[Panel Discussion] Shui Tit Sing and Trans-Asia Art History

​Join us for Shui Tit Sing and Trans-Asia Art History, a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Kwok Kian Chow featuring art historians and scholars from Singapore and China. Part of the exhibition (Re)discovering Shui Tit Sing, the panel looks at Shui Tit Sing biographically and his art practices in different and some overlapping cultural contexts. Over different geographies, from the wartime relocation of the China Art Academy—where Shui studied alongside his classmate Zao Wou-ki and teacher Lin Fengmian—to Shui's eventual move to Singapore, where he became a citizen in 1957, and his travels throughout Southeast Asia, constituting an inroad into a trans-Asia art history.

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​Moderator

​Kwok Kian Chow – Art historian and curator; formerly Senior Curator at the National Museum Singapore, Director of Singapore Art Museum, and Director/Senior Adviser of National Gallery Singapore.

​Panelists

​Koh Nguang How – Artist and independent researcher on Singaporean contemporary art. Between July 2014 and January 2015, he was Artist-in-Residence at NTU CCA Singapore, where he presented his long-term Singapore Art Archive Project (SAAP). For over 30 years, Koh has documented the local art scene, building an extensive collection of exhibition materials, publications, photographs, and audio recordings he produced himself.

​Jeffrey Say – Art historian specialising in Singapore and Southeast Asian art history; Programme Leader, MA Asian Art Histories, LASALLE College of the Arts | University of the Arts Singapore. Co-editor of major anthologies on Singapore modern and contemporary art; currently writing on the history of sculpture in Singapore.

​Dr. Hu Chao – Research Associate Professor, Center for New Art Museum Studies, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Research focuses on Southeast Asian art, global art and politics, and Chinese contemporary art. Artist and curator, with works exhibited internationally and fiction published in Chinese.

​Dr. Nan Zhi Guo – Adjunct Professor at Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (NTU), Central China Normal University, and Guangxi University. Author/co-author of 20 books and 40+ research papers. Accomplished calligrapher with nine solo exhibitions in Singapore, China, and Indonesia.

​Audrey Zhang – Former BBC documentary director with a passion for storytelling through art. The Gallery owner of Prestige Gallery that connects collectors, artists, and art lovers, fostering the Southeast Asian art ecosystem.

​欢迎参加 “许铁生与跨亚艺术史” 专题论坛，由郭建超主持，邀请来自新加坡与中国的艺术史家与学者，共同探讨许铁生早期的艺术教育、在中国的艺术网络与实践，以及他在新加坡与东南亚的创作历程。本活动为展览“重识许铁生”的一部分，这场座谈从许铁生的生平和艺术实践出发，探讨他所处的不同且部分重叠的文化语境。跨越多个地域，从战时迁移的中国美术学院——许铁生曾与同学赵无极及老师林风眠共同学习——到他最终迁居新加坡并于1957年成为公民，再到他在东南亚各地的旅行，构成了对泛亚洲艺术史的切入点。

​主持人

​郭建超 – 艺术史家、策展人，曾任新加坡国家博物馆高级策展人、新加坡美术馆馆长、国家美术馆馆长及高级顾问。

​与谈人

​许元豪 - 艺术家及新加坡当代艺术独立研究者。2014 年 7 月至 2015 年 1 月担任新加坡南洋理工大学当代艺术中心驻地艺术家，期间向公众展示其长期项目“新加坡艺术档案计划”（SAAP）。三十多年来，他持续记录本地艺术现场，收藏了大量展览资料、出版物、照片及其亲自录制的音频档案。

​Jeffrey Say – 新加坡与东南亚艺术史专家，新加坡艺术大学拉萨尔艺术学院亚洲艺术史硕士课程负责人。新加坡雕塑史研究先驱，多部艺术史论文集联合主编。

​胡超博士 – 广州美术学院新美术馆学研究中心副研究员，研究方向包括东南亚美术、全球艺术与政治及中国当代艺术。艺术家与策展人，作品曾在英国、上海等地展出，出版两部中文小说。

​南治国博士 – 新加坡国立大学汉学博士，新加坡南洋理工大学华文教研中心、中国华中师范大学与广西大学客座教授。著有/合著 20 余部著作，发表学术论文 40 余篇。资深书法家，举办 9 场个展。

​张鹤馨 – 品艺画廊主，前 BBC 纪录片导演，致力于连接收藏家、艺术家与爱好者，推动东南亚艺术生态发展。