Published in conjunction with the exhibition, Land before our time: a vernacular in Southeast Asian art making, brings together a special selection of Southeast Asian works from a private collection, illustrating the richness of artworks from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and the region.
This book includes an essay by Dr Bridget Tracy Tan, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Arts and Art Galleries, NAFA, discussing the expressions of artists as inhabitants of a socially, culturally and politically defined area and the artistic landscape that arises from a uniquely Southeast Asian lineage.