CANNOT BE BO(A)RDERED

CANNOT BE BO(A)RDERED
14 Jan 2016 - 14 Feb 2016
Open daily: 10am - 8pm
Part of Singapore Art Week
Supported by National Arts Council

For the first time, the Aliwal Urban Art Festival will feature an exhibition. Cannot Be Bo(a)rdered is a visual exploration of youth rebellion through skate culture. The exhibition will explore popular 20th century subcultures in new works by 16 artists/collectives from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Using the skateboard as a primary medium, each work will challenge existing stereotypes by reconstructing a new narrative through different creative styles and visual expressions.

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‘Can’t be bothered’ – a phrase of disinterest, that marks a sense of mischievous disregard for authority. Combined, these traits are the definition of youth rebellion, personified in the skateboarder. 

Skill, discipline, ambition and creativity in using skateboarding as a personal form of self-expression, has resulted in the sport developing its own distinct language and visual identity, recognised in youth culture as a genre in its own right.

Curated by Iman Ismail
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ARTISTS

Singapore
- Asfi K
- Brandon Tay x Jonning Chng x Safuan Johari
- Dominic Jacob Clark
- Dyn Starr Galactica
- Muhammad Izdi
- Ryf Zaini
- Speak Cryptic
- The Chain Gang
- TraseOne
- Yasee Poh
- Zac Tan
- ZERO

Indonesia
- Bambang Toko
- Popok Triwahyudi

Malaysia
- Donald Abraham
- Nizam Rahmat