Thomas Yeo, a retrospective

Sabapathy, T. K.

National Heritage Board, Singapore Art Museum

Cheo Chai-Hiang, thoughts and processes: Rethinking the Singapore river

Singapore Art Museum

Offers a complete review of Nyoman Masriadi's works, his life and inspirations through the words of art critics, TK Sabapathy and Goenawan Mohamed.

Nyoman Masriadi: Reconfiguring the Body

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Gajah Gallery

Published by the Singapore Art Museum T. K. Sabapathy has been writing on the art of Southeast Asia for more than four decades, as a critic, curator, and art historian. He is a penetrating critic and ardent advocate for the art and artists of Singapore and Malaysia. His art historical methods, critical documentation, deep dialogue with artists, and detailed explication of their works have set the course of art discourse in the region. Writing the Modern is the first collection of Sabapathy’s work, featuring pieces that represent the scope and depth of his output and highlight his most important and influential writings. At the same time, it is a survey of the vast changes in the landscape of art in the region over the period. Sabapathy chronicles the shift in Asian art from a predominantly nationalist/modernist mode to a global contemporary style. Those new to his work will find this the ideal introduction to his oeuvre. And his longtime fans will find this book the perfect opportunity for review and renewed consideration of his work. Ultimately, it’s a collection sure to fuel a new generation of modern and contemporary art writing, research, and exhibition making.

Writing the Modern: Selected Texts on Art & Art History in Singapore, Malaysia & Southeast Asia, 1973–2015

National University of Singapore Press

A meditation on art and its creation, Fluxion celebrates the life and oeuvre of Kumari Nahappan, a conceptual artist known for her bold and unique paintings and sculpture. Based mainly in Singapore, Kumari's artistic practice has spanned over two decades. She is well known for her monumental public art sculptures and installations, including the giant bronze chili pepper, Pedas Pedas, at the National Museum of Singapore, the Saga at Changi Airport, the Nutmeg at ION Orchard, Singapore, You and Me at GTower, Kuala Lumpur, Pembungaan at OUE Bay-front, Singapore, and most recently Happy Tango at Changning District, Shanghai in 2011. Fluxion is lavishly illustrated and includes full-color reproductions of both her early and later works, over 50 full-page plates of her more significant pieces, and a color catalog of her works. Fluxion introduces the reader to the full spectrum of Kumari's achievements in both painting and sculpture, in works of art that not only excite the viewer but encourage us to see the world in a whole new way.

Fluxion: Kumari Nahappan: Art & Thoughts

Poh, Lindy

Individual Artists

Didier Millet

Yeoh Jin Leng, art and thought, 1952-1995

National Art Gallery

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