★★★★☆ Film Review: Styx dir. Susanne Wolff (German Film Festival 2020)

If you’ve watched Tom Hanks in survival drama Cast Away, then you’ll know that the wide open sea can be one of the most terrifying forces of nature to behold. And for those who don’t even make it to a deserted island, even the smidgen of hope seems to lie far beyond the horizon. In Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx, our protagonist is quite different Cast Away’s Chuck Noland, where we … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: Styx dir. Susanne Wolff (German Film Festival 2020)

vOilah! 2020: Conductor Kahchun Wong teams up with the NomadPlay app to offer Asian musicians a chance to perform in Paris

As part of the 2020 vOilah! France Singapore Festival, music platform NomadPlay has developed a new touchpoint for Asian musicians through a digital competition of a brand-new kind, partnering up with Kahchun Wong and the National Orchestra of Île-de-France. With NomadPlay having recently launched in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan over summer, the French startup is expanding throughout Asia, to give more musicians the chance … Continue reading vOilah! 2020: Conductor Kahchun Wong teams up with the NomadPlay app to offer Asian musicians a chance to perform in Paris

vOilah! 2020: Georges Clemenceau’s The Veil of Happiness (Preview)

In commemoration of 100 years since Georges Clemenceau first stepped foot into Singapore, this year’s vOilah! France Singapore Festival opens with a dramatised reading of a play written by the former French Prime Minister, complete with an oriental-inspired score by renowned French composer Gabriel Fauré.   Known for his anti-colonialist stance and deep love for the Far East, Clemenceau wrote The Veil of Happiness in 1901, and sets … Continue reading vOilah! 2020: Georges Clemenceau’s The Veil of Happiness (Preview)

Preview: vOilah! France Singapore Festival 2020

Binge-watched Netflix’s Emily In Paris and looking to see the real side of France? While you still can’t travel, we can certainly offer an alternative, with the return of the Embassy of France in Singapore’s vOilah! France Singapore Festival this October. For one entire month, the country will be swathed in a diverse range of on-site, and for the first time, virtual experiences to showcase the best of French … Continue reading Preview: vOilah! France Singapore Festival 2020

Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2020 – Truth

With how most people have spent the last few months during circuit breaker glued to their screens and streaming series after series, it’s hard to imagine why they’d go out of their way to pay attention to a small film festival taking place entirely online. But the 2020 Perspectives Film Festival has plenty of reason for you to turn your eyes away from Netflix for … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2020 – Truth

Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2020 (Preview)

The German Film Festival (GFF) is back this October, with a diverse range of German films tackling contemporary issues, each with their own gripping narratives and strong characters, who seek their places in an ever changing and complex world. Presented by the Goethe-Institut Singapore alongside The Projector and the Projector Plus, a total of eight films will be presented both live and online, ranging from … Continue reading Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2020 (Preview)

★★★☆☆ Film Review: Repossession dir. Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard

It’s easy to summon your inner demons when your life is going to pieces. As many ghost stories as you’ve heard in your life, nothing supernatural ever quite comes as close to the existential terror of being retrenched in image-conscious Singapore. Coming on the heels of an all-time unemployment high thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic then, Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard’s upcoming screening of … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Film Review: Repossession dir. Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard

Art What!: David Zwirner New York presents Liu Ye – The Book and The Flower

Liu Ye,​ Book Painting No. 21 (Karl Blossfeldt, The Complete Published Work, Taschen GMBH, 2017) , 2018. © Liu Ye. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner.   NEW YORK – David Zwirner has announced an exhibition of new work by Chinese artist Liu Ye, on view at the gallery’s 34 East 69th Street location, in New York. The show marks the artist’s debut solo presentation with the gallery. Liu … Continue reading Art What!: David Zwirner New York presents Liu Ye – The Book and The Flower

Art What!: Art Basel announces ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ for December and plans for Miami Art Week 2020

Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms (OVR) are back this December, with OVR: Miami Beach featuring galleries accepted to the 2020 edition of the show and will be accompanied by a program of online events, including talks and gallery walk-throughs. Art Basel will further amplify the cultural offerings of museums, foundations, non-profits, and galleries whose activities will comprise Miami Art Week 2020. Like Art Basel’s in-person fairs, … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ for December and plans for Miami Art Week 2020

Art What!: Cao Fei’s ‘Isle of Instability’ at West Bund Art & Design Shanghai

A portrait of the artist (L) and a study (R) for the artist’s upcoming installation, Isle of Instability, 2020, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary. Courtesy of the artist and Audemars Piguet. SHANGHAI, CHINA – Contemporary artist Cao Fei will premiere her latest artwork, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary, in Shanghai at West Bund Art & Design from 11th to 15th November 2020. Open to the … Continue reading Art What!: Cao Fei’s ‘Isle of Instability’ at West Bund Art & Design Shanghai