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Exhibition

Just like this, again this time: Paintings from Myanmar

SMU Libraries

16 January 2026 to 1 March 2026

Wed-Sat: 12pm-7pm | Sun: 12pm-5pm | Closed on Mon & Tue | Closed on 18 Feb for Chinese New Year

Free admission

Synopsis

Myanmar has been scarred by cycles of socio-political upheaval and struggle, recurring with haunting regularity. Protracted military rule, civil war, pro-democracy uprisings and ethnic conflict foreground the narrative of the country’s post-independence history. Paintings by artists such as MPP Yei Myint, Htein Lin, Aung Ko and Zwe Mon constitute a visual chorus that both laments and resists, offering viewers a way to feel the weight of Myanmar’s past, all too present in the here and now.
Louis Ho, Curator

Opening Reception: 16 January 2026, 6pm-9pm

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