Flirting with the Jamu Lady, Sudjana Kerton, Indonesia, 1989.

The view of the city from the National Gallery rooftop.

I did not collect details on this piece at the National Gallery.

Ken Dedes, Jim Supangkat, Indonesia, 1975.

American Dream, Vasan Sitthiket, Thailand, 2004.

A collection of garmented figures by Mella Jaarsma, Netherlands, 2000.

Pagoda II, Latiff Mohidin, Malaysia, 1968.

A piece in the contemporary art section of the Southeast Asian gallery.

A pair of paintings depicting preah bot, Cambodia, artist unknown.

A view of the rotunda of the former Supreme Court.

One of the pieces on display in the Lim Tze Peng retrospective.

National Gallery

February 5 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

After exiting the Asian Civilisations Museum, I walked over to Raffles Place for a quick snack before continuing on to the National Gallery which is housed in the former Supreme Court building. I started on the rooftop which features an installation called Glisten by Lisa Reihana of New Zealand. I also enjoyed the 360 degree view of the city from the rooftop.

My next stop was a collection by Singaporean artist Lim Tze Peng before I explored the 14 galleries devoted to Southeast Asian art. The Southeast Asian galleries were divided by time period, and I was natirally drawn to the contemporary art section.Read more