Gallery Publications

NOTHING IS FOREVER: RETHINKING SCULPTURE IN SINGAPORE Paperback | approx. 150 pages | $53.50 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-981-18-2152-3 How can we understand sculpture and its many practices? From the spiritual to the monumental and conceptual, these three-dimensional objects play a variety of roles. Featuring a curatorial essay, and new interviews with artists and historians, this publication traces the evolution of sculpture in Singapore from the 19th century to the present, examining how objects can bridge materiality and performance.

EVER PRESENT: FIRST PEOPLES ART OF AUSTRALIA Paperback | approx. 128 pages | $53.50 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-0-642-33488-6 | Published by National Gallery of Australia This beautifully illustrated catalogue features important artworks produced by the First Peoples of Australia. The catalogue highlights critical issues of identity, dispossession and land rights, experiences of colonisation and resistance, as well as the extraordinary resilience of First Peoples, through culture, Community and ceremony, and a deep ongoing connection to the land. This publication also draws out selected links connecting First Peoples art of Australia to the broader history of Southeast Asia.

THE ARTIST SPEAKS: KIM LIM “ Paperback | approx. 96 pages | $26.75 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-981-14-5178-2 Known primarily as a sculptor who produced abstract wooden pieces and stone-carved works, Kim Lim channelled natural materials into her practice which explores art and nature, drawing inspiration from her varied travels across Asia and her life in Europe. In this publication, her process of shaping materials over three decades of artistry takes centre stage. Writings, sketches and notes shed new light on her masterpieces. The Artist Speaks series presents an intimate look at artists through their words and workings, tracing the ideas, influences and experiences—as told by artists themselves—that shape their work.

I suspect that my empathy is temperamental; I prefer an art that has quietude and containment.” The Singapore-born British artist Kim Lim devoted her practice, spanning over four decades, to abstract sculpture and printmaking. She held an enduring interest in the qualities of light, space and rhythm, which she explored across a wide range of materials. The artist's visual lexicon was informed by the organic forms and rhythms found in nature, as well as her travels across Asia and Europe. This title sees her artistic ideas and processes from the 1950s to the 1990s take centre stage. It traces the development of Lim's practice through writings, photographs of works taken by Lim in her home studio, and an interview with her sons, o ering a rare glimpse into her personal and artistic life. The Artist Speaks series presents an intimate look at artists through their words and works, tracing the ideas, in uences and experiences—as told by artists themselves—that shape their practice. The Artist Speaks: Kim Lim

Kim Lim

ANTONY GORMLEY Hardback | 100 pages | $32.10 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-981-18-1544-7 This catalogue for Antony Gormley�s most recent showing in Singapore features stunning full-colour plates of the installations, including the fifth Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, Horizon Field Singapore. This publication also contains an artist�s interview, a curatorial essay and a text by Ackbar Abbas, who continues his study into the situatedness of Gormley�s practice.

I WANT TO PLAY HOUSE Board book | 36 pages | $16.05 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-981-18-2975-8 What makes a house a home? Play house with 14 Southeast Asian artworks from the National Gallery Singapore and discover the magic of a home. Then, share your dream house with a friend or two! From our Art for Tinies series for little art lovers and their grown-up companions.

THE MODERN IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART: A READER Paperback | 2 volumes | $90.95 (inclusive of GST) | ISBN: 978-981-14-0664-5 Who spoke of the modern in Southeast Asia? When and where was the modern written? How was it written? How was it received? This collection brings together more than 300 texts that were originally published between the late 19th to late 20th centuries, produced chiefly in various locations in the region, selected by a group of scholars as responses to questions such as these. The texts were written by artists, critics, historians and curators in 13 languages, many of which had never before been translated into the English language. Years in the making, this publication is the first to present such breadth and depth of art writing in the region of Southeast Asia, and will be a valuable resource to students, teachers and scholars of Southeast Asian studies and art history.

THE HONEST GUIDE TO SEEING ART #1 AND #2 Available at Visitor Services Counter Packed with questions you have always wanted to ask in a gallery but just never did.

PERSPECTIVES Our online weekly magazine for views, conversations, research and behind-thescenes insights. Visit nationalgallery.sg/magazine.

ANOTHER INITIAL IMPETUS Our new mobile-friendly zine series explores the legacies of the Alpha Gallery in Singapore, an arbiter of its time. Visit nationalgallery.sg/zines.

FAMILIAR OTHERS: EMIRIA SUNASSA, EDUARDO MASFERRÉ AND YEH CHI WEI, 1940S-1970S This digital exhibition publication is the second in a series covering our new project space, Dalam Southeast Asia (see p. 22).

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