Film Fanatic: Samsung Launches Short & Sharp short film festival

Samsung Electronics Singapore announced that it will launch a short film festival this year – Short & Sharp – to uncover a new generation of local storytellers, while showcasing new storytelling formats powered by the all-new Samsung Galaxy S21 Series 5G. Ahead of the Festival in May, Samsung is commencing a call for entries starting from 27 February for aspiring storytellers and serious content makers to submit a 1-minute short film shot … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Samsung Launches Short & Sharp short film festival

Review: The Rishi Report Live by Rishi Budhrani

Bringing you hilarious ‘live’ coverage of the latest news. In a year that has seen too much sad news plague our screens, it takes a certain special someone to lighten that mood by directly addressing those headlines – with humour and heart. That someone happens to be comedian Rishi Budhrani, who started his online video series The Rishi Report last April. But with live shows … Continue reading Review: The Rishi Report Live by Rishi Budhrani

Art What!: Cyberpunk at Each Modern (Taipei)

Hell Gette, #🌧 🔫(#FogOff), 2020, Mirage-print and oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Each Modern has announced Cyberpunk, a group exhibition presenting new works by Egan Frantz (1986, Norwalk, USA), Hell Gette (1986, Karabulak, Kazakhstan) and Stefan Müller (1971, Frankfurt, Germany), who debuted in Taiwan last year, all of whom brought sensational presentations at the 2020 edition of Art Taipei. Born … Continue reading Art What!: Cyberpunk at Each Modern (Taipei)

Art What!: Christie’s announces landmark Jean-Michel Basquiat auction

HONG KONG – On 23rd March, Christie’s will offer Basquiat’s landmark work, Warrior (estimated at HK$240,000,000-320,000,000/ US$31,000,000-41,000,000), in a live and livestreamed, single-lot evening sale entitled We Are All Warriors – The Basquiat Auction, to be held in Hong Kong in conjunction with Christie’s London sale week. The masterpiece represents the pinnacle of Basquiat’s creative output, and is poised to be the most expensive Western … Continue reading Art What!: Christie’s announces landmark Jean-Michel Basquiat auction

Music Is: Yeo brings back signature keytar solo on “U IN?”

Continuing to explore the boundless realms of R&B, Yeo shares his first single of 2021, U IN? just in time to herald in Lunar New Year. Be it new beginnings or familiar faces, U IN? tells the story of an unexpected conversation leading to a potential relationship with someone that has been in and out of your life for years. Infusing laidback melodies and rapid-fire verses with ‘90s-inspired bass … Continue reading Music Is: Yeo brings back signature keytar solo on “U IN?”

Music Is: Iman Fandi bursts onto music scene with single ‘Timeframe’

Universal Music presents a brand new artist signed to their label – multi-hyphenate talent and compelling songwriter Iman Fandi. She joins some of the most celebrated names in the tapestry of modern Singaporean music with the likes of Yung Raja, Fariz Jabba and ALYPH, she is poised not only for an illustrious music career, but to be the next female popstar in a new generation … Continue reading Music Is: Iman Fandi bursts onto music scene with single ‘Timeframe’

★★★★☆ Review: Offstage 3.0 by Emergency Stairs

Unpacking the absurdity of the arts scene, and the need to keep pushing at our invisible walls. Even before forming Emergency Stairs, Liu Xiaoyi has always been interested in challenging the norm, and provoking thought by asking difficult questions. With his Offstage series of work, he’s managed to put the results of those discussions into performance, reimagining how much importance we ascribe to offstage roles, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Offstage 3.0 by Emergency Stairs

Review: A Grand Tour for Winds by re:Sound Collective

A welcome return for wind instruments onstage. For the past year, wind instruments have been unable to take to the stage due to the increased restrictions on live performance. So to have them onstage again is certainly cause for celebrating. Kicking off their 2021 season, re:Sound Collective presented a “Grand Tour” of wind quintet music, featuring works by Franz Danzi, Jacques Ibert and Carl Nielsen … Continue reading Review: A Grand Tour for Winds by re:Sound Collective

Preview: SeptFest – In The Margins by The Substation

The Substation’s annual arts festival, SeptFest, which commemorates its founding on 16th September, returns for its 22nd edition from 4th to 28th March 2021 after a 6-year hiatus. Helmed by Co-Artistic Director of The Substation, Raka Maitra, the festival will feature 20 artists and 13 programmes across four weeks. A smaller-scaled format of the festival, SeptFest Fringe was held last September, where a series of … Continue reading Preview: SeptFest – In The Margins by The Substation

Art What!: Days — and counting Season 2 by OH! Open House

Following on from the first season of their digital art walk, OH! Open House’s Days — and counting is back this February with its second season, titled The distance between us. Taking the form of an online point and click adventure game, The distance between us continues to capture the surreal and strange times we live in through the lens of art and artists, picking up … Continue reading Art What!: Days — and counting Season 2 by OH! Open House