<strong>Video</strong>, <strong>an</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, a <strong>History</strong> 1965–2010: A Selection from the Centre Pompidou <strong>an</strong>d Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Collections Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum 10 June to 18 September 2011 The exhibition is part of the Credit Suisse: Innovation In <strong>Art</strong> Series With support from All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or tr<strong>an</strong>smitted in <strong>an</strong>y form or by <strong>an</strong>y me<strong>an</strong>s, electronic or mech<strong>an</strong>ical, including photocopying, recording or <strong>an</strong>y information storage <strong>an</strong>d retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. Please direct all enquiries to the Publisher: Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum 71 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189555 www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Designed <strong>an</strong>d produced by Editions Didier Millet 121 Telok Ayer Street #03-01 Singapore 068590 www.edmbooks.com M<strong>an</strong>aging Editor Fr<strong>an</strong>cis Dorai Editors Ibrahim Tahir James Lui Lindsay Davis Designer Annie Teo Production M<strong>an</strong>ager Sin Kam Cheong Colour separation by SC Graphic, Singapore Printed in Singapore by KHL Printing, Singapore The opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the Writers <strong>an</strong>d not the Publisher. ISBN: 978-981-08-8493-2 COVER IMAGE: Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Memorial Project Nha Tr<strong>an</strong>g, Vietnam: Towards the Complex − For the Courageous, the Curious <strong>an</strong>d the Cowards, 2001. © Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba. Coll. Centre Pompidou. Courtesy of Mizuma <strong>Art</strong> Gallery, Tokyo, Lehm<strong>an</strong>n Maupin Gallery, New York. This work is also in the Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum collection. <strong>Video</strong>, <strong>an</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, a <strong>History</strong> 1965–2010 A Selection from the Centre Pompidou <strong>an</strong>d Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Collections
CENTRE NATIONAL D’ART ET DE CULTURE GEORGES POMPIDOU President Alain Seb<strong>an</strong> M<strong>an</strong>aging Director Agnès Saal Director, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre de création industrielle Alfred Pacquement Chief Administrative O�cer, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre de création industrielle Catherine Perdrial Delegate, International Relations Alex<strong>an</strong>dre Colliex Exhibition Curator Christine V<strong>an</strong> Assche Chief Curator, New Media Department, Centre Pompidou Co-Curator Patricia Levasseur de la Motte Assist<strong>an</strong>t Curator, Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Project M<strong>an</strong>agement Sylvie Douala-Bell Collection <strong>an</strong>d Project M<strong>an</strong>ager, Centre Pompidou Liew Wee Wen Curatorial Projects M<strong>an</strong>ager, Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Technical <strong>an</strong>d Audiovisual M<strong>an</strong>agement Vahid Hamidi Technical Audiovisual M<strong>an</strong>ager, Centre Pompidou Larry Kwa Senior Exhibition O�cer, Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Logistics Lili<strong>an</strong>a Dragasev <strong>Art</strong>works Registrar, Centre Pompidou Astrid Lorenzen Restorer, Centre Pompidou in collaboration with Ludovic Heissler Exhibition Design Sebasti<strong>an</strong> Zeng Super Bear Catalogue Concept Patricia Levasseur de la Motte Assist<strong>an</strong>t Curator, Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum Research <strong>an</strong>d Project M<strong>an</strong>agement Yin Ker Images, Centre Pompidou Collection Alain Dubillot Digital Image M<strong>an</strong>ager, Centre Pompidou <strong>Art</strong>ist Biographies, Centre Pompidou Collection Maria Rachita Documentalist, Centre Pompidou Essays Toshiya Kuroiwa, Patricia Levasseur de la Motte, Jacqueline Millner, Krisna Murti, Mark Nash, Nguyen Nhu Huy, Adeline Ooi, Steven Pettifor, David Teh, Christine V<strong>an</strong> Assche, Beverly Yong Entries Frédérique Baumgartner, Raymond Bellour, Pascale Cassagnau, Guillaume Gesvret, Di<strong>an</strong>e-Sophie Girin, Erin Gleeson, <strong>Caroline</strong> H<strong>an</strong>cock, Gaby Hartel, Yin Ker, Jacinto Lageira, Mari<strong>an</strong>ne L<strong>an</strong>avère, Patricia Levasseur de la Motte, Sylvie Lin, Marcella Lista, Priscilia Marques, Fr<strong>an</strong>çoise Parfait, Florence Parot, Yekh<strong>an</strong> Pinarligil, Mathilde Rom<strong>an</strong>, Lou Svahn, Elodie Vouille, Elv<strong>an</strong> Zabuny<strong>an</strong> Tr<strong>an</strong>slation Yin Ker, Simon Pleas<strong>an</strong>ce, Miriam Rosen, Yves Tixier & Anna Knight SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM Chair J<strong>an</strong>e Ittogi Director T<strong>an</strong> Boon Hui International Relations Géraldine Hebras Acknowledgements This catalogue was made possible by the e�orts of m<strong>an</strong>y individuals <strong>an</strong>d institutions. The Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum would like to express its appreciation to a number of artists <strong>an</strong>d other individuals: Sonia Andrade, Aung Ko, Aye Ko, Je<strong>an</strong>-Paul Battaggia, Edward Beckett, Chris Chong, Davy Chou, Gaët<strong>an</strong> Crespel, D<strong>an</strong>iel Crooks, Juliah Drey, Kenpachi Fujimoto, Di<strong>an</strong>e-Sophie Girin, Erin Gleeson, Je<strong>an</strong>-Luc Godard, Odile d’Harcourt, Vattey He<strong>an</strong>g, Ho Tzu Nyen, HONF, Takashi Ito, Isaac Julien, Sonia Khur<strong>an</strong>a, Jompet Kuswid<strong>an</strong><strong>an</strong>to, Ky<strong>an</strong> Nyunt Lynn, Kyi Soe Tun, Kyi Wynn, Jennifer Lam, Ray L<strong>an</strong>genbach, D<strong>an</strong>a L<strong>an</strong>glois, Le brothers, Le<strong>an</strong>g Seckon, Liew Kung Yu, Linda Lee, Liu Wei, Catherine M<strong>an</strong>cip, Toshio Matsumoto, Lindsay Merrison, Nicolaus Mesterharm, Morihisa Miyamoto, Mohammad Akbar, Hayati Mokhtar, Barbara Moore, Romain de la Motte, Ko Nakajima, Bruce Naum<strong>an</strong>, Lydia Ngai, Nguyen Minh Phuoc, Nyein Ch<strong>an</strong> Su (NCS), Kamol Paosavasdi, Mike Parr, Lydia Parusol, Phyu Mon, Patricia Piccinini, Po Po, Magalie Poivert, Apin<strong>an</strong> Poshy<strong>an</strong><strong>an</strong>da, Sudsiri Pui- Ock, Reza ‘Asung’ Afesina, ru<strong>an</strong>grupa, Hasnul J. Saidon, Michael Shaow<strong>an</strong>asai, Simon Soon, Sithen Sum, Th<strong>an</strong>t Thaw Kaung, Monika Tichacek, Tr<strong>an</strong> Luong, Trinh T. Minh- Ha, Tromarama, Vuth Lyno, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Wong Hoy Cheong, Tintin Wulia, Valentine Xenos <strong>an</strong>d Y<strong>an</strong>g Fudong. The Museum is grateful to the Publications Department of the Centre Pompidou: Fr<strong>an</strong>cesca Baldi, Matthias Battestini, Claudine Guillon, Fr<strong>an</strong>çoise Marquet <strong>an</strong>d Nicolas Roche; to the New Media Department of the Centre Pompidou: Etienne S<strong>an</strong>drin; to the Production Department of the Centre Pompidou: Annie Boucher. M<strong>an</strong>y of the images reproduced in the catalogue come from the Centre Pompidou, while others have been h<strong>an</strong>dled by various galleries, museums, festivals <strong>an</strong>d photographic libraries. The Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum is grateful to Anna Schwartz Gallery, <strong>Art</strong>ists Rights Society (ARS), Electronic <strong>Art</strong>s Intermix (EAI), Estate of Samuel Beckett, Film Makers Field, Fukuoka Asi<strong>an</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Museum, Haunch of Venison Galleries, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Kick the Machine Films, Moongift Films, Mori <strong>Art</strong> Museum, National <strong>Art</strong> Gallery of Malaysia, OK. <strong>Video</strong> Festival, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Ryllega Gallery, Sh<strong>an</strong>ghART Gallery, Studio Square <strong>an</strong>d Yogyakarta International Media <strong>Art</strong> Festival 2007. The Museum would also like to th<strong>an</strong>k the Alli<strong>an</strong>ce Fr<strong>an</strong>çaise de Y<strong>an</strong>gon, Asi<strong>an</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Archive, Boph<strong>an</strong>a Audiovisual Resource Center, Centre Culturel Fr<strong>an</strong>çais du Cambodge, Centre Culturel Fr<strong>an</strong>çais du My<strong>an</strong>mar, Java <strong>Art</strong>s, Kon Khmer Koun Khmer (Khmer Films, Khmer Generations), Meta House, My<strong>an</strong>mar Book Center, NNNCL Films <strong>an</strong>d Y<strong>an</strong>gon Film School. The Centre Pompidou would like to express its gratitude to the following persons who have contributed to this project: Bruno Budniewski, Fr<strong>an</strong>ck Buisson, Louise Coquet, Rafaele Docimo, Catherine Duruel, D<strong>an</strong>ielle Feugnet, Bruno Gonthier, Véronique L<strong>an</strong>dy, Florence Macagno, Valérie Millot, Séverine Monnier, Alain Peron <strong>an</strong>d Je<strong>an</strong>-Pierre Six. Lastly, the Singapore <strong>Art</strong> Museum <strong>an</strong>d the Centre Pompidou th<strong>an</strong>k the Embassy of Fr<strong>an</strong>ce to Singapore for its kind support <strong>an</strong>d Je<strong>an</strong>-Fr<strong>an</strong>çois D<strong>an</strong>is, Cultural <strong>an</strong>d Audiovisual Attaché. 4 5
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