Eugene Tan

The stunning breadth of one of the most extensive private collections of ink art in Singapore is made public in Rediscovering Treasures: Ink Art from the Xiu Hai Lou Collection. Full-colour image plates showcase works which range from the ancient aesthetics of Ming and Qing painting and calligraphy through to the prized masterpieces of 20th-century ink masters, while newly commissioned essays analyse the unique place of the Collection in local art history. Rounding out the catalogue is an exclusive interview with the current custodians of the Collection who reflect on the trajectory of its storied history.

From November 2016 to August 2017, Vietnamese-born Danish artist Danh Vo, who often draws upon personal experience to explore broader historical, social or political themes in his work, presents a series of new sculptures at National Gallery Singapore as part of his first outdoor installation in Singapore. A continuation of his existing practice, the installation explores issues of cross-cultural identity and the definition of cultural values. This accompanying catalogue delves deeper into both Danh's practice as well as broader discussions surrounding cross-cultural identity through essays by leading scholar Professor Nora Taylor and Gallery curator Charmaine Toh, alongside full-colour images of the commissioned work.

Terry Everhart is your average teenager who may or may not have failed a few of his math tests. During the summer of 2015, being at the wrong place at the wrong time takes on an otherworldly meaning as he is sent to a prison island on a distant planet called Aalvark. Not only that, he's also kept on the planet of Aalvark by powerful beings known as Omnescients as they attempt to protect him from a terrorist group led by the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Attending Jone's Academy of Immortales, Terry and his new Aalvarkian friends must train to survive, hone their abilities, and learn more about the world of Aalvark. However, outside the eccentric academy campus and underwater neighbourhoods, the stakes draw higher as The Apocalypsies spread fear into the world through each their own tactics, making a new world war seem inevitable. Untitled Won is the first instalment of The Entitled Series. Follow Terry and his new friends on their journey through life, love, and death. (PG-13)

Between Declarations and Dreams is National Gallery Singapore's inaugural exhibition of the art of Southeast Asia from the 19th century to the present. This richly illustrated catalogue tracks the broad time periods and thematic sections of the exhibition through more than 300 artwork images. The selection of essays provides an extensive discussion on the exhibition and offers curatorial insight to a task that is at once monumental and intricate- the positing of an art history of a region as diverse as Southeast Asia.

Published to accompany National Gallery Singapore's inaugural exhibition Siapa Namu Kamu?, this catalogue presents a survey of Singapore art from the 19th century to the present, charting major themes across broad time periods. Over 400 works of art in a wide range of media are brought together to trace the ebb and flow of the history of Singapore art. Curatorial essays provide insight into the exhibition that considers the parameters of time and nation in relation to the history of art in Singapore.