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Young, bold voices at Gillman Barracks

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, Sep 10, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Arts

IN this pandemic, young Singapore visual artists have unexpectedly come to the fore, promising succor and salvation for the struggling scene. National Gallery Singapore's latest showcases brim with their fresh, whimsical perspectives. Independent spaces such as Grey Projects and soft/WALL/studs are championing young talents.

At the country's premier commercial art cluster Gillman Barracks, three galleries are exhibiting works by strong, young local artists.

The giddiest of these is Wong Lip Chin at Yeo Workshop, a show that challenges the viewer to find aesthetic and thematic coherence among diverging styles of paintings, performances and video works. Speaking to the 33-year-old artist, it turns out there is no real unifying theme other than the fact the artist often pursues whatev…