Georgette Chen
At Home in the World
Published on 8. July 2021
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-981-14-4922-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
241 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-14-4922-2 (9789811449222)
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Russell Storer is Director of Curatorial and Collections, and Cai Heng, Lim Shujuan and Teo Hui Min are curators at National Gallery Singapore. Sam I-shan is an independent curator. All were curators of Georgette Chen: At Home in the World. Irene Dominiguez Jimenez and Maria Del Mar Cusso Solano are conservators at the Heritage Conservation Centre, Singapore.