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(Clockwise from top left): Red Numbers (1999) and Anthony Poon's Joyluck (2000) at the Singapore Turf Club, Skyline Of Singapore (1964) by William P. Mundy at the walls of the former Paya Lebar Airport, and the now-demolished Texturefulness Of Life (2000) at Marine Parade Community Building.
PHOTOS: ST NG SOR LUAN, DARREN SOH, ST DESMOND WEE
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SINGAPORE – In the wake of urban redevelopment, artists are trying to rescue their public artworks from being trashed. This undignified fate has befallen many works over the years.
Cultural Medallion recipient Vincent Leow, 62, hopes to at least get a say in the fate of his large-scale commissioned works at the Singapore Turf Club before the land is returned to the Government in 2027
