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National Gallery Singapore Turns 5
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
CHUA MIA TEE: DIRECTING THE REAL
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Opening on 26 Nov | City Hall Wing, Level 4 Gallery
Chua Mia Tee. Portable Cinema. 1977. Oil on canvas, 78.5 × 79.4 cm. Gift of Times Publishing Limited.
Chua Mia Tee (b. 1931) is widely regarded as Singapore’s foremost realist artist. According to Chua, “The painter has to function as a playwright, a director and an actor for the piece on which he or she is working.” Through the lens of film and his writings, this exhibition focuses on Chua’s practice from the 1950s to 1980s, a period of contention in Singapore as the young nation developed and strived for economic success. Chua’s depictions of the city and its inhabitants offer an insight into Singapore’s ambition for progress and the diverse groups of people who have contributed to its story.
Chua Mia Tee Samsui Women 1977 Oil on canvas, 76.9 × 78 cm Gift of Times Publishing Limited Collection of National Heritage Board
Chua Mia Tee Singapore—A Growing Nation 1981 Oil on canvas, 94.5 × 161 cm Collection of Lim & Tan Securities Pte Ltd
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Ongoing | Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery
Antony Gormley, Horizon Field Singapore. Work in progress at Hexham studio, England, 2020.
Antony Gormley (b. 1950, United Kingdom) is internationally renowned for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space. The fifth Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, Horizon Field Singapore invites visitors into an immersive experience exploring space and form.
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The Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery is made possible with the support of Far East Organization.
ANTONY GORMLEY
Ongoing | Various locations
Three of Gormley’s earlier sculptures—Close V, Sense and Ferment will also be on display in the Gallery’s public spaces, activating and engaging with the architecture of the buildings.
Antony Gormley Close V 1998 Cast iron 27 × 201 × 174 cm Image credit: Joseph Nair/ Memphis West Pictures © the artist
Antony Gormley. Ferment. 2007. 2 mm square section and stainless steel bar, 273 × 177 × 211 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London. © the Artist. Antony Gormley. Sense. 1991. Concrete, 4.5 × 62.5 × 60 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London. © the Artist.
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