Salleh Japar was born on 1962 and is a Singaporean contemporary artist working across sculpture, installation and painting, with his work coming into prominence in late 1980s Singapore.
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In 2001, Salleh was one of four artists selected to represent at the very first Singapore Pavilion at the prestigious 49th Venice Biennale, alongside artists Henri Chen KeZhan, Suzann Victor, and Matthew Ngui.
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Salleh Japar's practice explores the confluence of ideas surrounding identity and tradition in postmodern contexts of art making, with his current research locating and interpreting Southeast Asian aesthetics, with an emphasis on Nusantara or the Malay world and its symbolic, structural readings of space and the technologies of craft.
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Salleh Japar graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore with a Diploma in Fine Arts in 1986, later obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction from the Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia in 1990.
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From 1990 to 1995, Salleh Japar was a lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, later pursuing a postgraduate diploma Art Education at the University of Central England, United Kingdom, graduating in 1996.
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Salleh Japar was an appointed member on Course Validation as well as to the Overseas Student Council at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
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Salleh Japar has worked as an assistant curator of art at the National Museum of Singapore.
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Currently, Salleh Japar is a senior lecturer and programme leader for undergraduate studies at LASALLE College of the Arts.
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In 2001, Salleh Japar was selected to represent at the very first Singapore Pavilion at the 49th Venice Biennale.
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At the Singapore Pavilion, Salleh Japar presented a large-scale installation, Kemelut.
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In 2004, Salleh Japar presented a solo exhibition, Gurindam dan Igauan at the Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore, and in 2008, he exhibited work at APAD: Tradition, Innovation and Continuity at the Singapore Art Museum.
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In 2005, Salleh Japar would draw on his earlier experiences as Assistant Curator at the National Museum Singapore to curate an exhibition titled Batik Forms: Rethinking Tradition at the MICA ARTrium.
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At the Singapore Pavilion, Salleh Japar presented Kemelut, an installation made with metal sheets, PVC pipes, brass tap heads, wood, unbleached calico, and an assortment of spices and salt.