Shi Hu, Untitled, 1997, mixed media on canvas, Collection of Yeap Lam Yang
Collecting Bodies : A short story about art and nudities in Asia
Presented by The Culture Story and curated by Dr Yanyun Chen
10 December 2022—14 April 2023
An artist, a model, and a collector surround a painted nude. In an instant, a meaningful silence engulfs a passionate encounter. A locked gaze, a trigger pulled: a body collected.
“Collecting Bodies : A short story about art and nudities in Asia” brought together stories, histories, and encounters between 26 artists, 31 artworks, and 10 private collections. Presented by The Culture Story and curated by Dr Yanyun Chen, the exhibition explored the intricate and nuanced relationships between the act of representation and the act of collecting. Nudities, in all its plurality, served as carriers of stories. They asked the artist, the collector, and the viewer: how was the image of a body held? How had we held our bodies in their image, and how had we carried the bodies of others?
Read Dr Yanyun Chen’s curatorial statement and abridged here. The short story written by Dr Yanyun Chen is available here.
Participating Collectors:
Lito and Kim Camacho, Cheryl and John Chia, Chong Huai Seng, Jimmy Chua, Linda Neo and Albert Lim, Angie and Ong Yew Huat, Diana and TK Quek, Guy and Henny Scott, Jackson See, Yeap Lam Yang
Artists:
Nhek Dim (Cambodia), Gong Lilong (China), Liu Bingjiang (China), Shi Hu (China), Pucuk Cemara (Indonesia), Mangu Putra (Indonesia), Basuki Abdullah (Indonesia), I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih (Indonesia), Hashiguchi Goyō (Japan), Itō Shinsui (Japan), Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan), Ahmad Zakii Anwar (Malaysia), Bagyi Aung Soe (Myanmar), Leo Abaya (Philippines), Federico Alcuaz (Philippines), Elmer Borlongan (Philippines), Cheong Soo Pieng (Singapore), Vanessa Liem (Singapore), Jimmy Ong (Singapore), Theo Meier (Switzerland), Jian Yi-Hong (Taiwan), Liu Hsin-Ying (Taiwan), Ni Jui Hung (Taiwan), Nguyễn Quốc Dũng (Vietnam) and Nguyen Van Cuong (Vietnam)
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