The Fish Does Not Know the War Is Over, Robert Zhao Renhui, 2025. Inkjet prints on paper and video (two-channels, 4K, format 1.9:1, black and white, 13 min). 1 print, 83 x 123 cm; 2 prints, each 63 x 93 cm; 5 prints, each 43 × 63 cm; 6 prints, each 34 × 44.5 cm. Collection of the artist. Commissioned by National Gallery Singapore.
Bringing together 20 artworks centring on Southeast Asia, this exhibition examines how artists work with archives to address forgotten, lesser known, or marginalised histories. At the same time, it opens up new possibilities for how these stories can be seen and understood from a contemporary perspective. The exhibition invites visitors to move beyond dominant narratives and to think of art as a record of history, and the artist as a storyteller of a shared past.
Venue: City Hall Wing, Level 3, Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1 and City Hall Chamber
When: 21 Aug - 18 Oct 2026,
By: National Gallery Singapore
