Yuh Ting - Installation view of Diplomacy and Desire Basoeki Abdullah in Singapore, National Gallery Singapore, 2025

Exhibition

Diplomacy and Desire: Basoeki Abdullah in Singapore

National Gallery Singapore

9 May 2025 to 1 February 2026

10am-7pm

Ticketed

Synopsis

The exhibition showcases two significant paintings that the artist donated to Singapore: Labour (gifted to Singapore City Council in 1959) and Struggle for the Re-establishment of the Democracy and the Right for the People (gifted to the National Museum Art Gallery in 1981). Centring on these works, the exhibition explores how this exemplary Southeast Asian artist navigated high society and was attuned to the "geopoetic" value of his artwork.

Basoeki Abdullah, Artist
Kathleen Ditzig, Curator

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