1. NG ENG TENG

Ng’s sculptures are mainly inspired by the human figure. His works range from iconic public sculptures to whimsical representations of the human forms. His simplified yet exaggerated forms display his ability to communicate in an imaginative and at times surprising ways. One of the most renowned artists in Singapore, he is remembered for his large-scale sculptures gracing many public spaces, and his introspective and whimsical interpretations of humanist themes in three-dimensions.

Batak Girl, Undated,

Ciment fondu, 60 × 45 × 24 cm.

Above: Ng Eng Teng, Wealth, 1974, Ciment fondu,

206 × 259 × 92 cm.

Courtesy of National University of Singapore Museum Collection.

2. CHUA MIA TEE

Born on 25 November 1931, Shatou, Guandong Province, China.

Chua’s belief that art must reflect reality is exemplified in his paintings of the working

class. His detailed rendition of nationalistic concerns in the early days of Singapore is a

snapshot of its formative years. Chua Mia Tee's artistic style has been called Social

Realism, a school of art responding to the industrial revolution and urbanization,

focusing specifically on working class realities. The Singaporean social realists blended

anti-colonial sentiment, nationalist aspirations and socialist concerns in various

proportions in their work.

Workers in a Canteen, 1974, Oil on

canvas, 89 × 126 cm

National Language Class, 1959, Oil on

canvas, 112 × 153 cm.

As they sat facing each other, they are called to

consider the deceivingly simple questions written

on the black chalk board: Siapa nama kamu? Di-

mana awak tinggal? (What is your name? Where

do you live?)

Listen up, class: Chua Mia Tee's friend, an

Indonesian named Herman Ali, was the

model for the teacher in the painting.

Photo: Don Wong

3. RENE MAGRITTE Born on 21 November 1898 Lessines, Belgium. Died on 15 August

1967 (aged 68) Brussels, Belgium. René François Ghislain Magritte was well

known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fall under the

umbrella of surrealism. His work is known for challenging observers'

preconditioned perceptions of reality. Magritte’s realistic juxtaposition of

ordinary people and objects in unexpected contexts offer unusual perspectives

and meanings of the world we live in. His paintings often challenge the way we

see things in an imaginative way.

The Human Condition, 1933,

Oil on canvas, 100 × 81 cm.

Personal Values, 1952, Oil on canvas,

80 × 100 cm.

4. PABLO PICASSO (SPAIN/FRANCE)

Painter (1881–1973), October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain.

Full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los

Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso.

THE GREEDY CHILD

The Greedy Child

1901

Oil on canvas

117.8 x 94 x 10.1cm

GUERNICA

Guernica

1937

Oil on canvas

349 x 776cm

5. FRIDA KAHLO (MEXICAN)

Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City,

Mexico. Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo began

painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo later

became politically active and married fellow communist artist Diego Rivera

in 1929. She exhibited her paintings in Paris and Mexico before her death in

1954.

MY DRESS HANGS THERE

My Dress Hangs

There

1933

Oil and collage

on masonite

45 × 50 cm.

MY GRANDPARENTS, MY PARENTS, AND I (FAMILY TREE)

My Grandparents,

My Parents, and I

(Family Tree)

1936

Oil and tempera

on zinc

30 × 34 cm.

6. JEFF WALL (CANADA)

Wall’s large scale photographic images depict the life of people and their

living spaces in a staged manner. His eye for details and use of actors and

artificial lighting allows him to narrate the stories of urban life in a

cinematographic way.

A VIEW FROM AN APARTMENT

A View from an Apartment, 2004-2005,

Transparency in lightbox, 167 × 244 cm.

A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND (AFTER HOKUSAI)

A Sudden Gust of Wind (After Hokusai), 1993, Photographic

transparency and illuminated display case, 250 × 397 × 34 cm.

7. NICK PARK (UNITED KINGDOM)

Film-maker, animator. Nominated for Academy Awards 6 times. Best known

as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

CREATURE COMFORTS

Creature Comforts

July 15 1989

Stop-motion animation

5 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNymPocKro

WALLACE AND GROMIT – A CLOSE SHAVE

Wallace and Gromit – A Close Shave

1995

Stop-motion animation

30 min

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1szqb9_wallace-and-gromit-in-a-close-

shave_shortfilms

8. TANG DA WU (SINGAPORE)

Tang’s artworks show a wide range of ideas that tell stories of people,

cultures and the environment. His installation art and experimental treatment

of medium to convey critical social messages are often thought-provoking.

TIGER’S WHIP

Tiger’s Whip, 1991,

Mixed media

installation.

Dimension variable.

HEROES, ISLANDERS

Heroes, Islanders, 2005,

Installation of Chinese ink on

paper. Dimension variable.

9. GEORGETTE CHEN

Born on: October 1906, Zhejiang, China. Died on: March 1993, Singapore Georgette Chen was considered one of the group of artists that established the "Nanyang Style" of painting. She is most known for her still life and portraits in oils. She was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1982 for her outstanding achievement and contribution to Singapore art. Chen’s artworks exemplify her sensitivity towards her subjects, often including people, landscape and everyday objects. As one of the pioneer artists of Singapore, Chen’s portrayal of her emotions comes through her bold use of colours, brushstrokes, and spatial arrangement.

Portrait of Eugene Chen, 1940, Oil on

canvas, 92 × 91 cm.

Pheonix Eyes, c. 1940 – 1945,

Oil on canvas, 72 × 54 cm.

1O. LIU KANG (SINGAPORE)

Liu’s mastery in portraying people and their way of life is exemplified in his

expressive brushstrokes, pictorial balance and treatment of the human forms.

Known as one of the pioneer artists of Singapore, his works have had a

strong influence on the artistic identity of Singapore.

MODEL AND ARTIST

Artist and Model, 1954, Oil on canvas, 84 × 124 cm.

LIFE BY THE RIVER

Life by the River, 1975, Oil on canvas, 126 × 203 cm.

11. AFFANDI (INDONESIA)

Expressionistic Paintings. Newfound style known as "squeezing the tube“

kinship with the Impressionists, with Goya and with Edvard Munch, as well as

the earlier masters. Grim realities made a bigger impact on his work.

SELF-PORTRAIT

Self-Portrait

1975

Oil on canvas

126 x 97cm

THE THREE EXPRESSIONS OF AFFANDI

The Three Expressions of Affandi, 1979. Oil on canvas

12. WU GUANZHONG (CHINA)

Contemporary Chinese painter. Combine western watercolors and Chinese ink

painting techniques combine western watercolors and Chinese ink painting

techniques style as abstract and tries to embody the feelings and view of his

audience.

A LOTUS FLOWER ISLAND

A Lotus Flower Island

2003

Oil on canvas

41 x 60cm

THE WU VILLAGE

The Wu Village

1993

Ink and colour on paper

68 x 137cm

13. NAM JUNE PAIK (USA)

The complexity of contemporary culture preoccupies the artworks of Paik. His

experimental use of television screens, music and elements of American culture and

Zen Buddhism, forms a dynamic and interactive style of art.

FAMILY OF ROBOT: BABY

Family of Robot: Baby, 1986, Colour video, silent, thirteen television monitors and aluminium armature; number nine of nine, 133 × 96 × 20 cm.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Alexander the Great, 1993, Mixed media, wooden sculpture with TV monitor and neon lights, 230 × 135 × 280 cm.

14. WASSILY KANDINSKY (RUSSIA)

The compositions of lines and flat geometric shapes in Kandinsky’s abstract

paintings express his belief in using basic elements of art to bring out the essence

of music. His introduction of abstract elements gave art a new meaning as a means

of expression.

COMPOSITION VI

Composition VI, 1913, Oil on canvas, 195 × 300 cm.

DOMINANT CURVE

Dominant Curve, 1936, Oil on canvas, 129 × 194 cm.

15. CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (ROMANIA)

Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who

made his career in France. Considered a pioneer of modernism, one of the most

influential sculptors of the 20th-century, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern

sculpture.

MONUMENT ENSEMBLE AT TIRGU JIU

Monument Ensemble at Tirgu Jiu

1937

30m high column of zin and brass-clad, cast-iron modules and two stone monuments on axis 1300m long, oriented west to east

DANAIDE

Danaide

1918

Bronze on limestone base

28 x 17 x 21 cm

16. ANDY WARHOL(USA)

Andrew Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.

After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.

Marilyn Diptych, 1962, Acrylic on canvas,

205 × 289 cm.

Publicity still for the film Niagara, 1953 left; center and right,

details from: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962, acrylic on

canvas, 2054 x 1448 mm (Tate) © The Andy Warhol

Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2015

Campbell's Soup Cans, which is sometimes referred to as 32

Campbell's Soup Cans, is a work of art produced in 1962 by

Andy Warhol.

17. HAN SAI POR (SINGAPORE)

Han is probably best known for her stone sculptures with organic forms; she

sees her sculpture has having "a force or inner life inside struggling to get

out".[30] Having a preference for granite and marble,[5] she has said:

"Stone is one of my favourite materials. In the erosion of rock by wind and

water are found original, vital qualities which express the significance of

life."

FLORAL INSPIRATION

Flora Inspiration

2007

Marble

GROWTH

Growth

1985

Marble

40 × 13 × 10 cm,

26.5 × 15 × 13

cm, 21.5 × 16 ×

12 cm,

19 × 26 × 12.5

cm, 11 × 28.5 ×

14 cm

18. CHUAH THEAN TENG (MALAYSIA)

Although batik painting has been around for hundreds of years, it is remarkable that no one before Teng had ever thought of adapting this age-old craft as a medium of fine art. Teng first started in this medium in 1953 and therefore he can be considered the father of Batik Painting in Malaysia. According to Frank Sullivan, his productivity in batik painting is enormous...never satisfied, he is always experimenting, seeking to give new depth and range to his batik art ( ' Teng, Master of Batik '-exhibition catalogue, Commonwealth Institute of Art, London 1965).

Untitled (Batik Workers), 1960, Batik,

73cm × 88cm.

Mother and Child, undated, Batik,

58.8cm × 44.1cm.

19. THOMAS HEATHERWICK

Thomas Alexander Heatherwick was born 17 February 1970. He is

an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice

Heatherwick Studio. Since the late 1990s Heatherwick has emerged as one

of Britain’s most gifted and imaginative designers. His innovative approach

to design has earned him a reputation as an "ideas engine"

SEED CATHEDRAL

Seed

Cathedral, UK

Pavilion,

Shanghai

Expo 2010,

Made of

60 000 fiber

optic rods

and encased

seeds, 20

metres in height.

OLYMIC CAULDRON

Olympic

Cauldron,

2012,

Copper and

Stainless steel,

8.5 metres in

height.

20. REI KAWAKUBO

Rei Kawakubo, (born October 11, 1942, Tokyo, Japan), self-

taught Japanese fashion designer known for her avant-garde

clothing designs and her high fashion label, Comme des

Garçons (CDG), founded in 1969.

BODY MEETS DRESS, DRESS MEETS BODY COLLECTION

Body Meets

Dress, Dress

Meets Body

Collection,

Spring/Summer

1997.

BODY MEETS DRESS, DRESS MEETS BODY COLLECTION

Body Meets

Dress, Dress

Meets Body

Collection, Fall/

Winter

2012/2013

Collection.

21. PAUL RAND

PAUL RAND (BORN PERETZ ROSENBAUM, AUGUST 15, 1914 – NOVEMBER 26, 1996) was a well-known American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs. Rand was educated at the Pratt Institute (1929-1932), the Parsons School of Design (1932-1933), and the Art Students League (1933-1934). He was one of the originators of the Swiss Style of graphic design. From 1956 to 1969, and beginning again in 1974, Rand taught design at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Rand was inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 1972. He designed many posters and corporate identities, including the logos for IBM, UPS and ABC.

WALLACE PUPPETS

Wallace

Puppets, 1938.

UPS LOGO, 1961 AND 1990.

UPS Logo, 1961

and 1990.

22. TAKASHI MURAKAMI Born on 01 February 1962, Itabashi, Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan. Murakami uses

imageries, which are influenced by the flat stylistic traditions of Japanese

graphic art, animation and consumer pop culture, in his drawings, paintings

and sculptures. The simplified yet bold use of shapes and colours make his

artworks appealing to art collectors and consumers.

And then, and then, and then...

(Original Blue), Edition: 300.

Signed, numbered. 2008.

Lithograph, 50 × 50 cm.

Kaikai & Kiki, 2000. Oil paint, acrylic,

synthetic resins, fiberglass and iron,

190 × 96 × 46 cm.

https://www.perrotin.com/exhibition-Takashi_Murakami-1172.html

23. RICHARD AVEDON (USA)

Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. An

obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait

photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for

the last half-century".

DOVIMA WITH ELEPHANTS, EVENING DRESS BY DIOR, CIRQUE D’HIVER

Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver

August 1955

Gelatin Silver Print

129 x 103cm

MARILYN MONROE

Marilyn Monroe, actress

May 6 1957

Gelatin Silver Print

Printed 1989

56 x 59 cm

24. MARCEL DUCHAMP

Marcel Duchamp was born July 28, 1887, in France. After the sensation

caused by •Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2• (1912), he painted few other

pictures. He became famous for his "ready-mades" and heralded an artistic

revolution. Largely ignored during his lifetime, he was in his 70s when he

emerged as master whose entirely new attitude toward art and society

changed the future of visual arts.

UPS LOGO, 1961 AND 1990.

UPS Logo, 1961

and 1990.

BICYCLE WHEEL

Bicycle Wheel,

1951, Metal

wheel mounted

on painted

wood stool,

129.5 × 63.5 ×

41.9 cm.