Nearly a year since Sonny Liew’s magnum opus was launched to the masses, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye will be honoured once again this Friday in a celebration of its international edition.
The contentious graphic novel drew critical acclaim from dozens of artists, and needed to be reprinted multiple times because it just kept selling out. Bold, provocative and unafraid of looking at the ugly bits of Singapore’s origins in the eye, it’s not hard to imagine why the National Arts Council revoked their grant over “sensitive content”.
Now getting a release by Pantheon Books, the international edition of the tome will be commemorated with an exhibition of original artwork from the graphic novel at Mulan Gallery. It’ll be running from Mar 4 till 24, and if you’re lucky, you can grab limited signed copies of the international edition, which sports a hardcover. More details on the Facebook event page.
