Despite being far apart, Southeast Asia and Latin America share similarities as they are both located in tropical zones. Presented by the National Gallery Singapore, the art exhibition “Tropical: Stories From Southeast Asia And Latin America” reveals connections between the two regions through over 200 artworks, sculptures, drawings, performances and immersive installations by more than 70 artists.
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, a senior curator at the National Gallery Singapore, explained that the objective of the exhibition is to bring the stories of art and artists from Latin America and Southeast Asia closer together.
“When curators, artists, critics and other visitors walk through the exhibition, they cannot identify which work is from Southeast Asia and which one is from Latin America. There is an aesthetic connection between the artworks from these two regions,” he…
