#GALLERYANYWHERE www.nationalgallery.sg/galleryanywhere The Gallery offers a wide range of art experiences both in physical spaces and on #GalleryAnywhere, a one-stop portal to rich digital content and an array of virtual explorations that will keep you engaged and entertained wherever you are. Browse, watch, listen, or play to discover the Gallery’s myriad offerings. STORIES IN LIGHT: FOUR MODERN PHOTOGRAPHERS IN SINGAPORE The Gallery's first virtual-only exhibition Explore how photography provided a platform for artists to imagine a new Singapore landscape and identity after World War II.
Featured Artists: Lee Sow Lim (b. 1930, Malaysia) is celebrated for his contributions to photography as an artist, presenter, writer and educator. He was the first and only photographer to receive the Public Service Medal in 1978, and later chaired the photography selection panel for the Cultural Medallion, Singapore’s annual award for artistic achievement. Lee Lim (b. 1931, China; d. 1989, Singapore) is one of the most important and influential modern photographers in Singapore. He is particularly admired for his flawless technique in composite photography. Lee continued to experiment and innovate throughout his life. His final body of work features abstract images which appear to be landscapes, but are actually the distressed exterior walls of old buildings. Lim Kwong Ling (b. 1932, Singapore) learnt photography from Lee Sow Lim at the Adult Education Board. Later, his pursuit of naturalism led him to reject the conventional practice of staging scenes, as he sought to depict more meaningful images of daily life. Tan Lip Seng (b. 1942, Singapore) developed his own distinct style and method of colour photography in the 1960s. Self-taught and originally a medical photographer by profession, Tan counts Lee Lim as one of his major influences. This can be clearly seen in Tan’s experiments with photo montages. His semi-abstract and brightly-coloured landscapes of Singapore have become a trademark of his style.
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