Phunk Studio

Phunk Studio
Founded 1994
Founder Alvin Tan, Melvin Chee, Jackson Tan, William Chan
Country of origin Singapore
Official website www.phunkstudio.com

PHUNK is a Singapore-based contemporary art and design collective. PHUNK was founded in 1994 by four esteemed Singaporean artists/designers of various artistic practices: Alvin Tan, Melvin Chee, Jackson Tan, and William Chan, who met as fellow design students at LASALLE College of the Arts.[1]

Artworks

PHUNK's body of work includes visual art and design pieces as well as installations. It involves the use of various mediums ranging from silkscreen prints, mixed media pieces and sculptures to the use of acrylic, wood, and vinyl figurines.

  • Army of Love
  • Control Chaos
  • Control Chaos Giant
  • Cosmic Triptych
  • DayDreamer Triptych II
  • D.I.S.C.O. (Dreams in Social Cosmic Odyssey)
  • Electricity Neon
  • Eccentricity
  • From The Bottom Of My Pencil Case
  • Fuck Art
  • Heavenly Boy On Wheels
  • Hello
  • Hope, Kiss, Live, Rock
  • Lao Fu Zhi
  • Lei Gong
  • ART! (Slippery When Wet, Crush & Buru)
  • L.O.V.E (Summer)
  • Love Bomb
  • Love Supreme
  • New Dreams Of An Old World
  • New World Triptych I
  • Pseudo Human Being
  • Queer
  • The King Of Dreams
  • Universality I
  • Universality II
  • When The Saints Go Marching In

Collaborations

PHUNK has worked with brands such as Nike, Nokia, MTV, Daimler Chrysler, Comme des Garçons, Levi's, and Tiger Beer. One of their artworks, Electricity, was cited in the book Graphic Design, A New History[2] as "Instances of truly global graphic design." They were awarded "Designer of the Year" in 2007 at the Singapore President's Design Award,[3] the nation's highest accolade, for their significant achievements and contributions to design.

  • B.Bike X PHUNK
  • BMW X PHUNK
  • Brain Magazine X PHUNK
  • Cappellini X PHUNK
  • Coca-Cola X PHUNK
  • Creative Review X PHUNK
  • Deutsche Bank X PHUNK
  • Gallery LVS X PHUNK
  • G-shock X PHUNK
  • Harpers Bazaar X PHUNK
  • HBO X PHUNK
  • Hermes X PHUNK
  • Hewlett Packard X PHUNK
  • HTC X PHUNK
  • Keiichi Tanaami X PHUNK
  • Levis X PHUNK
  • LTA X PHUNK
  • MTV X PHUNK
  • Nike X PHUNK
  • OCBC X PHUNK
  • Parco X PHUNK
  • Rolls Royce & SIA X PHUNK
  • Staple X PHUNK
  • STB X PHUNK
  • STPI X PHUNK
  • Tai Ping X PHUNK
  • Tiger Beer X PHUNK
  • The Rolling Stones X PHUNK
  • Timeout HK X PHUNK
  • Uniqlo X PHUNK
  • Wanderlust X PHUNK
  • Zouk X PHUNK

Exhibitions

The Singapore History Museum hosted their 10-year retrospective exhibition, A Decade of Decadence, in 2005. PHUNK is a regular contributor of Singapore's ARTSTAGE.

Solo Exhibitions

  • H.O.P.E, ART STAGE, Singapore (2017)
  • PHUNK solo, Owen James Gallery, New York (2016)
  • A TO Z : For Children of All Ages, Art Seasons, Singapore (2015)
  • Empire of Dreams II, Art Seasons, Singapore (2013)
  • Empire of Dreams I, Gallery J. Chen, Taipei (2012)
  • Daydream Nation, Project Stage, ART STAGE, Singapore (2011)
  • Welcome to Electricity! Diesel Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2010)
  • Around The World / Across The Universe, Vallery, Barcelona, Spain (2009)
  • New World, Art Seasons, Singapore (2009)
  • Universe I, Art Seasons, Singapore (2007)
  • Universality, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
  • Decade of Decadence, Singapore History Museum, Singapore (2005)
  • Baroqracy, Pixie Gallery, Taipei (2005)
  • Baroqracy II, Tuami, Ecuador (2005)
  • Split, Nike Spiritroom, Berlin (2005)
  • The Synthetics “Live”, Comme des Garçon Guerrilla Store +65, Singapore (2004)
  • Control Chaos IV, OFFF, Valencia (2004)
  • Control Chaos III, Our Spot Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2004)
  • Control Chaos II, :b Gallery, Singapore (2003)
  • Control Chaos, The Reed Space, New York (2003)

Group Exhibitions

  • ART STAGE 'When The Saints Go Marching In' Art Seasons, Singapore (2018)
  • The Artling Pop-Up, Art Space at Helutrans, Singapore (2017)
  • AGAS 'Fiction of Precision' Exhibition, Millenia Walk, Singapore (2017)
  • Supermama Porcelain Festival, Gillman Barracks, Singapore (2016)
  • ART STAGE, Art Seasons, Singapore (2016)
  • Art Central, Hong Kong (2015)
  • P for Proust by PHUNK, Space Furniture, Singapore (2015)
  • Singapore: Inside Out, Beijing, London, New York, Singapore (2015)
  • ART STAGE, Art Seasons, Singapore (2015)
  • Fukuoka Art Triennale 2014, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (2014)
  • Modern Love: LASALLE 13th anniversary exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore (2014)
  • Daydreams + Nightmares,The Substation, Singapore (2014)
  • Art Toliet, Fukuoka Parco, Japan (2014)
  • New Icon: Pop in Asia, Komunitas Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia (2014)
  • Singapore Pop-Up Show, Art Seasons, Singapore (2014)
  • Korea International Art Fair, Art Seasons, Seoul, Korea (2014)
  • ART STAGE, Art Seasons, Singapore (2014)
  • Welcome to the Jungle, Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan (2013)
  • Welcome to the Jungle, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan (2013)
  • HBO Game of Thrones Art Exhibition, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore (2013)
  • OH! Open House, Marina Bay, Singapore (2013)
  • Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon (2013)
  • Panos, Lyon, France (2013)
  • ART STAGE, Art Seasons, Singapore (2013)
  • Singapore Show: Future Proof 2012, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2012)
  • Panorama: Recent Art from Contemporary Asia, SAM, Singapore (2012)
  • Future Pass – From Asia to the World, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan (2012)
  • The Book Show, Sculpture Square, Singapore (2012)
  • ART STAGE, Art Seasons, Singapore (2012)
  • A Little Light Magic, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2011)
  • New Pop New World, Element Art Space, Singapore (2011)
  • Future Pass – From Asia to the World, 54th Venice Biennale 2011, Italy (2011)
  • Unshakeable – Aid to Japan, Light Editions Gallery, Singapore (2011)
  • Future Pass – From Asia to the World, Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2011)
  • Design Possible, Kaohsiung Design Festival, Taiwan (2010)
  • Campaign City, Evil Empire, Singapore (2010)
  • Very Fun Park 2010, Taipei Public Art Festival, Taiwan (2010)
  • You West I East, Shenzhen Fine Art Museum, China (2010)
  • Animamix Biennial 2009-10, Metaphors of Un/Real, MoCA Shanghai, China (2010)
  • OH! Open House, Singapore (2009)
  • P.S. I Silk You, Hermes, Singapore (2009)
  • ARTSingapore, Singapore (2009)
  • Self-Portraits, CircleCulture Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2009)
  • Beyond Comfort, Art Seasons, Lakeside Zurich, Switzerland (2009)
  • ArtHK Fair, Hong Kong (2009)
  • Art Fair Tokyo @ TOKIA, Tokyo, Japan (2009)
  • BMW Young Asian Artists Series II: The Singapore Edition, STPI, Singapore (2009)
  • ACAF, New York, USA (2008)
  • No Comply Skateboard Art Exhibition, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (2008)
  • ARTSingapore, Singapore (2008)
  • SHcontemporary, Shanghai, China (2008)
  • New Wave, CCC (Creative Centre of Communications), Shizuoka, Japan (2008)
  • 8Q-Rate : School, 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2008)
  • Tokyo.Ten Exhibition. Claska Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2008)
  • GDFB (Graphic Design Festival Breda), Netherlands (2008)
  • GDFB (Graphic Design Festival Breda), Netherlands (2008)
  • Power of One Charity exhibition, Hong Kong (2008)
  • Shizuoka Content Valley Festival, CCC, Shizuoka, Japan (2008)
  • Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany (2007)
  • Animamix Biennale: From Modernity to Eternity, MoCA Shanghai, China (2007)
  • Todays Art Festival, The Hague, Netherlands (2007)
  • Very Fun Park II, Taipei Public Art Festival, Taiwan (2007)
  • Celebrating 50 years of Helvetica, Design Museum, London, U.K (2007)
  • Young Talents, Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany (2007)
  • Massive Territory, Gallery National Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia (2007)
  • London Design Festival, London, U.K (2006)
  • Tokyo Designer’s Week,Tokyo, Japan (2006)
  • Nike Sum Of All Parts, Tokyo Designer’s Week, Tokyo (2006)
  • Secret House, HITEC, Hong Kong (2006)
  • “untitled” – Documents Of Street Culture, BBB, Barcelona, Spain, Berlin, Germany (2006)
  • 20/20 Singapore Design Movement, London Design Festival, London (2006)
  • Gwangju Design Biennale,Gwangju, Korea (2005)
  • Get it Louder, Shanghai, China (2005)
  • Street Life, Agnes b, Singapore (2004)
  • Place, Museu Valencia de la Il.Ilustracio i La Modernitat, Valencia (2004)
  • Pictoplasma “Characters at War!”, Zentralbuero, Berlin (2004)
  • Fascination, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2002)
  • Made In Singapore, Art Seasons, Singapore (2002)
  • We Love Utopia, Magma Gallery, London, U.K (2002)

Joint Exhibitions

  •  :phunkTanaaMIX, Art Seasons, Singapore (2010)
  • Eccentric City: Rise and Fall, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore (2010)

Public Collection

  • Singapore Art Museum, SingaporeUNEEC Culture and Education Foundation, Taiwan

Public Art

  • Dreams In Social Cosmic Odyssey, Promenade MRT Station, LTA, Singapore

Listing of Corporate Commission

  • Rolls Royce for 20th Anniversary with Singapore Airlines

Publications

  • Around The World Across The Universe: PHUNK (2009)
  • Universality: Phunk Studio (2007)
  • Mono Number One: Phunk Studio (2004)
  • Transmission 02: Utopia (2001)
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