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out of isolation: artists respond to covid-19 is a special series of creative, critical and personal responses by artists on the significance of the coronavirus to their respective contexts, written as the crisis plays out before us. In this article, ila and Samantha share correspondence that reveal how they have attempted to navigate these fraught times and often intimate issues, testifying to the importance of the written word and its power to bring insight and comfort. 20 minute read.
out of isolation: artists respond to covid-19 is a special series of creative, critical and personal responses by artists on the significance of the coronavirus to their respective contexts, written as the crisis plays out before us. Collaborative project soft/WALL/studs constructed a weed garden for their programme Beyond Repair, part of the initiative Proposals for Novel Ways of Being. In tending to these plants, artist Marcus Yee unearthed a cascade of issues that affect us all. 8 minute read.
Who were the women in architectural history? Where were they working? What architectural activities were they engaged in? Why did they do the work they did? How was their work—writing, drawing, designing, managing, planning, reviewing, or building construction—perceived and valued? Asking these questions necessitates understanding the discourses, rhetoric, and circumstances—the systemic hierarchical imbalances and exclusions, constraints, and opportunities—that enframed women.
What does a conservator do every day? How do you assess the condition of a painting? Questions on conservation are some of the most frequently asked at the Gallery. Mar Cusso, one of the Gallery’s Paintings Conservators, answers them. 6 minute read.
Singapore artist Liu Kang depicted many bustling scenes of daily life outdoors. As curator Lim Shujuan dives into his paintings, share in the joy of friends picnicking, artists painting in the open or simply savouring in-season durians. 3 minute read.
On first appearances, Village Scene is a lively and cheerful depiction of rural life. Yet, this harmonious-looking work is also a poignant reminder of a tumultuous time in Southeast Asia that ultimately led to a period of unimaginable tragedy in Cambodia. Roger Nelson looks into the painting's subject matter, style, and exhibition and publishing history to explore how it intersects with the Cold War and related conflicts. 17 minute read.
Although little known today, Sam Yoeun was one of the most prominent artists in Cambodia during the 1960s. A recent acquisition of his artworks now on display in the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery sheds new light on this fascinating figure.
In this essay, Yeo Mang Thong questions the overarching frameworks of the “Malayan school” and “Nanyang school” that have been used as broad descriptors of art produced in Singapore during the 1950s and 1960s. 19 minute read.
With photographs, sketches and writings, archival materials contain valuable first-hand information on artists’ professional practices. Michelle Tay introduces us to the Gallery's Georgette Chen Archive, which includes her beloved Hermes Baby typewriter as well as hand-drawn menu cards, providing us with a rare and intimate look into Chen's thoughts, observations and life. 17 minute read.
For many artists in the 19th and 20th centuries, Paris was a place of pilgrimage. In this curatorial insight, trace the journeys of and connections between Southeast Asian artists who made a stop in city, through curators Lisa Horikawa and Phoebe Scott's methodological report. 15 minute read.
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For our 2022 special exhibition "Wu Guanzhong: Travelling with the Master, the Gallery invited four of our docents to co-create the show. In this article, Sim Mei-Ann speaks to the docents Tina Nixon, Gertrude Tan, Queenie Chow and Stella Rong to find out more about their experience of developing an exhibition—from choosing the artworks, uncovering a documentary about Wu's 1990 trip to Singapore, and finally leading tours for the show that they put together! 7 minute read.
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