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Raden Salah. Boschbrand (Forest Fire). 1849. Oil on canvas, 300 x 396 cm. Collection of National Gallery Singapore. This work has been adopted by Yong Hon Kong Foundation.
Cartoons & Woodcuts in Singapore | A Tour with CT Lim and Lim Shujuan
Educator, comic book author and editor CT Lim, together with Gallery curator Lim Shujuan, explore how political art became a powerful tool for resistance and expression across mediums such as cartoons and woodcuts in Singapore.
Focusing on the life and career of artist and cartoonist Tchang Ju Chi, we will explore how artists translated complex ideas into a single, compelling image through the use of symbolism and visual metaphor. By tracing the historical context of these works to today’s zines and independent publications, understand how visual storytelling continues to invite reflections and thoughts.
When: 14 Mar 2026, 11am – 12.30pm
Suitable For: Adults, Students and Educators
Where: City Hall Wing, Level 2, Dalam Singapore
Ticket information: A General Admission ticket is required for this programme
When:
14 Mar 2026, 11am – 12.30pm
Where:
City Hall Wing, Level 2, Dalam Singapore
Before you visit
Some parts of the Gallery may be cold, so please bring along a jacket just in case.
More information about accessibility and etiquette at the Gallery can be found at Visitor Information.
Audio tours for selected artworks are also available and can be accessed by scanning the QR codes on the respective artwork labels.
Admission guidelines
Tickets sold are non-refundable.
By attending this event, you consent to being video-recorded or photographed by National Gallery Singapore and its appointed photographers and to having such recordings/photographs used by the Gallery for marketing, publicity, or promotional purposes.
CT Lim is the country editor (Singapore) of the International Journal of Comic Art. His articles on cartoons and woodcuts have appeared in the Journal of Popular Culture and Print Quarterly. He is also the co-author of The University Socialist Club: Tangled Strands of Modernity (Amsterdam University Press / NUS Press, 2012).
Lim Shujuan
Lim Shujuan is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. Her research interests include early 20th century visual culture and art. Exhibitions that she has (co)curated include Tchang Ju Chi: Tireless Camel; Georgette Chen: At Home in the World (2020; 2025) and Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real.
About the Exhibition
Featuring rarely seen artworks brought together for the first time in over 50 years, Tchang Ju Chi’s first solo exhibition explores the life and work of one of Singapore’s early prominent artists.
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