Jennifer Greenland

Monique and Max have a great passion for art and from the beginning shared this interest with their son Yves and today with the TOY family. Yves met many artists, went to numerous art fairs and immersed himself in this world. In January 2011 at the Art Stage Singapore Art fair he joined Indian Artist T. Venkanna in his performance piece. The artist was sitting on a bench, in the nude, in front of a Frieda Kahlo work and invited visitors to sit next to him and take his hand, as a tableau vivant version of the painting behind them. In conservative Singapore, this piece was hugely controversial and had to be cancelled shortly after. Yves had no such fear of these interactions, he dared and challenged himself.