J-Cafe

Address:
140 Hill Street
#01-01MICA Building
Tel: 6337 7009
(nearby MRT stations: Clarke Quay, City Hall)

Tan Kay Nguan is a very versatile Singapore artist in his choice of art form, content, technique and media. Covering from conventional to experimental in every presentation, his paintings are exceptional. His works are capable of reflecting the profound depth of Chinese art, and at the same time, embracing the acme of abstract art. In short, his artistic skill is distinctively in depth of painting brilliance.

Sonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist/illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work on Vertigo Comics’ My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel, and “Re-gifters” from DC Minx.

Other works include the Xeric-winning Malinky Robot, the Eisner-nominated series Wonderland with Tommy Kovac from Slave Labor Graphics and Disney, as well as contributions to the comic anthologies Flight and 24seven.

He is currently working on a project for First Second Books, as well putting together an anthology of South east Asian artists called “Liquid City”.

Sonny graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Philosophy and the Rhode Island School of Design. Before that he studied at Victoria Junior College and Victoria School in Singapore. His first published comics was in The Newpaper in Singapore, a daily strip called Frankie and Poo. He published a compilation later, including censored strips.

A known fact is that private gallery not only has the latest art piece
by celebrated artists but also rare art pieces. The question is, among
so many private galleries in Singapore, which are the good ones?

To attest to calls by Ministry of Information, Communications and
the Arts (MICA) to bring the local art scene to the next level,
Singapore Explorer is holding a tour of private galleries that can be
found in Asian Art News, the renowned Art magazine.

With this tour, you would get insights not possible with general
museum tours, you would have access to the stories behind the artists
and their paintings. Most importantly, if you love the pieces, you
can own them at prices that are very much below the selling price.

From $87, you get insights into art that is simply not possible from
the public museums and galleries, and you also get to wine and dine.
It is a good deal not to be missed!

TOUR THEMES

• Best of Singapore Art Tour

(Singapore Art, Chinese Traditional/Contemporary,
Indian Art, South East Asia Art)

• The Long Art March

(Chinese Contemporary Art and Ink Painting)

• The Maharaja Maze

(Indian Art)

• Java Jive

(South East Asia Art)

Private tours can be arranged.
Please call 6339 6833 a week in advance for booking.