Is Feng Zhengjie China’s Andy Warhol?
Last week, Singapore staged a world-class art show worthy of any international artist. It is aptly called Artstage. I was invited to the afternoon preview before the official opening. The show was massive, spread out, and truly colourful on every level. I got to see, …
Tea With Mr. Lee
There is yet another art exhibition on Lee Kuan Yew. On its opening night on Thursday, almost all the paintings were sold. The painter, May Oon was a journalist in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is her second solo show. Her first solo exhibition was …
Seeing Lee Kuan Yew Through Art
The watercolor shows a gaming table with three playing cards, each depicting a different portrait of Lee Kuan Yew. Small figures kneel at the corners pleading, ‘Papa, can you help me not be frightened?’ and ‘Papa, don’t you know I have no choice?’ These are …
Cai Guo-Qiang And His Wolves
Cai Cuo-Qiang’s wolves appear to move with all the slow-motion majesty of a John Woo gun fight, and like the heroes in his movies, they are all destined to die in style. His installation is not just visually stunning. The whole idea of wolves going …
Father Of Modern Chinese Painting Wu Guanzhong
Wu Guanzhong did not want a funeral. He died in Beijing last Friday at age 90. His eldest son, Wu Keyu said: “He believed that if people wanted to pay their respects to him, the best way to do it would be to appreciate his …
Breach Over Troubled Water
While Singapore was still recovering from flash floods, I messaged Jahan – Oliver Fricker was sentenced to 5 months’ jail and 3 strokes of the cane. The judge had ruled that ‘the offences were planned and carefully executed. These were not impulsive displays of youthful …
Is Lee Kuan Yew The Next Mao In The World Of Contemporary Art?
There were media listings on an exhibition simply titled Harry, Lee Kuan Yew. The picture was a painting of Lee as a boy. The resemblance to the man is remarkable. In fact, at the exhibition, in the paintings of Lee as a baby and a …