Y/X, Every Drop Counts (一滴都不能少), 2015, Paint on canvas 190cm x 135cm
The given name of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, 李光耀, means “light and brightness” and “bringing great glory to one’s ancestors”. The late Mr. Lee has not only brought glory to his ancestors but also to
Singapore, casting the brightest of lights over Singapore during his years as our leader, and even posthumously. Mr. Lee’s brilliance as a most extraordinary man with intelligence, integrity,
vision, industriousness, and determination of the highest order, wins unanimous global admiration.
This is a show for all viewers to pay tribute to Mr. Lee, as well as to appreciate and reflect upon his life’s dedication to Singapore, and the legacy and heirloom of the brilliant nation he left us with.
A project five years in the making, this exhibition was seeded by the Chinese idiom “光宗耀祖”. Y/X drew inspirations from our founding father’s achievements and ideologies, and developed his
ideas and works to celebrate the exceptional vision and life of our most committed and extraordinary leader, without whom, in the artist’s words: “Singapore would definitely not be what it
is today.”
Venue: Level 3 Atrium, Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179103
Hours: 11.00am – 9.30pm daily
When: 18 - 27 Aug 2015,
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