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The Arts Intel Report

City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s–1940s

Itakulla Kanae, Woman in Red Dress.

Apr 2 – Aug 17, 2025
1 St Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957

During the interwar years, Paris was the place where artists, writers, and filmmakers from around the world gathered, exchanged ideas, and laid the groundwork for modernism. Among them were Asian artists such as the elusive Singaporean painter Georgette Chen; Yun Gee, a Kaiping-born artist working under the patronage of Prince and Princess Achille Murat; and Lê Phổ, a Vietnamese master of the still life. Their work in the City of Light is the subject of this exhibition in Singapore. —Elena Clavarino

Photo courtesy of Collection of Matsudo City Board of Education