Comments on: Riding Coat-tails: The Show that Should Really be Called ‘Fab 2.5′

By: joochiat

joochiat — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:12:51 +0000

The show was brilliant! i wish there are more shows like this in Singapore! Very mature paintings by some very young artists. Impressive to see such serious and thought provoking work.All the best!

By: dontsellout

dontsellout — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:18:48 +0000

Kritik, if you are unaware, please note that arteri is a voluntary effort. As such, I think it’s acceptable that articles of varying quality will be submitted and printed. The informal tone of writing is a good enough cue that one should not be expecting quotes and footnotes.

Gina is a veteran and is paid to say the best things she can say about the show.

I’m not entirely sure but the writer here sounds like a NKOTB but arteri is where she can sharpen her skills.

Through little pieces like these, arteri is laying the seeds for frank discussions you will rarely find during art openings or even live forums. Everyone just wants to smile and hear nice things.

Try picking up a serious sounding art magazine like Art Forum and observe how alomst 85% of would be made up of freaking ads,ads,ads,ads and more ads. How much honest criticism can you really expect from these professional publications?

I think Kritik you can be more constructive by actually voicing out your taste, how it was shaped, and by bringing in the ideas from Gina’s piece for a more stimulating discussion.

Or better yet, send donations to arteri and speciffically reward the writer whose articles are to your standards.

arterifan

By: kritikkretek

kritikkretek — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:58:54 +0000

Oh my..is this the kind of art-writing that Arteri promotes?

As a reader, it doesn’t sound like there was any research done for the article.(correct me if i’m wrong). Were there any interviews conducted between the writer and the artists? or the gallery? the writing is so amateur-ish.

I read Gina Fairley’s essay on the show on the gallery’s website and got more out of that and made me interested to view the show. Some works i liked and some i didn’t but that’s just my personal taste.(which should end up on a comments page and not a published article!)

Congratulations to Taksu and the fab4 on their efforts! saw that it was a sold out show!

By: garggleblurp

garggleblurp — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:22:17 +0000

suppositories can help some people with anus clutching issues

By: mandorla

mandorla — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:46 +0000

so the Fab4 is part of the same spirit as the Beatles. Do you think the artists support experimental/recreational drug use and gay rights then?

By: hotgeek

hotgeek — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:19:11 +0000

why should art be taken SO seriously all the time and that it has to be so claspingly purposeful? Being cynical brings out character but having our anus clutching all the time doesn’t really get us anywhere to really grow. –and the Malaysian art scene intensely needs plenty of expanding

Thank you FightMe! Aku s’tuju.

By: fightmechinasky

fightmechinasky — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:59:03 +0000

Hello People!
Very interesting read, entertaining I might add.
The artist and the gallery wouldn’t dream, or -dumb enough to claim themselves in par of the legendary Beatles (for those who got offended again and again about this)
but rather-
Through the marching artist image, FAB4 was to channel the spirit of youthful determination in freedom of expression in Relation to the era of when Abbey Road was released. The world was in chaos with anti-war demonstrations and we were grappling with our own May 13th racial divisions and lets not forget the New York’s Stonewall riots that marked the beginning of the modern gay rights. And in the midst of all this, all the youth really wanted was to express and unite, be it through music, sex, art and even drugs.

I have to admit, the palm trees at the back of the marching artists didn’t portray the same ‘urgency’. But each artist was genuinely determined to express their curiosity / love / views and that has to count for something.
plus- why should art be taken SO seriously all the time and that it has to be so claspingly purposeful? Being cynical brings out character but having our anus clutching all the time doesn’t really get us anywhere to really grow. –and the Malaysian art scene intensely needs plenty of expanding

Alot of people thought it was merely the ‘packaging of a show’ to create a hype and that the show was curated badly, but A Whole Lot of people turned up and supported the show when they’ve thoroughly understood the direction and intention of FAB4.

By: doobidoobidoo

doobidoobidoo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:22:04 +0000

Because Potter placed a mispelling spell on his name?

By: amir

amir — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:27:53 +0000

oops. Samsudin.

By: amir

amir — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:27:24 +0000

Why is Shamsudin referred to by his father’s name?