Cartoons & Woodcuts in Singapore | A Tour with CT Lim and Lim Shujuan

Name: Cartoons & Woodcuts in Singapore | A Tour with CT Lim and Lim Shujuan
Start: 2026-03-14T11:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-03-14T12:30:00+08:00
Location: 1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore, Singapore 178957

Schedule

Sat Mar 14 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore, Singapore 178957 | Singapore, SG

Cartoons & Woodcuts in Singapore | A Tour with CT Lim and Lim Shujuan
Sat 14 Mar | 11am-12.30pm | Meeting Point: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 2, Dalam Singapore | Free, registration required: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/guided-tours/Cartoons-Woodcuts-in-Singapore-A-Tour-with-CT-Lim-and-Lim-Shujuan.html
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Educator, comic book author and editor CT Lim, together with Gallery curator Lim Shujuan, explore how political art became a powerful tool for resistance and expression across mediums such as cartoons and woodcuts in Singapore.
Focusing on the life and career of artist and cartoonist Tchang Ju Chi, we will explore how artists translated complex ideas into a single, compelling image through the use of symbolism and visual metaphor. By tracing the historical context of these works to today’s zines and independent publications, understand how visual storytelling continues to invite reflections and thoughts.
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About the Speakers
CT Lim is the country editor (Singapore) of the International Journal of Comic Art. His articles on cartoons and woodcuts have appeared in the Journal of Popular Culture and Print Quarterly. He is also the co-author of "The University Socialist Club: Tangled Strands of Modernity" (Amsterdam University Press / NUS Press, 2012).
Lim Shujuan is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. Her research interests include early 20th century visual culture and art. Exhibitions that she has (co)curated include "Tchang Ju Chi: Tireless Camel"; "Georgette Chen: At Home in the World" (2020; 2025) and "Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real" (2021).
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