This week we are still celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Ox which started on February 12. Born and raised in the East and now living in the West, wonder | wander | women shine the spotlight on another Asian event as we continue to take you on yet another virtual tour.
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| A Pair of Horses - Xu Beihong, Asian Civilisations Museum |
Living with Ink: The Collection of Dr Tan Tsze Chor at the Asian Civilisations Museum presents highlights from the collection of Singapore's renowned art collector Dr Tan Tsze Chor.
The collection presents highlights from the over 130 treasured Chinese paintings, porcelains, and scholars' objects donated to the museum since 2000 by the Tan family.
The exhibit explores how Chinese art was appreciated by networks of overseas Chinese collectors and philanthropists, providing us a glimpse into the Singapore art world in the turbulent 20th century.
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| some art featured in the collection |
The exhibition which is ongoing and ends on March 22, includes paintings by modern Chinese masters Qi Baishi, Ren Bonian, Xu Beihong, as well as works made by artists in Singapore in the 1930s through the 1980s, when Dr Tan was building his collection.
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| Frogs Under Lotus - Qi Baishi |
Step into the shoes of a Chinese scholar, and have fun with the various artistic skills they had to pursue. Learn more about the brush, seal, paper, ink, and inkstone, and create your own Chinese hanging scroll artwork.
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| Cowherds - Ren Yi |
Continue the exploration with Wen Wen, the art-collecting magpie, and embark on a journey through Dr Tan Tsze Chor’s amazing collection of Chinese art.
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| Bamboos & Plum Blossoms - Xu Beihong |
Learn more about the life of Dr Tan, complete various hands-on activities, and discover fun facts about some artworks in the show.
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| portrait of Dr. Tan Tsze Chor |
“The exhibition explores the importance of Dr Tan’s Xiang Xue Zhuang collection in Singapore, and how it prompted a local Chinese community to form a shared Singaporean heritage outside mainland China. Just as how early Nanyang artists grappled to find a Singaporean Chinese identity at the time, I hope that through this exhibition, visitors are inspired to take the time to contemplate and rediscover their own cultures and identities.”~ Conan Cheong, Assistant Curator for Southeast Asian art at the Asian Civilisations Museum
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