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BMW Asia lends a hand to young Asian artists

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BMW Asia lends a hand to young Asian artists

Five up-and-coming young artists from the Asian region will get to spend a creative fortnight in Singapore thanks to BMW Asia and Singapore Tyler Print Institute.

The inaugural BMW Young Asian Artists Series will see the five artists - selected by the STPI over the course of this and the next year - invited to visit Singapore for a two-week residency at the Institute. There, they will produce new works on paper with STPI’s printmakers.

These works will be editioned and exhibited, with brochures detailing each artist’s work compiled into a catalogue at the end of the two-year programme in December 2007. An exhibition featuring all the artists’ works will round off the programme. The first BMW Young Asian Artist is Malaysian-born Eric Chan, whose works explore the subtleties of light and shadow.

Expressing appreciation to BMW Asia for its support, director of the STPI, Ms Irene Lee said, “Our hope is that we will be able to help five young artists move their careers to the next level by providing a platform for their work.”

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