Intersections, Innovations, Institutions: A Reader in Singapore Modern Art is the second of two volumes of readers which the editors had published on Singapore art. The first volume, Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art, was published in 2016. Like the first volume, Intersections, Innovations, Institutions brings together historically important writings but the scope is on modern artistic practices in Singapore from the 19th century to the 1980s. The aim of this book is to make these writings accessible for research and scholarship and for new histories and narratives to be constructed about the modern in Singapore art.
Jeffrey Say is an art historian specialising in Singapore and Southeast Asian art history. Say has been instrumental in the development of art history studies at LASALLE College of the Arts. In 2009, he designed the world's first Master's programme focussing on Asian modern and contemporary art histories. He is currently its programme leader. Jeffrey is a public advocate of the importance of art history to Singapore and a regular commentator of the local art scene. He is a frequent public speaker at museums, universities and galleries, and conducts short courses which remain hugely popular among various publics. Jeffrey is a pioneering researcher of pre and post-war sculpture in Singapore and has written essays on Karl Duldig. His co-edited book, Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art (2016), remains a critical anthology for researchers, curators and students on Singapore contemporary art.
Yu Jin Seng is a Senior Curator and Deputy Director (Curatorial Research) at The National Gallery Singapore. He obtained his PhD from the University of Melbourne. Seng was previously a lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts in the MA Asian Art Histories and BA Fine Arts programmes, and currently lectures at the National University of Singapore's Minor in Art History programme. His research interests cover regional art histories focusing on Southeast Asian art in relation to the history of exhibitions and artist collectives in Southeast Asia. His selected curatorial projects include From Words to Pictures: Art During the Emergency (2007), Cheong Soo Pieng: Bridging Worlds (2010), the Singapore Biennale, If the World Changed (2013), and Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia, 1960s to 1990s (2019). Among his publications are Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art (co-editor, 2016) and Singapore Chronicles: Art (co-author, 2019).
