{"product_id":"goh-beng-kwan-nervous-city","title":"Goh Beng Kwan: Nervous City","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoh Beng Kwan is recognised for his masterful use of collage to explore issues around identity, cultural representation, and urban life. “Nervous City” is a phrase Goh often uses to describe New York, where he lived in the 1960s, to allude to its frenetic pace, high stress level and polluted atmosphere. It may also express his sentiments towards the rapidly industrialising cityscape of Singapore upon his return in 1966. Featuring essays, interviews, and the artist’s photographs alongside his artworks, this catalogue explores how the urban environment has shaped the material and cultural basis for Goh’s artmaking from the 1950s to the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoh Beng Kwan: Nervous City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething New Must Turn Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries which offers a comparative perspective of how artistic forerunners in post-independence Singapore critically engaged with the conditions of multiculturalism, developmentalism and modernisation through ground-breaking explorations of media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"National Gallery Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44283972419881,"sku":"9789811480034","price":25.69,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Publications-Goh-Beng-Kwan.jpg?v=1673947830","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/goh-beng-kwan-nervous-city","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}