Cultural Contradictions

Sean Lean, artist

23-Jan-20 15:00

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For artist Sean Lean, the past is made up of contradicting cultures that sit, sometimes oddly, next to each other - coming from a “traditional” Malaysian Chinese upbringing, his childhood memories are made up of everything from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, to Lord of the Rings, TVB dramas to American sitcoms. Drawing on these, Lean presents “M2”, a series of works that merge the sensibilities of Chinese bedtime stories with comic books. We speak with Lean about the series.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Film, Visual Arts, History, People and Places

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Front Row, art, Malaysian art, contemporary art, visual art, Chinese culture, pop culture, folklore, comic books,

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