{"product_id":"teng-nee-cheong-untitled-no-267-2000","title":"Teng Nee Cheong, Untitled, No. 267, 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003cbr\u003e88 x 117.5 cm (visible), 105 x 135.5 x 4 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, with foxing on the top right corner of the work and mould within the frame.\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of Authenticity from the Estate of Teng Nee Cheong available\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExhibited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eEmbodiment | Sentience\u003c\/em\u003e. The Private Museum, Singapore, 4 October–9 December 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003cbr\u003eSabapathy, T. K. \u003cem\u003eEmbodiment | Sentience\u003c\/em\u003e. Singapore: The Private Museum, 2018, p. 44.\u003cbr\u003eTeng, Nee Cheong. Those the Gods Love Grow Mightier. Singapore: Gajah Gallery, 2010, p. 123.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-29_at_4.51.10_PM.png?v=1785315081\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"306\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-29_at_4.53.08_PM.png?v=1785315199\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"307\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Those-the-gods-love-1.jpg?v=1785316329\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"273\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBy the 1990s and 2000s, Teng Nee Cheong's male nudes had become among the most intimate explorations of same-sex desire produced by a Singaporean artist of his generation. Where his earlier figure drawings adhered to the conventions of academic study, these works are marked by tenderness, quiet sensuality, and an unmistakable emotional intimacy. They reflect the same elegance and technical assurance found throughout his practice, while offering a deeply personal perspective on the male figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated during a period when sex between men remained criminalised in Singapore, these drawings were seldom exhibited publicly during the artist's lifetime. They remained within his private collection until they were first shown in 2018, five years after his passing. Their delayed public emergence speaks not only to the social climate in which they were made, but also to the histories of visibility and concealment that \u003cem\u003eNauti\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to explore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeng Nee Cheong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e邓尔昌 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, 1951–2013)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (1966–1968) under the influence of mentors like Georgette Chen and Ng Yat Chuan. Throughout his career, Teng demonstrated mastery across oil, pastel and charcoal, though it is his intimate still lifes that reveal a quieter, more contemplative strand of his practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these early to mid‑career works, Teng imbued everyday produce with both formality and lyricism. Teng’s still lifes occupy an important place within his wider oeuvre, bridging his training in Nanyang figure and local landscape traditions with the more ornate, symbolic narratives he later developed. They demonstrate his capacity for attentive observation and formal refinement, serving as foundational studies in colour, shape and composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeng’s early career laid the groundwork for what would become a highly individual and expressive body of work. In 1978, he received the Ministry of Culture Special Award, marking a moment of national recognition that affirmed his artistic direction. While he would go on to explore identity and queerness in later decades, his earlier works already signalled enduring interests in visual storytelling, ornamentation, and cultural synthesis—elements that would come to define his singular artistic language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Photographed in May 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53449641394541,"sku":null,"price":23000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC06106_1.jpg?v=1785417356","url":"https:\/\/artagain.co\/products\/teng-nee-cheong-untitled-no-267-2000","provider":"Art Again","version":"1.0","type":"link"}