Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists after 1965

The Something New Must Turn Up series spotlights innovative artistic practices in post-independence Singapore.

Eng Tow

Chng Seok Tin

Goh Beng Kwan

Mohammad Din Mohammad

Jaafar Latiff

Edited by Seng Yu Jin

250 × 200 mm

116–160 pages each, paperback

65–210 colour illustrations each

ISBN:

Eng Tow: 978-981-14-8005-8

Chng Seok Tin: 978-981-14-8000-3

Goh Beng Kwan: 978-981-14-8003-4

Mohammad Din Mohammad: 978-981-14-8002-7

Jaafar Latiff: 978-981-14-8001-0

USD 23 | GBP 20 | SGD 25

Published July 2021

Something New Must Turn Up is a series of catalogues comparing the practices of artistic forerunners in post-independence Singapore. Through their groundbreaking explorations of media, ranging from collage and printmaking to installation and digital art, these artists actively expanded the boundaries of art.

Each standalone catalogue traces the individual journeys that these artists undertook as they strove to be continuously “new.” Bringing together essays, interviews, full-coloured plates and archival material, the series offers a comparative perspective of how artists critically engaged with the conditions of multiculturalism, developmentalism and modernisation in post-independence Singapore.

Antony Gormley

Edited by Russell Storer and Qinyi Lim

240 × 200 mm

100 pages, hardback

40 colour illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-18-1544-7

USD 28 | GBP 22 | SGD 30

Published October 2021

The Antony Gormley catalogue presents works from the artist’s largest-ever exhibition in Singapore. The publication explores the practice of an indisputably monumental figure in contemporary sculpture, and is anchored by soaring photographs of Gormley’s most-recent work, the latest Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, titled Horizon Field Singapore .

Georgette Chen: At Home in the World

Edited by Russell Storer

270 × 216 mm

212 pages, hardback

150 colour and 54 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-14-4922-2

USD 40 GBP 30 SGD 50

Published June 2021

Paris, Shanghai and New York: Georgette Chen, one of Singapore’s foremost artists, once counted these cultural capitals as home and cut her teeth as a painter there. Chen eventually found in Singapore “a veritable paradise,” enchanted by its tropical climes and unexpected forms. These remarkable and cosmopolitan life experiences have informed Chen’s uniquely syncretic artistic practice and aesthetic style. With over 100 full-colour image plates and archival material, along with critical essays, this monograph brings new perspectives on her independent artistic voice and vital role as an educator in the development of modern art in Singapore.

Seeing the Kites Again: The Wu Guanzhong Donation Collection 又见风筝：吴冠中捐赠作品集

350 × 250 mm

296 pages, hardback

127 colour and 1 b/w illustrations

English and Chinese

ISBN: 978-981-09-7498-5

USD 165 GBP 125 SGD 200

Published November 2015

Wu Guanzhong has gone further than any of his contemporaries in fusing Western and Chinese art traditions, and stands as one of the greatest artists of 20 th -century China. A prolific artist and essayist, Wu was one of the few Chinese artists to have established a name for himself both in Asia and the West. This beautiful volume featuring essays, over 100 artwork images and a detailed biographical timeline celebrates Wu’s art, life, remarkable achievements and donation to Singapore—the single largest donation made by the artist to any public museum.

Siapa Nama Kamu?

Art in Singapore since the 19 th Century

Edited by Low Sze Wee

290 × 250 mm

310 pages, hardback

285 colour and 28 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-09-7352-0

USD 58 | GBP 44 | SGD 70

Published November 2015

Published to accompany National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural exhibition Siapa Nama Kamu?, this catalogue presents a survey of Singapore art from the 19 th century to the present, charting major themes across broad time periods. Over 400 works of art in a wide range of media are brought together to trace the ebb and flow of the history of Singapore art. Curatorial essays provide insight into the exhibition that considers the parameters of time and nation in relation to the history of art in Singapore.

Between Declarations and Dreams:

Art of Southeast Asia since the 19 th Century

Edited by Low Sze Wee

290 × 250 mm

294 pages, hardback

278 colour and 28 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-09-7349-0

USD 58 | GBP 44 | SGD 70

Published November 2015

Between Declarations and Dreams is National Gallery

Singapore’s inaugural exhibition of the art of Southeast Asia from the 19 th century to the present. This richly illustrated catalogue tracks the broad time periods and thematic sections of the exhibition through more than 300 artwork images. The selection of essays provides an extensive discussion on the exhibition and offers curatorial insight to a task that is at once monumental and intricate— the positing of an art history of a region as diverse as Southeast Asia.

Siapa Nama Kamu?

Art in Singapore since the 19 th Century: Selections from the Exhibition

Edited by Sara Siew

225 × 175 mm

120 pages, paperback

101 colour and 9 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-09-7384-1

USD 10 GBP 8 | SGD 12

Published November 2015

Siapa Nama Kamu? weaves together a rich and captivating narrative of artworks in a broadly chronological sequence, covering Singapore’s art history from the 19 th century to the present. This handy guide presents an overview of the exhibition through 100 key works. Beautifully reproduced in full colour and accompanied by curatorial texts, it tells the story of nearly two centuries of art in Singapore—one of diverse influences, shared impulses and ceaseless flux.

Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia since the 19 th Century: Selections from the Exhibition

Edited by Sara Siew

225 × 175 mm

120 pages, paperback

105 colour and 2 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-09-7385-8

USD 10 GBP 8 | SGD 12

Published November 2015

Between Declarations and Dreams at National Gallery Singapore is the first long-term exhibition devoted to the historical development of art in Southeast Asia from a regional perspective. This portable album presents an overview of the exhibition through a selection of 100 works that speak of points of connection and diversity in art across Southeast Asia. Accompanying curatorial texts flesh out the themes and sections of the exhibition, providing a thoughtful look at the art of this region.

Lonely Vectors

Edited by Joella Kiu, Kenneth Tay and Mi You

180 × 120 mm

176 pages, paperback

64 colour illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-18-3711-1

USD 23 GBP 20 SGD 25

Published June 2022

Lonely Vectors takes its cue from Singapore Art Museum’s new space at the Tanjong Pagar Distripark as a site of the global economy and its choreography of movements. However, its interests in global flows extend beyond the circulation of goods and commodities to consider the bodies and histories unmoored and set adrift by this world in motion. From the construction of special economic zones to patterns of migration, from seed distribution to peasant solidarity against mega-plantations, Lonely Vectors points to the different ways we desire to connect with one another.

The Gift: Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories

Edited

by

June Yap, Joella Kiu and Selene Yap

260 × 210 mm

164 pages, paperback

52 colour and 1 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 978-981-18-0923-1

USD 30 | GBP 25 SGD 35

Published October 2021

The Gift captures the Singapore segment of the curatorial project Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories . Focusing on ideas of inter-relation and exchange manifest in history, geography and identity, this catalogue features the works of 15 artists in an examination of how the act of giving is performed, remembered and entangles. Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories is a dialogue between the collections of Galeri Nasional Indonesia, MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Singapore Art Museum, initiated by the Goethe-Institut. The exhibitions are curated by Anna-Catharina Gebbers, Grace Samboh, Gridthiya Gaweewong and June Yap.