After the Death of Lee Kuan Yew Will Freedom of Art Espressions Are Possible in Singapore?

  Since in 1989 Singapore art policies began and have been established cultural institution now a day. Within these 26 years in every genres of art infrastructures have been made and elaborated by mainly National Arts Council (NAC). Actually they have been strongly designed and supported by economic factors like Economy Development Authority (EDB). And in 2015 two big changing factors were emerged. One is the death of Lee Kuan Yew, and another independent day of 50 years from Malaysia. Both are giving strong effects on the future of Singapore art policies and cultural institutions. In my presentation I would investigate them on the basis of my research in August 2015 in Singapore. Just before the death of Lee Kuan Yew, a new long term plan was launched by NAC in 2012 and already modified the old organizational structure. NAC just moved from MICA(Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts) to MCCY(Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth). It means that a new distinction was executed and Singapore government divide the art structure by NAC and cultural/entertainment industries by MCI(Ministry of  Communication and Information). Under the new situation how have art expressions been dealing with a standpoint of the past censorship in Singapore. I would consider the above point, and seek a possibility of the art expression. Moreover the situation of artists would be improved forwardly? Anyway both the death of Lee Kuan Yew and 50 years independence would closely related the transformation of Singapore art expression in the future.