English Curator Tour | Becoming Lim Tze Peng

Name: English Curator Tour | Becoming Lim Tze Peng
Start: 2025-02-08T14:00:00+08:00
Location: 1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore, Singapore 178957

Schedule

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

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

English curator tour | Becoming Lim Tze Peng
Sat 8 Feb | 2pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 4 Gallery | Free, registration required: https://bit.ly/LTP_Eng8Feb
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"Becoming Lim Tze Peng" delves into the complex artistic evolution and story of this centennial artist through various routes into his landscapes, mindscapes, and “heartscapes.” This journey unfolds as a compelling narrative of growth, one that is deeply rooted in Singapore's settings and influenced by global artistic movements.
Take a tour with exhibition curator Jennifer Lam as she delves into the artist's multifaceted journey in ink art, revealing the depth and richness of his thoughts and experiences.
This tour will be conducted in English.
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About the Speaker
Jennifer K. Y. Lam is Curator at the National Gallery Singapore. She has been actively contributing to its permanent galleries and changing exhibitions such as "Rediscovering Treasures: Ink Art from the Xiu Hai Lou Collection" (2017), "(Re)Collect: The Making of Our Art Collection" (2018), and "Wu Guanzhong: Expressions of Pen & Palette" (2018). Read in Art History from The University of Hong Kong, she also holds an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from Royal College of Art. Her research interest lies in epistemology through curation, collection building, art of Singapore and the ink medium.
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About the Exhibition
Trace the artistic evolution of 103-year-old Singaporean artist Lim Tze Peng at the bilingual exhibition "Becoming Lim Tze Peng". With over 50 artworks curated from Singapore’s public art collection, the artist’s personal art collection, and rare archival materials, the exhibition showcases the centenarian artist’s lifelong journey and dedication to his craft.
Immerse yourself in the nostalgic scenes of early Singapore in Lim’s well-loved paintings, including landmarks like the Singapore River, Kampong Glam and Chinatown. Lim also depicted magnificent landscapes from his art expeditions in Southeast Asia and the world beyond. He is also well-known for inventing his own distinct style of calligraphy, “hutuzi.” Explore the multifaceted journey of Lim Tze Peng in this solo exhibition and discover the evolution of his ink journey.
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