At the grand opening of Mondrian Singapore, the hotel unveiled a towering sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist, Kaws
Tonight, Mondrian Singapore hosted its grand opening party and to mark the special occasion, the hotel unveiled the newest addition to its art collection—a towering six-metre bronze sculpture by Kaws, which will remain on permanent display at the entrance of the hotel.
Titled 'What Party', the sculpture features one of Kaws' signature recurring characters, Chum. It's an adaptation of the Michelin Man, and has been used throughout the Kaws' body of work to convey the nuances of close relationships.
The centrepiece of the Mondrian Singapore Duxton Art Collection, curated by The Artling, 'What Party' joins the hotel's collection of artworks by the likes of Singaporean artist Dawn Ng and English painter Ian Davenport.
Straddling Neil Road and Duxton, Mondrian Singapore's mission is simple: to immerse visitors in the city's most vibrant pocket, and to give locals a lively place to play. Like the Jungle Ballroom tropical bar, accessible by a secret tunnel and which features a sunken lava stone bar, and Italian restaurant Bottega di Carna, a collaboration with legendary Italian butcher, Dario Cecchini.
There are 304 rooms and suites, including a small number of street-facing shophouse suites. Robbyn Carter—CEO of Los Angeles-based Studio Carter which is behind Modrian Singapore’s design—lived in Singapore for 12 years and tapped into her fond memories of the city’s unique urban landscape, putting a modern, and at times abstract spin on the classic Singaporean shophouse.
And while the hotel mostly celebrates old-and-new Singapore, the rooftop pool and Canyon Club bar—flanked by plush cabanas and surrounded by Singapore's downtown skyline—feels very West Hollywood.