Be Together 童伴 – Recent Works of Justin Lee

Private Preview: Saturday, Apr 15, 2023, 4-6pm

Exhibition Opens to Public: Apr 17 – May 13, 2023

Artist’s Talk: Saturday, Apr 15, 2023, 2-3pm
(Conducted in English, Limited Seats.
Also live-streamed @ iPreciation FB Page)
The artist will discuss his new works with Lee Chor Lin. To RSVP, please call +65 6339 0678 or email enquiry@ipreciation.com.

iPreciation is delighted to present Be Together, a solo exhibition by Justin Lee (b. 1963, Singapore), one of Singapore’s foremost contemporary artists known for his pop-flavoured works with an essence of our local culture.

This new body of works is based on the Nanyang Children Story Books (南洋兒童). Travel back in time with Justin Lee as he reunites with his childhood memories and visuals. Be Together will showcase 18 paintings of playful narratives, conceptualised sometime in 2019. In this series, his paintings are re-imagined as book covers as if they are all due for publication in today’s context. Having to rework this topic allowed Lee to expand on his painting language as he incorporates his style into the covers or rather add a uniquely Justin Lee mark on them.

Lee hopes that Be Together can ignite the audience’s curiosity and playfulness of people, regardless of their upbringings, and bring out the hidden child in everyone. For the audience young at heart who is just Lee’s age, here’s a pool of collective memories to dive deep into. For the younger audience, who learns the Nanyang Children Storybook for the first time, now that’s a piece of yesterday worth picking up for comparison with today.

For more information, call +65 6339 0678 or email us at enquiry@ipreciation.com.