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Singapore Art Week 2025: Artist Yang Derong weaves a digital tale of Singapore

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ST20241219_202477200611/sfsaw08/Brian Teo/Ong Sor Fern/Profile of Singaporean visual artist Yang Derong, 59, in his studio at Tiong Bahru on Dec 19, 2024. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Singaporean artist Yang Derong will have his multimedia installation work DIGikat staged at Singapore Art Week from Jan 17 to 26.

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SINGAPORE – Artist Yang Derong’s studio located in a Tiong Bahru apartment is an Aladdin’s cave brimming with both finished art and multiple works in progress. Walls are hung with paintings and displays, bookshelves are packed with tomes and collectible figurines, and the kitchen counter hosts an elaborate display of fake food, part of an ongoing project.

The physical space reflects the man’s fertile mind, seemingly sprouting different ideas every other minute as he guides visitors through the warren of objects. 

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