What Asia? Whose Art? A Reflection on Two Exhibitions at the Singapore Art Museum

Volume 12, Number 2, March/April 2013
by Chang Tan


Article Description

Chang Tan's reflection on two exhibitions at the Singapore Art Museum, which explores the question of what makes Asian art Asian.


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