Tian Tian Xiang Shang: SCCC To Host Biggest Edition of Danny Yung’s TTXS Exhibition

  If you were in Raffles City at all last year, chances are you’d have come across Danny Yung’s Tian Tian Xiang Shang exhibition displayed all around the mall, showcasing various forms of his signature Tian Tian character. Now, Tian Tian is back with more friends than ever before, this time located at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC). From now till June, the SCCC will … Continue reading Tian Tian Xiang Shang: SCCC To Host Biggest Edition of Danny Yung’s TTXS Exhibition

Art Meets Sustainability: i Light Marina Bay 2018

By day, the central business district may be loaded with the hustle and bustle of office workers. But as night falls, Marina Bay is set to once again become an illuminated playground as i Light Marina Bay returns for the 6th year. i Light Marina Bay continues to be Asia’s biggest sustainable lights festival, uniting art and environmental awareness into a collection of works that … Continue reading Art Meets Sustainability: i Light Marina Bay 2018

Revisiting Colonialism Through Art: OH! Emerald Hill

If you’ve ever taken a walk behind the hustle and bustle of Orchard Road, just a little beyond the refurbished bars, you’ll find a wonderland of colonial houses arranged across Emerald Hill. Take a moment and imagine how years ago, this place used to be a nutmeg plantation, encompassing the dreams and lives of colonials and the colonised as the boom thrived and died. With OH! … Continue reading Revisiting Colonialism Through Art: OH! Emerald Hill

Preview: Art-Zoo Inflatable Park @ i Light Marina Bay 2018

Ever wanted to see some extinct animals up close, or better yet, a unicorn? This March, take a walk on the wild side and experience just that as i Light Marina Bay 2018 welcomes the second edition of Art-Zoo to the Float @ Marina Bay! Drawing huge crowds when it first premiered last year, one of the biggest, most colourful menageries of inflatable animals is back … Continue reading Preview: Art-Zoo Inflatable Park @ i Light Marina Bay 2018

Preview: i Light Marina Bay 2018, Asia’s Biggest Sustainable Lights Festival

Asia’s biggest sustainable light art festival is back this March! Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the sixth edition of the annual i Light Marina Bay will run from 9th March to 1st April around the bay, with an all new set of light installation works specially commissioned from local artists, and curated from all around the world. With a focus on eco-friendly/recycled materials … Continue reading Preview: i Light Marina Bay 2018, Asia’s Biggest Sustainable Lights Festival

Preview: OH! Open House 2018 – OH! Emerald Hill Art Walk

A few weeks ago, The Guardian published an opinion piece that suggested colonialism may have been a good thing, citing Singapore as an example of where it had gone right. As fine upstanding modern citizens of a First World country, we’re probably predisposed to immediately shun the article and cry foul over the many problems inherent within our colonial past. It makes perfect sense then, … Continue reading Preview: OH! Open House 2018 – OH! Emerald Hill Art Walk

Review: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s FEVER ROOM presented by Theatreworks

A change of perspective could widen your peripheries in this oneiric projection-performance from one of Thailand’s most acclaimed filmmakers.  Apichatpong Weerasethakul is one of Thailand’s most internationally acclaimed filmmakers, having been the first Southeast Asian artist to nab the Palme d’Or at the 2010 Cannes Festival. If anything though, Apichatpong is an artist first, filmmaker second, never shying away from innovations in the medium, and … Continue reading Review: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s FEVER ROOM presented by Theatreworks

Singapore Art Week 2018: DISINI Festival at Gillman Barracks

This January, the very first visual arts festival will be launched at Gillman Barracks! Organised by Chan + Hori, in partnership with the National Arts Council, DISINI officially opens tonight in conjunction with Art After Dark x Singapore Art Week 2018. “Visual arts has always been periphery to most of the major festivals here in Singapore,” Chan + Hori curatorial director Khairuddin Hori says. “So we … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2018: DISINI Festival at Gillman Barracks

Singapore Art Week 2018: Art Meets Artefacts with the ACM’s New Installations

This January, the Asian Civilisations Museum will no longer simply play host to some of the most exciting collection of Asian artefacts from all over the region, but as part of the Civic District’s Light to Night Festival, has introduced four specially commissioned installation artworks to the museum to add some creative sparks to every visit! Each of these four artists have been inspired by … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2018: Art Meets Artefacts with the ACM’s New Installations

Art From The Streets: The ArtScience Museum Presents Street Art

Think you have to travel to a whole other country to find some premier street art? Look no further than the ArtScience Museum’s latest exhibition Art From The Streets, which collects and gathers both international street art and even some brand new pieces specially made for the exhibition within the museum’s four walls. From the mysterious Banksy to anonymous graffiti all the way to our local ‘Sticker … Continue reading Art From The Streets: The ArtScience Museum Presents Street Art