Murals Around Singapore: More Than Meets the Eye? | The Library Report #10
Trace the evolution of public murals around Singapore in this episode of “The Library Report”. Beginning with the Paya Lebar Airport murals, embark on a journey to find how murals in Singapore have changed to meet the needs of our society and governmental policies over the decades, and what we can learn about our history through that evolution.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Teaser
00:50 – Episode Introduction
01:04 – Opening Titles
01:14 – Murals From the 1960s: Paya Lebar Airport Murals
05:30 – Sculptural Relief at Voco Orchard
05:55 – Nine-Dragon Mural at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce
06:16 – How Murals Changed in the 1970s and 1980s
06:58 – Murals From the 1990s and 2000s: Art in Our Train Stations and on Our Streets
08:46 – What Makes Our Public Murals More Than Just “Instagrammable” Backdrops?
09:48 – Closing
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