Creatif Compleks

Creatif Compleks

WHEN
14 January 2022 – 31 December 2023
VENUE
Side gate entrance of Tanjong Pagar Distripark (go to Google maps)
OPENING HOURS
Public outdoor work. Accessible at all times.
ADMISSION
Free Admission
WEBSITE
https://www.theeverydaymuseum.sg

Creatif Compleks

Creatif Compleks is the culmination of Michael Lee’s reflection on the function of the artist’s studio within the arts ecology of a city. The work takes the form of a diagram about a hypothetical property development consisting of various configurations of the artist’s home/studio. The use of LED rope lights, a popular fixture in advertising and interior design, alludes to latent apprehensions about the development and promotion of the arts in Singapore which today are, arguably, at a feverish pitch. Informed by myths and fantasies of artists in their studios, the work takes a speculative leap into the utopian and the absurd.

The work’s first iteration was developed during the artist’s residency at NTU CCA Singapore in 2018. This 2022 version is commissioned with the support of Mapletree and is part of The Everyday Museum, a public art initiative by Singapore Art Museum.


Credits: Michael Lee, Creatif Compleks, 2018/2022. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum.

Curator & Artist: Ong Puay Khim, Michael Lee
Container Bay, Rear Entrance of SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
14 January 2023
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