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You Khin Untitled (The Tailors and the Mannequins) 1981 Oil on canvas 83 × 60 cm

This painting was made while the artist You Khin lived and worked in Ivory Coast in West Africa. Born in Cambodia, You Khin lived in Africa and the Middle East from the 1970s to the 2000s, and was even a refugee and a stateless person for a period of time. Like many of his artworks, this painting is a frank portrayal of You Khin’s encounters with people and cultures in a place unfamiliar to him.

Dalam Southeast Asia is an experimental project space located within the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery. Projects presented here ask critical questions and explore lesser-known narratives in Southeast Asian art, while rethinking what a collections-based display is and what it may seek to achieve.

On display at Dalam Southeast Asia in the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery. The Tailors and the Mannequins: Chen Cheng Mei and You Khin.

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Lee Sow Lim (b. 1930, Malaysia): Lee Sow Lim 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): Lee Lim 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): Lim Kwong Ling 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): Tan Lip Seng 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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