banqiao City, Taipei County, Taiwan
Send Me An Angel, A Drawing Installation creating an illusion of space using charcoal,
paint, wood and mirrors on wall, Front Row Level 3, 5 Ann Siang Road, Singapore
2005 Meeting at Spiraling Staircase, A
Charcoal Drawing on stairwell wall, Singapore
Art Museum’s Lobby, Singapore
Chastity—An
Imaginary City created by Charcoal on Paper, A Drawing Installation in CityLink
Showcase managed by tickleart, CityLink Mall (Exit to Esplanade), Singapore
2002 activated C—An Exhibition of Charcoal
Drawings by Tang Ling Nah, Société Générale Gallery, Alliance
Française de Singapour, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 On-Site: Cross-Contextual Ink Art Experience,
Shanghai Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China
Print Lab: An
Art & Design Publication Exhibition, Grey Projects, Singapore
2013 Confluence—An Exhibition by the Art
Galleries Association (Singapore), Artspace@Helutrans, Singapore
Crisis of Monumentality, A Trio Exhibition which examines the practices and mediums of
Singapore artists Boo Sze Yang (oil), Tang Ling Nah (charcoal) & Tay Bak
Chiang (ink), Chan Hampe Gallery, Singapore
2012 Project Glocal 2012: Dezipcoding, A visual arts exhibition (involving artists from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore) that examines globalisation and locality, 8Q of Singapore Art Museum (This show is part of DiverseCity, a Singapore International Foundation Showcase
Project Glocal 2012: Cityzening … more talk not big talk, A visual arts exhibition (involving artists from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore) that examines globalisation and locality, Vargas Museum, University of Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Untitled
(Singapura #90), FOST Gallery, Gillman
Barracks, Singapore
Of Lanes and Memories, A collaborative project between a
dance choreographer Linnea Ong and visual artist (Ling Nah Tang), looking at
memories of Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre and when it was a primary school,
Odyssey Dance Theatre, Singapore
Void and Void Decks, A two-person exhibition (with
photographer Chow Chee Yong), The Private Museum, Singapore
13 Steps, An exhibition of proposed installations (in the
form of models) for the Esplanade’s Concourse Stairway by four selected
Singapore artists (in celebration of Esplanade’s 10th Anniversary),
Lower Concourse, Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Aligning, Unit 17 Lorong 24A Geylang, Singapore
2011 ||| Movement, A Public Art
Installation in collaboration with Architecture Collective atelier | small and
Sound Artist Zai Tang, Hub-to-Hub Singapore 2011 (an affiliated event of
Archifest’11), Stamford Green, Singapore
In.ti.ma.cy, A group
exhibition by Singapore artists, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
Women
Artists in Singapore,
Exhibition held in conjunction with publication of book with
same
title, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
PAUSE: An Exhibition of Works and Ideas in Progress, Singapore Management University (SMU) Gallery, Singapore
2010 Drawing Out Conversations: Taipei 《對畫: 臺北》Nanhai Gallery, National Taipei
University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
2010 Asia Contemporary Art / Space &
Imagination Exhibition, Chonnam Provincial Okgwa Museum, Korea
2010
Asia Contemporary Art/ Now & Next, Guangju National Museum, Korea
Singapore Survey 2010: Beyond LKY,
Valentine Willie Fine Art, ARTSPACE@Helutrans, Singapore
2009 Whose Exhibition is This?, Taipei Fine Arts Museum,
Taipei, Taiwan
Drawing Out
Conversations: Hong Kong Leg 《對畫: 香港角》, Studio Bibliothèque, Fo Tan, New Territories,
Hong Kong SAR
i carry your
he(art),
Exhibition-cum-charity auction, The Arts House, Singapore.
HOME—Inaugural NUS Alumni Art Show, The Alumni
Complex, NUS, Singapore
2008 SUPERGARDEN, The 11th International
Architecture Biennale (Singapore Pavilion), Istituto Provinciale per l'Infanzia, Santa
Maria della Pietà, Venice, Italy
WONDER, Singapore Biennale 2008, South
Beach Development Site, Singapore
Drawing Out
Conversations 《對畫》, FOST
Gallery, Singapore
Lost City II—A Visual Arts Exhibition on the intersections of
art and architecture in the city, Sculpture
Square Gallery, Singapore
2007 City_net Asia 2007, Seoul
Museum of Art,
Seoul, Korea
Singapore Art Show 2007 (Open Section), Singapore
Art Museum (SMU), Singapore
You are not a Tourist, A component of the Curating Lab, Singapore
Art Show 2007, Singapore
Happy Together, notthatbalai art festival 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Whose Playground Is This?, An exhibition that explores the artist-curator
relationship, Plastique Kinetic Worm’s (PKW) 9th Annual Group
Exhibition, PKW Gallery, Singapore
NAF (National
University of Singapore Arts Festival) Open Art Show, University Cultural Centre, NUS, Singapore
2005 Singapore Art Show (Open Section), Li Ka-shing Library
(Foyer), SMU, Singapore
BRICKFEST ART
EXHIBITION AND AUCTION—In aid of The
Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, Suntec Hall 402 (ARTSingapore 2005,
29 Sep–3 Oct); Wheelock Place (4–31 Oct), Singapore
Ladyfest, A
showcase of photographic works and performances by female artists, instinc
Gallery, Singapore
Hype, Hype
Gallery, The Arts House and National Library,
Singapore
2004–5 Best of Singapore
Art 2004, CityLink
Showcase managed by tickleart, CityLink Mall (Exit to Esplanade), Singapore
2004 Lost City—A Visual Arts Exhibition on
the intersections of art and architecture in the city, Utterly Art Gallery,
Singapore
Through the
Looking Glass—An Exhibition
on Self-portraiture by BUFFER-KIT, un-titled Gallery, Singapore
Ancient Roots: Modern Bridges, ASEAN
Arts Awards 2004, Philip Morris Asia Limited,
The National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
X-Ray: Spatial
Approaches and Processes, A Visual Arts Exhibition concerned with the
various processes and approaches through which local artists engage with space
and spatiality, Earl Lu Gallery I, LASALLE-SIA
College of the Arts, Singapore
MADE IN SINGAPORE, A
Visual Arts Exhibition of Singapore Artists (Part of the Gallery’s annual MADE
IN SINGAPORE Festival
which explores the different dimensions of art and design), Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2003 Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003 Exhibition, ARTrium,
Ministry for Information and the Arts (MITA) Building, Singapore
The 6th Annual National Teochew Artist Art & Chinese
Calligraphy cum Overseas Teochew Artists Exhibition, Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, Teochew Building, Singapore
Potluck—An
Artists Exchange Exhibition, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith,
and Con-Temporary Arts Access Centre, Parrametta, Sydney, Australia
Cinepolitans: Inhabitants of a Filmic City—An Exhibition on Art, Film and the City, Jendela,
Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
BOXED ii—An
Exhibition on the Idea of Work Within a Box, Plastique Kinetic Worms (PKW),
Singapore
10:10, An Artists
Exchange Exhibition co-hosted by The Substation Ltd and Plastique Kinetic Worms,
PKW, Singapore
2002 The 5th Teochew People Art
Exhibition, Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, Teochew
Building, Singapore
ARTSingapore 2002—The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Suntec City, Singapore
First Steps: Images of ASEAN, Singapore Art Awards 2001/2002, A Travelling Exhibition
by Philip Morris Group of Companies, various community clubs and centres in Singapore
2001 The 20th UOB Painting of the Year
Exhibition, United Overseas Bank Plaza 1, Singapore
Infinity, The 8th RMIT University Bachelor of
Arts (Fine Art) Exhibition, Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts,
Singapore
2000 Practice—Work-in-Progress Exhibition, RMIT Bachelor
of Arts (Fine Art), LASALLE-SIA Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts,
Singapore
Contemporary
Art Exhibition, Marine Parade Community
Library, Singapore
No Dead Space / No Wasted Motion, The 24th Diploma in Fine Art
Exhibition, LASALLE-SIA Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
PERFORMANCES
2014 The Problem of Human Motion, a
performance directed by Michael Rau in collaboration with artists, dancers and
playwright, E|MERGE Interdisciplinary Collaborative
Residency, Earthdance, Plainfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
DRAWING PARALLEL, a site-specific ephemeral paper installation
cum performance that explores drawing and movement in relation to act of
cleaning, Multi-Purpose Hall, Aliwal Arts Centre, Singapore
2013 TELL ME AGAIN (An improvisation and
movement piece that is inspired by the late Singapore Cultural Medallion Kuo
Pao Kun’s play The Silly Little Girl and
the Funny Old Tree), Literally 2013!
Literally 9: Writers Party, The Arts House, Singapore
RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
2010–2013 Curator, 床事―A
Thing or Two about the Bed, A visual arts exhibition that explores the idea of
the bed, FOST Gallery, Singapore
Jul–Sep 2013 Workshop Instructor (Invited artist), Sketching Landscapes (Open Level) & Still Life Drawing
(Intermediate), Sketch with an Artist: A Workshop Series in conjunction with
Princely Treasures from the House of Liechtenstein exhibition, National Museum
of Singapore
2012 Guest Curator, CODE SWITCH―a visual arts exhibition involving Singapore artists
and Singapore Management University (SMU) students, SMU, Singapore
Workshop instructor (Invited artist),
Joy Workshops for children and senior citizens to celebrate December, supported
by Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay
2011 Artist-in-School (Scheme by National
Arts Council), Raffles Girls’ School, Singapore
Jan 2011–Present Part-time Lecturer, 2-D Module, School of Art, Design and Media (ADM),
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
2009–2010 Museum Art Instructor, NUS Museums,
Singapore
Jul 2007–Present Artistic Director, Drawing Out Conversations《對畫》
Jul 2006–Oct 2009 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Fashion Studies (Diploma Course),
School of Visual Arts [BA(HONS) Fine Art Course] Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts,
Singapore
Jul 2006–May 2007 Part-time Lecturer, Level 2 Major
(Painting) Tutorial, Level 1 Art Writing, Faculty of Fine Arts; Life Drawing
for Animators, Faculty of Media Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Nov 2005–May 2006 Art Lecturer, 2-D, Art History and
Theory, Art Department,
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science,
Singapore
Jul 2001–Oct 2005 Part-time Lecturer, Drawing Workshop,
Life Drawing, Foundation Critical Studies (Art History & Theory), 2-D
Workshop & Art Enrichment Programme (Drawing & Portfolio Workshops),
Faculty of Fine Arts, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
2004 Curator, Through the Looking Glass—an exhibition on self-portraiture by
BUFFER-KIT (an Art Collective), un-titled Gallery, Singapore
Dec 2002–May 2003 Co-curator, Cinepolitans: Inhabitants of a
Filmic City, An Exhibition on Art, Film and the City,
Jendela, Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Oct 2001–Feb 2003 Part-time Arts Administrator, Plastique Kinetic Worms (A Contemporary Art Space organised & managed by Artists), Singapore
2002 Interviewer & Translator, An
interview with Singapore’s first generation artist, Mr Liu Kang in Mandarin
translated into English, Article “Ma vie en rose à Paris” written by Ferreolus
Chua, and published in vehicle.contemporary visual arts, Singapore,
Plastique Kinetic Worms, Issue 7/2002, p. 28–35
COMMISSIONS
2014 Drawing
for set of dance performance [sic]
choreographed by Jereh Leong, SOTA, Singapore
2012–2015 Art-in-Transit, Thomson Line Art
Programme, Land Transport Authority, Singapore
2006–2009 ACM Project—A Collaborative Project
with FARM designing a fan-shaped screen at the ACM lawn, Asian Civilisation
Museum (ACM), Empress Place, Singapore
2007 STAMP—A public art project to paint postboxes
in the city initiated by architecture & design collective FARM, and jointly
presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore (URA), SingPost,
Singapore Totalisator Board & Singapore Turf Club. Commissioned to paint a postbox
at Raffles Place by FARM, Singapore
2006 Edgedale Project—A Collaborative
Project with an Architect, Mr Tiah Nan Chyuan to design a cabinet for an apartment
at Punggol, Singapore
RESIDENCIES
Feb–Mar 2014 E|MERGE Interdisciplinary Collaborative
Residency, Plainfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Jun–Jul 2010 2010
Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (KdMoFA) Artist-in-Residence Program, KdmoFA,
Taipei, Taiwan
Jan–Feb 2008 The VSC Asian Artists Program, Vermont Studio Centre,
Vermont, U.S.A.
Oct–Dec 2007 435 International Artist Residency, Banqiao
435 International Artist
Village, Banqiao
City, Taipei County, Taiwan
Apr–May 2004 Artist-in-Residency
Programme at Studio 106, One-month
Visual Arts Residency, Dr. Ng Eng Teng Studio 106, Singapore
AWARDS & GRANTS
2013 uniSIM Scholarship 2013/01 (BA
Translation and Interpretation, School of Arts and Social Sciences, uniSIM University, Singapore
2012 Second Prize, Proposal titled in Flux for Expo Station (Downtown Line,
DTL) in collaboration with architecture collective atelier | small, DTL Art
Competition, Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore
2010 Arts Professional Development Grant,
National Arts Council, Singapore
2007 2007/2008 Asian Artist Fellowship,
Freeman Foundation, Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont,
U.S.A.
2004 Young Artist Award (Art) 2004, National
Arts Council, Singapore
2003 Juror’s Choice, Singapore-ASEAN
Art Awards 2003, Philip Morris Asia Ltd, Singapore
2002 Honourable Mention, Singapore Art
Awards 2001/2002, Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore
Emerging
Artist Grant,
National Arts Council, Singapore
2001 Highly Commended Works (Sandwiched
& Descending/Ascending), Representational Medium, Open Section, The
20th UOB Painting of the Year Competition 2001, Singapore
2000 Winner, The Della Butcher Award 2000, The
Rotary Club of Orchard, Singapore
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
18 Jul 2014 Chow Yian Ping (Correspondent), “Internationally, the popularity of ink art is glowing, but are there no successors in Singapore? The future of local ink art―thinking ink aesthetics in new perspectives” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobaop. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), p. 1 & 3
27 May 2014 Felicia Choo (Intern), “Putting thoughts down on prints”, Life! Arts Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. C2
11 Jan 2014 Chow
Yian Ping (Correspondent), “Singapore Art Week has 40% more programmes than
last year’s” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe
Zaobaop. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), p. 3
7 Jan 2014 Huang Lijie (Journalist), “Locals go
solo”, Life! Arts (Singapore Art Week) Section,
The Straits Times, SPH, p. C8–9
19 Sep 2013 Chow
Yian Ping (Correspondent), “An exhibition that explores bed matters” (trans.),
Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobaop. SPH, p.13
Victoria Barker (Journalist), “Lifelong learning
our key to success”, Advertorial (SIM University), My Paper, SPH, p. A7
Aug–Sep 2013 Photographic
work Dressing a Façade, Hong Kong 2013 reproduced
with artist statement, CODA (Back page feature), cubes INDESIGN: Interiors |Architecture | Design,
Singapore: Indesign Media Asia Pte Ltd, Issue 63, p. 176
2013 ifengspace
(ed.), “Slow Living Style Remembering, Contemplating and Transforming Listening
to the World”, (Collaborative work ||| Movement, done with atelier | small
& Zai Tang featured), Chapter 3 Public Facilities, Landscape Installation Art, Tianjin: Tianjin Ifengspace Media Co.,
Ltd (original publisher), Singapore: Basheer Graphic Books (First English
edition)
28 May 2013 Goh K. K. (Senior Correspondent), “Local artists
favour great landscapes of architecture” (trans.), (Work Aligning reproduced), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, p. 1, 3
25 Jan 2013 Deepika
Shetty (Journalist), “An Hour @ The Museum”, (Work Remembering Vargas reproduced), Life! Happenings Section, The Straits Times, SPH, pp. C12–13
11 Jan 2013 Cheah
Ui-Hoon (Journalist), “Monumental odes to space”, (Work Mass Rapid Transit 2012 reproduced), Arts Section, The Business Times, SPH, p. 34
7 Aug 2012 Huang Lijie (Journalist), “Drawing
inspiration from the void”, Life! Arts Section,
The Straits Times, SPH, p. C6
Aug 2011–Jul 2012 Rene
Daniels (ed.-in-chief), A monthly showcase of the 12-day photo-documentation of
the setting up of The World Outside
at the Esplanade Tunnel by Arron Teo, Feature, Singapore Art Gallery Guide, Singapore: Rene Daniels, 12 issues.
May 2012 Gladys
Teo, “Raze the red lantern”, (Work Aligning
reproduced), The Pocket Arts Guide, Singapore: The Pocket Arts Guide Pte Ltd,
Issue 31, pp. 46–52. Also see: http://www.scribd.com/doc/93225963/The-Pocket-Arts-Guide-May-2012
14 Apr 2012 Chow
Yian Ping (Correspondent), “The red light of art shines in Geylang” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), p. 5
2012 Susie
Wong (Writer, artist), “A Space in a City”, Void
& Void Decks: Chow Chee Yong & Tang Ling Nah exhibition catalogue,
The Private Museum, Singapore
Narelle Yabuka (Contributing Writer), “Hub-to-Hub
Singapore 2011 Part 1: 14 October–4 November 2011 | Bras Basah and Bugis;
Exhibition Review: A Public Intervention”, Urban & Society, Singapore
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pp. 154–7
Steffen Lehmann, Chong Keng Hua, & Wynn Cam
(Curators), “Hub-to-Hub Singapore 2011 Part 2; Curatorial Statement: Planting
Art in the City”, (Work ||| Movement reproduced), Urban & Society, Singapore
Architect, Singapore: The Singapore Institute of Architects, Issue 267, pp.
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Rachelle Su (Contributing Writer), “an art path of sorts”, (Work
||| Movement
reproduced), pulse, d+a, Singapore: Key Editions Pte Ltd, Issue 065.2012,
pp. 78–80
Lim Kok
Boon (art writer and educator), “Intimacy―closedness enclosed”, A review of In.ti.ma.cy at Yavuz Gallery,
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2011 Bridget Tracy Tan (Director, NAFA
Art Galleries and Institute of Southeast Asian Arts), “Tang Ling Nah”, (Works in
Transit and The World Outside reproduced),
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Yu Wa (Art Writer), “When the artist opens the
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2010 Ho
Rui An (Art Writer), “The Wall Outside”, 28 Nov 2010
Gao Zijin (Writer), “Drawing Out
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Hsiung Lu-fang (Contributing Writer),
“Unaccustomed Art”, Exhibition Review: Unfamiliar
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Art & Design, Singapore Architect, Singapore: The Singapore
Institute of Architects, Issue 254, pp. 132–7
16 Nov 2010 Goh K. K. (Senior Correspondent), “Tang Ling Nah
contemplates in the underground” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao,
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), p. 8
2009 Nadim Abbas (Contributing
Writer), “drawing verbs”, Review of Drawing
Out Conversations: Hong Kong Leg (Work Meeting
Before the Drawing reproduced), Pulse, d+a, Singapore: Key Editions
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Wong She-Reen (Contributing Writer), “Of Sieves
and Spectres”, Exhibition Review of LOST
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Paper”, Exhibition Review of Drawing Out
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the Drawing reproduced), Art & Design, Singapore Architect,
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Wu Yen Yen (Contributing
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2008/9 Wu Yen Yen (Contributing
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Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition 2008: SUPERGARDEN”, (Work
A Luggage of Possibilities
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Lim (Editor), “Singapore Biennale 2008: Local Artist—Artists Tang Ling Nah
& Willie Koh”, SINGAPORE UNLEASHED, Vol.1/2008, pp. 36–40
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Ngui (Curator), “Every Time We Say Goodbye 好久不見”， Singapore Biennale
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Sarmiento (Writer), “CULTURE-SINGAPORE: Long Way to Go as Asia’s
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Ngui (Curator), “Wonder In The Making”, Singapore Biennale 2008
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“WONDER WALL”, Life! Arts Section, The Straits Times, SPH, pp. C2–3
6 Sep 2008 Goh K. K. (Senior Journalist), “Wonder within
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Biennale showcases 137 works by international artists” (trans.), Events, Singapore News, Lianhe
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Chia (Arts Reporter), “Bumper crop of ideas”, Life! Arts Section, The Straits Times, SPH, pp. C6
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Woon (Writer), “craft work”, FIRST PERSON Section, MEN’S Folio, September 2008, Singapore: Heart Publishing Pte Ltd,
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27 Aug 2008 Deepika Shetty (Arts Reporter),
“SINGAPORE BIENNALE: Sugar, starch, soap and a forest of flip-flops—its all
art”, Prime News Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. A4
3 Dec 2007 Wu
Renjie (Journalist), “Artists and Students of National Taiwan University
of Arts—Group Exhibition”(trans),
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16 Apr 2007 Gracia
Chiang (Journalist),
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Mar 2007 David
Chew (Contributing Writer), “Art of
Drawing Revived”, (Works Redimensionalising
Edgedale Inversion, Lengthy Conversing and Opening the Door for My Angel
reproduced), Features Section, ish—Fragments from an Urbanscape, Singapore:
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16 Feb 2007 Magdalene
Lum (Journalist), “My Weekend”,
Interview about STAMP—A public art project to paint mailboxes in the business district,
Life! Events Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. 11
23 Jan 2007 Goh K. K. (Senior Journalist), “Tang Ling Nah’s
Solo Exhibition—Building a house within a house” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, p. 4
2006 Willie
Koh (Filmmaker), “Black Fingers Girl
Draws 106 + Singapore Art Museum”, A Video by Willie Koh, Singapore
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PRESENT”, Life! Design Section, The Straits Times, SPH,
pp. 12–13
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“Total Art: From cutting-edge Internet and video artworks to groovy
contemporary—the local visual arts scene is more exciting than ever”, I.S Magazine,
Singapore: Asia City Publishing Pte Ltd., pp. 8–12
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links”, Life! Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. 4
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Curator), “LOST CITY”, Review, d+a, a Design & Architecture (Asia) Magazine, Singapore:
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Nov–Dec 2004 KT (Website master for www.post.fm
), “Archi + Art — Artist Ling Nah Tang (SGP)”, http://www.post.fm/features/1104/TangLingNah.htm
19 Nov 2004 David Chew (Journalist), “Nine
artists take a hard look at themselves”, +plus Section, TODAY, Singapore:
Mediacorp Press, p. 42
23 Oct 2004 Victoria Ho (Reporter), “WINNERS
IN THE ARTS”, Life! Section, The Straits Times, p. 4
20 Oct 2004 Goh K. K., “Five Young Artist Award Winners displaying
their utmost potential in their respective practices” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, pp. 1, 3
20 Oct 2004 Zubaidah Nazeer (Journalist), “Pharmacist-turned-artist
wins award”, EasyStreats, Streats, SPH, p. 30
20 Oct 2004 David Chew, “Young Artist Award
Winners”, +plus Section, TODAY, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, p. 32
3 Aug 2004 Clara Chow, “Bangkok Art-venture”, Life! Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. L4
30 Jul 2004 David Chew, “Giving Asean art global
exposure”, +plus Section, TODAY, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, p. 48
29 Jul 2004 Goh K. K., “ASEAN ART AWARD enters the 10th
Year. Five Local Artists in Bangkok
vying for the Grand Prize” (trans.), Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao,
SPH, p. 5
19 Apr 2004 Goh K. K., “A Challenge of Creating from Nothingness—X-Ray:
Spatial Approaches & Processes at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts” (trans.),
Arts, zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, p. 3
Apr 2004 Lawrence
Tio (Curator), “INTERVIEW: TANG LING
NAH”, (Works Glimmering and Pyramidal
Wait reproduced), X-Ray: Spatial Approaches and Processes catalogue,
LASALLE-SIA College
of the Arts, Singapore,
unpaginated
Apr–Jul 2004 Arthur Sim (Editor & Writer), “A
House Is Not A Home”, (Works Aligning, Arching and Expo[sing]
Posterior reproduced), parallel Section, Singapore Architect,
Singapore Institute of Architects, Issue 221, pp. 28–9
Feb 2004 Angelia Teo & Yin Wen Han, “Home
Spun”, (Work Massing Levels reproduced), Bazaar Life: Culture, Harper’s
Bazaar, Singapore:
Hearst/ACP, p. 174
Dec 2003 Bridget Tracy Tan (Curator, Singapore Art Museum),
“Judges’ Comments”, (Work Meeting at Columnata reproduced), Philip
Morris Singapore-ASEAN
Art Awards 2003, Philip Morris Singapore Pte. Ltd., p. 33
12 Dec 2003 Goh K. K., “A Clash of the Old and New makes up the
Contemporary Art of Asean—Juror’s Choice for Singapore-Asean Art Awards
announced” (trans.), (Work Meeting at Columnata reproduced), Culture (Visual Arts), zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, p. 3
11 Dec 2003 Clarissa Oon (Journalist), “Art
of peeking pays off”, (Work Meeting at Columnata reproduced), Life! Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p. L3
7 Jul 2003 Teo Woan Yee (Journalist), “A
Return to a Touching Moment in Minutes and Seconds” (trans.), (Photographic
Work Sembawang reproduced), Culture
(Visual Arts), zbNOW, Lianhe
Zaobao, SPH, p.1
May–Jul 2003 “Exploring
Art, Film and the City”, (Works Glimmering reproduced), nafacts—A
Quarterly Newsletter of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore: Nanyang
Academy of Fine Arts,
p. 14
Jun 2003 Susie Wong (Freelance Writer,
Artist), “void decks and movie houses”, (Works Glimmering and Aligning
reproduced), Review, d+a, a Design & Architecture (Asia) Magazine, Singapore:
SNP Media Asia Pte Ltd, Issue 14.2003, pp. 74–5
May 2003 “Sembawang”,
Photographic Work published in Eye é City—A Visual Account of the Last 24
Hours of 2002, Singapore: First Fruits Publications, p. 11:42hrs
9 May 2003 “Sembawang”,
Photographic Work published with article “Do you show a concern to the City you
live?” (trans.) written by Wang Hanyuan, Forum page, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, p. 13
6 Mar 2003 “Be
a big man in a small city”, Life!
Section, The Straits Times, SPH, p.
L5
Jan–Mar 2003 “LASALLE-SIA
Alumni Grant Scheme supports the artistic practice of graduates”, Arts
Connections—A
Quarterly Newsletter of LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore: LASALLE-SIA College
of the Arts, unpaginated
Jan–Feb 2003 Susie Wong (Freelance Writer,
Artist), “activated C”,
(Works Emerging Descent/Ascent & Staring Cases reproduced),
Review—Art, The Arts Magazine, Singapore: The Esplanade Co Ltd, http://www.theartsmagazine.com.sg/current/reviewart2.html
18 Nov 2002 Goh K. K., “The Uneasiness of Urban-dwellers—An
Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Tang Ling Nah” (trans.), Culture (Visual Arts), zbNOW, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH, p. 6
9 Nov 2002 Quek Kiat Sing (Artist/Part-time
Lecturer), “Mobilising Charcoal Passion: activated C (Tan Suo)—First
Solo Exhibition by Ms Tang Ling Nah”, unpublished
Nov 2002 “ACTIVATED C—An
Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Tang Ling Nah”, (Work Emerging
Descent/Ascent reproduced), Lien,
Singapore: Alliance
Française de Singapour, Vol. 1, Issue 11, p. 2
Mar–Apr 2002 “First
Steps: Images of ASEAN, Asean Art
Awards 2001/2002 Education Kit” for Education Tour, (Honourable-Mentioned
Work, “Minding Your Gap” reproduced), National
Arts Council Education Programme, Singapore: National Arts
Council, unpaginated
May 2001 Susie Lingham (Artist, Writer
and Lecturer), “New
Lines of Inquiry”, (Work Mass Rapid Transit reproduced),
Infinity—8th
RMIT University Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Exhibition Catalogue,
Singapore: LASALLE-SIA College
of the Arts, unpaginated
Jul–Sep 2000 “Della
Butcher Award”, Arts Connections—A Quarterly Newsletter of LASALLE-SIA
College of the Arts, Singapore,
unpaginated
1 Jun 2000 Sian E. Jay (Writer, Lecturer), “One
Moment in Time”, (Work Nostalgic Run reproduced), Life! Section, The Straits Times, Singapore
Press Holdings, p. 6
TELEVISION FEATURES
26 & 29 Nov 2013 Mentor
on Knockout Carnival (Gestural
drawing with charcoal), okto Channel, Mediacorp, Singapore
19 Jan 2012 Once Upon A Village Part 2 (Episode 1
China), This is the 2nd
part of the documentary series that highlights villages or communities that
have inhabitants trying to pursue their dreams with the help of a Singaporean
who has expertise in specified area, Channel New Asia, Mediacorp, Singapore
2011 KNOCKOUT (Season 4), in the segment
titled KNOCKOUT CHALLENGE where in each episode, the four hosts battle it out to
learn a new art form (in this case, charcoal drawing), okto Channel, Mediacorp, Singapore
27 Apr 2011 Watch This Space (Episode 4), A reality series that features two
artists in each episode collaborating to make an artwork for an assigned public
space, okto, Mediacorp, Singapore
5 Mar 2011 Once Upon A Village (Episode 2 China), A High Definition documentary series
that highlights villages or communities that have inhabitants trying to pursue
their dreams with the help of a Singaporean who has expertise in specified
area, Channel New Asia, Mediacorp, Singapore
13 Mar 2007 “Travelling
Palette—Charcoal Artist Tang Ling Nah”, A
television series on the learning journey between an artist and an apprentice
who seek out a scene during their travel to make an artwork, produced by
Editude Pictures for Mediacorp TV’s Arts Central, Singapore
8 Jun 2003 Yi-TV, A
Chinese Programme on Arts, telecast on TCS 8, Singapore
RADIO INTERVIEWS
29 Dec 2011 Interviewed
by Sarah Cheng-De Winne, They are making
a difference, FM93.8, Singapore
Oct 2004 Interviewed
by Marilyn Lee, Producer-Presenter, POPART, WKRZ 91.3 FM, Singapore
Interviewed by Belinda Sunshine, Sunshine Radio, FM 93.8, Singapore
16 Oct 2004 Interviewed by Ms
Geraldine Soh, Broadcast Journalist, Newsradio 938
Nov 2002 Interviewed
by Mariah Zainal, Presenter, Passion 99.5FM, a Station of the National Arts
Council, Singapore, on solo exhibition, activated
C
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2013 “A Curator’s Diary: Talking Bed Matters with Artists”, 床事―A Thing or Two about the Bed, Singapore, activated C Studio (copyed. Low Jat Leng), pp. 6–21
2012 “Switching
States”, Code Switch Ficto-curatorial
Essay, Exhibition brochure, Singapore: Singapore Management University
2010 “Introduction:
Tying Rubber Bands to Connect More Nails”, Drawing
Out Conversations: Taipei Curatorial Essay, Singapore, activated C Studio
(copyed. Nadim Abbas), pp. 5–14
2009 “The
dialogue goes on ….”, Drawing Out
Conversations: Hong Kong Leg, A Studio Bibiothèque art zine, part of Things
Artists Do series, Hong Kong Studio: Studio Bibiothèque, vol. 003,
pp. 002–3
2008 “Artistic
Director’s Preface”, Drawing Out
Conversations: Eight Slangs, Singapore, activated C Studio (ed.
Michael Lee Hong Hwee), pp. 4–5
2007 Here, There, Nowhere, A journal of
charcoal drawings and photographs published as a “guide” for a walk for You are not a Tourist, a component of
the Curating Lab, Singapore,
Singapore Art Show 2007, (ed. Willie Koh)
“Curator’s
Preface”, MY ARTISTS, A Curatorial
Piece by Tang Ling Nah, Singapore, WORM (ed. Lilian Chee), pp. 6–10
Send Me An Angel, Book containing my essay, sketches, drawings and photographs
published in conjunction with solo exhibition Send Me An Angel, Singapore,
Tang Ling Nah (ed. Michael Lee Hong Hwee)
“Journey of the line”, The Magical Space Project by 5ft
Creatives, A book documenting the public’s idea of a magical space in a
Moleskin notebook, Singapore,
Basheer Graphic Books, pp. 142–161
2006 “Normally in the usual way, but now…?”, Exhibition
brochure, Normally—An exhibition of
works that deal with absurdity, contradiction and irony, Singapore, Front Row,
unpaginated
2004 “CURATORIAL STATEMENT”, Exhibition
Catalogue, Through the Looking Glass, An exhibition on self-portraiture
by BUFFER-KIT, Singapore, BUFFER-KIT, unpaginated
“If the Little Match-Girl could draw on the matchboxes.…”, Exhibition Catalogue, GROUNDWORK IV:
Small Packages, Singapore, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, pp. 26–7
“An Overview of Cinepolitans:
Inhabitants of a Filmic City”, Essay co-written with Michael Lee Hong Hwee in Exhibition
Catalogue, Cinepolitans: Inhabitants of a Filmic City, Singapore, Michael
Lee Hong Hwee (ed. Low Jat Leng), pp. 8–14
2002 “activated C”, Essay in Solo Exhibition Catalogue, activated C—An Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Tang Ling Nah, Singapore, Tang Ling Nah, (ed. Low Jat Leng), pp. 3–6
“MOODSCAPE DRAWINGS: First Solo Exhibition by Quek Kiat Sing”, Review in vehicle.contemporary visual arts, Plastique Kinetic Worms (PKW), Singapore, Issue 5/2002, pp. 6–9
“TRAVELOGUE
2002”, Review of The Winston Oh Travel Award Drawing Exhibition, in vehicle.contemporary visual arts,
Singapore,
PKW, Issue 5/2002, pp. 26–30
“URBAN VISIONS, Les Places Du Monde: Solo
Exhibition by Jean Pattou”, Review
published in vehicle.contemporary visual arts, Singapore, PKW, Issue 4/2002, pp.
6–11
COLLECTIONS
atelier | small, Singapore; Artist Pension Trust Beijing; John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong; National Heritage Board,
Singapore;
Volume
Interactions Pte Ltd, Singapore; Utterly
Art Gallery, Singapore; Private collectors in France, Italy, Singapore, Spain,
Taiwan
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