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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Art What!: Asian Civilisations Museum launches tactile museum experience ‘Up Close With ACM’

From 25th September 2021, the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) will launch Up Close with ACM, a free public programme, supported by Keppel Corporation, that aims to bring its participants closer to museum objects through sensory experiences conducted by facilitators with Visual Impairment (VI) from Dialogue in the Dark Singapore (DiDsg). Operating under Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), DiDsg curates and runs programmes that aim to develop … Continue reading Art What!: Asian Civilisations Museum launches tactile museum experience ‘Up Close With ACM’

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Arts, News, Singapore

National Arts Council commemorates 30 years of arts and culture at the Patron of the Arts Awards 2021

As the National Arts Council (NAC) commemorates three decades of Singapore’s arts and culture, it pays tribute to patrons who gave close to $40 million to the arts amidst a challenging 2020. The total cash donations from the private sector, coupled with the dollar for dollar matching of the Cultural Matching Fund (CMF) between 2014 to 2020, supported the arts and heritage sector with close … Continue reading National Arts Council commemorates 30 years of arts and culture at the Patron of the Arts Awards 2021

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Fashion, Fashion Forward, Singapore

Fashion Forward: Nandita Banna is Miss Universe Singapore 2021

Third year Business undergraduate Nandita Banna, 21, has been crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2021, following the first ever digital Miss Universe Singapore finals on Friday, 17th September. Nandita came out tops, beating seven other hopefuls, including 1st runner-up Kalynskye Adrian, 2nd runner-up Lila Tan, and 3rd runner-up Mardhiah Azizan, to represent Singapore at the 70th Miss Universe International competition to be held in Eilat, Israel, … Continue reading Fashion Forward: Nandita Banna is Miss Universe Singapore 2021

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Preview: SeptFest 2021 – Alternative Voices by The Substation

After saving themselves from permanent closure back in July, local arts venue The Substation is celebrating their 31st anniversary in the scene with a brand new edition of their signature arts festival SeptFest. A fully digital programme running from 16th September to 24th October 2021 online, this edition’s theme centres on Alternative Voice(s), platforming artists both veteran and young as they showcase their unique points … Continue reading Preview: SeptFest 2021 – Alternative Voices by The Substation

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Art What!, Arts, National Gallery, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore to host blockbuster exhibition on ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik this December

National Gallery Singapore is set to host blockbuster exhibition Nam June Paik: The Future is Now this December. Known as the  “father of video art”, futurist and internationally renowned artist Nam June Paik’s work transports visitors into an immersive and multisensory world of videos, in the monumental artist’s first major retrospective in Southeast Asia.  Prior to arriving in Singapore, the exhibition has toured from London’s Tate Modern, to … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore to host blockbuster exhibition on ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik this December

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Art What!, Arts, National Gallery, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

National Gallery Singapore aims to bring art closer to people’s hearts and everyday lives by turning void decks into a gateway to art. The People’s Gallery, which rolls out island-wide today, transforms more than 25 such open spaces into galleries for the public to discover 50 surprising artworks by Singapore and Southeast Asian artists, using QR codes and Augmented Reality (AR) technology. This exciting new … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

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Art What!: Art Basel and UBS publish ‘Resilience in the Dealer Sector – A Mid-Year Review 2021

Art Basel and UBS have published ‘Resilience in the Dealer Sector: A Mid-Year Review 2021’, written by renowned cultural economist and Founder of Arts Economics, Dr. Clare McAndrew. The survey presents an analysis of the global dealer sector in the first half of 2021 amidst the continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the employment structures and sales. The analysis is based on responses … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel and UBS publish ‘Resilience in the Dealer Sector – A Mid-Year Review 2021

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Art What!: Georg Baselitz’s ‘Hotel garni’ to be inaugural exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul

SEOUL, KOREA – Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul will open on 6th October 2021 with an exhibition of new works by Georg Baselitz, whose historic connection with the city dates back to his first institutional solo exhibition in Korea at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in 2007. On view for the first time, the twelve paintings and twelve drawings were created specifically with the opening … Continue reading Art What!: Georg Baselitz’s ‘Hotel garni’ to be inaugural exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul

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Arts Down Under 2021: OzAsia Festival reveals full line-up and revised format for new writing and ideas program In Other Words

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – OzAsia Festival’s new writing and ideas program In Other Words is today revealing the full line-up of speakers and sessions at Adelaide Festival Centre’s Dunstan Playhouse from 5th to 7th November. In Other Words will bring together more than 40 of Asia and Australia’s most inspiring contemporary writers and thinkers as they engage in vital conversations about our past, present and future. … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2021: OzAsia Festival reveals full line-up and revised format for new writing and ideas program In Other Words

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Love & Information by Young & Wild

Patchwork of scenes a scrappy showcase for these young theatremakers. What is love if not a series of chemical reactions sending information to the brain? That’s the question at the heart of Love & Information, as Edith Podesta leads the latest batch of Young & Wild graduates in a brand new production of Caryl Churchill’s experimental work. As with any theatre training programme, the primary … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Love & Information by Young & Wild

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