Minister for Arts Lui Tuck Yew to Open Lim Tze Peng’s Exhibition at Singapore Gallery

SINGAPORE.- Almost 90 years old, Mr. Lim Tze Peng has lived through the ups and downs of Singapore’s history, and is one of the country’s most enduring artists. His passion has always been to conserve Singapore’s heritage – if not by preserving buildings and traditions, then by immortalizing them through his timeless art. Like in his other Singapore River and Chinatown paintings, Lim does this skillfully in My Kampong, My Home, a series of works capturing nostalgic scenes from Singapore’s Malay kampongs in the 1970s. The artwork is easy to appreciate, especially for those who have lived through the 70s in rural Singapore. And for those who have not, the images cause one to wonder what life must have been like in Singapore’s earlier days. Women, children, animals, and homes, captured in varying states of work, rest and play, paint a beautiful tapestry of kampong life. My Kampong, My Home: Lim Tze Peng represents the first time these early works by Li

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