An Interview with Alan Koh, Fair Director of Affordable Art Fair Singapore on the 2025 edition

This November, the Affordable Art Fair Singapore returns to the F1 Pit Building with its most dynamic edition since 2019, inviting visitors to see, make, and collect art in a celebration of creativity and community. Featuring 95 galleries, hands-on workshops, immersive installations, and family-friendly activities, the Fair continues to make art accessible to all. Building on last year’s record of 22,000 visitors and S$5.3 million … Continue reading An Interview with Alan Koh, Fair Director of Affordable Art Fair Singapore on the 2025 edition

Sammy Virji Debuts Asia Tour with stops In Singapore, Hong Kong & Kuala Lumpur

Sammy Virji has announced his highly anticipated debut Asia Tour, with shows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur in November. Venues across Asia will play host to the unrivalled energy of a Virji crowd, a milestone moment for the artist at the forefront of UKG’s global resurgence. 2025 has already seen Sammy’s meteoric rise hit new heights: from pulling one of the biggest crowds … Continue reading Sammy Virji Debuts Asia Tour with stops In Singapore, Hong Kong & Kuala Lumpur

A Decade of Art and Belonging: Dr Eugene Tan discusses National Gallery Singapore’s milestone 10th Anniversary and beyond

When National Gallery Singapore opened its doors in 2015, it represented a statement of intent. Housed in the beautifully restored City Hall and former Supreme Court buildings, it represented Singapore’s ambition to position art not at the periphery of civic life, but at its very centre. Now, as the Gallery marks its tenth anniversary with a weekend-long celebration the Gallery’s 10th Birthday Bash, CEO and … Continue reading A Decade of Art and Belonging: Dr Eugene Tan discusses National Gallery Singapore’s milestone 10th Anniversary and beyond

Preview: Temporary Chinese Theatres by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

If Chinese-language theatre were to die on the spot before our very eyes, should we scatter flowers or burn incense? With this sharp question, acclaimed local director Liu Xiaoyi joins forces with the inaugural graduating cohort of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts’ (NAFA) BA (Hons) in Contemporary Chinese Theatres to present their latest work, Temporary Chinese Theatres, from 20 to 23 November at the … Continue reading Preview: Temporary Chinese Theatres by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

Preview: Othello by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) presents Shakespeare’s Othello, directed and adapted by multi-award-winning theatre artist Tang Shu-wing, and performed by the graduating cohort of 2025. This is Tang’s first production in Singapore since 2013. Described as “one of the richest and most wrenching of Shakespeare’s tragedies” (Variety, 2025), the story of Othello was written in 1603 and has been told across film and stage for centuries. … Continue reading Preview: Othello by Intercultural Theatre Institute

A new chapter for DECK as they build a new home for photography at Shop–House

In the quiet lanes of Geylang, two carefully restored conservation shophouses have found a new purpose. Behind their pastel facades, the hum of creative energy signals a fresh beginning for Singapore’s photography community. This is Shop–House by DECK — the latest chapter in DECK Photography Art Centre’s ongoing journey to create a permanent home for photography and image-based art. For the next three years, until … Continue reading A new chapter for DECK as they build a new home for photography at Shop–House

Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Palace Museum Unveils Monumental Statues from the “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” Special Exhibition

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM or the Museum) held a special crate-opening ceremony at which it unveiled three of the key statues featured in its landmark special exhibition, “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums”, which runs from 20 November 2025 through 31 August 2026 in Gallery 9. Jointly organised by the HKPM and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, the exhibition is proudly supported by Bank of … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Palace Museum Unveils Monumental Statues from the “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” Special Exhibition

Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Palace Museum Presents First Travelling Exhibition of Its Collection at the Capital Museum Featuring 170 Sets of Ancient Gold Ornaments

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and the Capital Museum have jointly unveiled “Radiance: Ancient Gold Ornaments from the Collection of the Hong Kong Palace Museum” (“Radiance”) at the Capital Museum in Beijing. Running from 22 October 2025 to 1 March 2026, the exhibition marks the first travelling exhibition of the HKPM’s collection. Admission is free to the public. “Radiance” presents 170 sets of exquisite gold objects generously donated to the HKPM by the … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Palace Museum Presents First Travelling Exhibition of Its Collection at the Capital Museum Featuring 170 Sets of Ancient Gold Ornaments

Techno’s Reigning Queen Charlotte de Witte Returns to Singapore This December

Charlotte de Witte steps onto the cavernous floor of Pasir Panjang Power Station this December, marking not just another stop on her global tour , but a return to Singapore that sees her charged with the full force of her evolution from underground phenomenon to global techno icon. On 12 December 2025, the Belgian DJ and producer brings her dark, gritty, and unmistakably explosive sound … Continue reading Techno’s Reigning Queen Charlotte de Witte Returns to Singapore This December

Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’ gets new stage adaptation, led by Death Note/Battle Royale star Tatusya Fujiwara

Haruki Murakami’s visionary imagination leaps off the page and onto the stage in End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, an ambitious adaptation of his acclaimed 1985 novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Direct from its world premiere in Tokyo in January at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse, this highly anticipated production arrives in Singapore next April, for just one electrifying weekend. … Continue reading Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’ gets new stage adaptation, led by Death Note/Battle Royale star Tatusya Fujiwara