Artist Amanda Heng is the first Singaporean to win the distinguished Benesse Prize, which comes with a cash award of three million yen (S$37,000) and the chance for her work to be exhibited at Japan's famous Benesse Art Site Naoshima.
Ms Heng, 69, took a moment to collect herself before she could proceed with her thank-you speech at the ceremony at the National Gallery Singapore last night.
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