Singapore Biennale exceeds visitor targets

[makapaaa]

So?

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By 938LIVE | Posted: 19 November 2008 1851 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A record 505,200 visitors flocked to the 2008 Singapore Biennale, exceeding its original target of half a million.

The event from September 11-November 16 was billed as Singapore's largest international showcase of contemporary art.

Audience engagement was of priority this year.

Pasting stickers on a gigantic Google Earth map of Singapore, stepping over maggots, or smelling soap in the air - these were just some of the interactive art works on display at this year's event.

A first-ever Kid's Biennale was created this year, which saw some 500 pieces of student art works displayed in the Kid's Zone at City Hall.

Also a first this year were Cantonese and Hokkien guided tours for group visits, organized by Community Development Councils (CDCs), community clubs and grassroots organizations.

The annual Singapore Biennale is the brainchild of the National Arts Council.

The council hopes to use this platform to position Singapore prominently as an international arts centre and regional leader in the field of visual arts.

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[Dan Now]

Singapore is such a wonderful place.

Ghost statistic will always emerge from unaudited sources.

Dan

 

[The_Latest_H]

The government is an expert in spinning these figures, you know.

 

[kansas]

505,200 visitors in 67 days.

That is 7,540 visitors per day.

Changi must be really busy.

Impressive?

 

[sally]

The more visitors the better, this will take Spore out of recession faster

 

[Leegimeremover]

Singapore is such a wonderful place.

Ghost statistic will always emerge from unaudited sources.

Dan

Multiple counting. If you put the toilet outside the demarcated area of the exhibit or dedicate the toilet as no exhibit area and eating places too, every time you walk in walk out the digit human gets counted again. I can represent more than 10 persons. If my daughter keeps playing catch me if you can, she could count for a hundred alone.

 

[The_Latest_H]

The more visitors the better, this will take Spore out of recession faster

Too bad most of them are locals and are probably there just for fun, and not for buying. Lots of locals doing window-shopping because its the weekend means zilch in money terms.

 

[VeryWise]

Yes, mostly local visitors but we should not associate everything with $$$. It's a great exhibition although a lot of them are very abstract. Some of the exihibits are really good. I had spent a good time there. A good venue for date apart from movie and dinner