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Published June 29, 2011
Wheelock project to get $1.8m Chihuly chandelier
WHEELOCK Properties will be installing a chandelier sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly in its new super-luxury residential and retail development on Scotts Road.
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Work of art: The chandelier is made up of about 300 individually handblown glass forms
The chandelier, V & A Chandelier 1999, is worth about $1.8 million.
Three other sculptures which Wheelock has acquired are Alice in Wonderland by Salvador Dali, Working Model for Sheep Piece (1971) by Henry Moore, and Three Indeterminate Lines 1994 by Bernar Venet.
In total, the four pieces of art are worth about $6.39 million.
Wheelock was the first company to be awarded the Urban Redevelopment Authority Arts Incentive in August 2006.
The URA art incentive scheme allows property developers of new projects to gain additional gross floor area, over and above the maximum allowed, if they integrate art permanently in the design of new commercial or residential buildings in the Central Area.
The incentive was introduced to encourage more public art in the Central Area.
'The incentive of extra gross floor area for the development is an added bonus for us. But more than that, these pieces by world renowned artists will redefine Scotts Road and give our development its unique character,' said David Lawrence, chief executive officer of Wheelock Properties.
The glass chandelier, made up of about 300 individually handblown glass forms of varying shapes, colours and sizes, will be installed between June 29 and July 3 at Scotts Square.
Published June 29, 2011
Wheelock project to get $1.8m Chihuly chandelier
WHEELOCK Properties will be installing a chandelier sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly in its new super-luxury residential and retail development on Scotts Road.
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2011-06-29/BT_IMAGES_DLART29.jpg
Work of art: The chandelier is made up of about 300 individually handblown glass forms
The chandelier, V & A Chandelier 1999, is worth about $1.8 million.
Three other sculptures which Wheelock has acquired are Alice in Wonderland by Salvador Dali, Working Model for Sheep Piece (1971) by Henry Moore, and Three Indeterminate Lines 1994 by Bernar Venet.
In total, the four pieces of art are worth about $6.39 million.
Wheelock was the first company to be awarded the Urban Redevelopment Authority Arts Incentive in August 2006.
The URA art incentive scheme allows property developers of new projects to gain additional gross floor area, over and above the maximum allowed, if they integrate art permanently in the design of new commercial or residential buildings in the Central Area.
The incentive was introduced to encourage more public art in the Central Area.
'The incentive of extra gross floor area for the development is an added bonus for us. But more than that, these pieces by world renowned artists will redefine Scotts Road and give our development its unique character,' said David Lawrence, chief executive officer of Wheelock Properties.
The glass chandelier, made up of about 300 individually handblown glass forms of varying shapes, colours and sizes, will be installed between June 29 and July 3 at Scotts Square.