FOST Gallery is pleased to present the inaugural exhibition “Untitled” (Singapura #90) at its latest space in Gillman Barracks, Singapore. It will feature new works by seven acclaimed contemporary Singaporean artists, Anthony CHUA, Heman CHONG, CHUN Kai Feng, CHUN Kai Qun, JOO Choon Lin, TANG Da Wu and TANG Ling Nah.

The title of the exhibition is an homage to the late contemporary artist Félix González-Torres’ (1957 – 1996) deliberate titling scheme. It was González-Torres who said,

“Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed: I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated. I was happy. I was sad. I was in love. I was afraid. I was hopeful. I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that's why I made works of art.”

Events of the past two years have accelerated us into the angsty throes of maturity as a nation and a civic society. The legacy of the first generation of leaders has been set in stone (and HDB blocks). So far we have measured the success of their legacy with hard facts and figures: year-on-year GDP growth; international accolades bestowed on our infrastructure; low level of corruption; increased number of arts and cultural events and the list goes on. And yet for a country that usually punches well above its weight, we have been ranked 90 out of 151 countries on the Happy Planet Index 2012.

As these seven artists leave their physical marks of their existence through their artworks, what legacy will this contemporary generation of Singaporeans be crafting?