Singapore Design Week 2023: An Interview with former Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers

What is a determiner of good design? If it’s one person who should know that, it’s former Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers. In town recently as part of Singapore Design Week (SDW) 2023, with his keen eye for detail, Tony co-curated DesignSingapore Council (Dsg)’s Future Impact: Homecoming Showcase alongside Maria Cristina Didero, which shines a spotlight on six of Singapore’s most … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2023: An Interview with former Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers

Art What!: Now Is Not The Time – A Timeless Tribute to Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore, by X3D in collaboration with Daniel Arsham

On 16 September, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s beloved first and longest-serving prime minister, would have turned 100.Widely acknowledged as the architect of modern Singapore, Mr Lee led the island nation’s dramatic transformation from a developing country to a global economic powerhouse in less than five decades. “When it came to pursuing his vision for Singapore, his energy was unparalleled. He was just … Continue reading Art What!: Now Is Not The Time – A Timeless Tribute to Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore, by X3D in collaboration with Daniel Arsham

Art What!: ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility at 136 GOETHE LAB

Goethe-Institut Singapore presents ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility, a solo exhibition by Bruce Quek, as part of the second phase of projects presented at 136 GOETHE LAB. A ponderous dance of vast, multi-lane intersections; twirling, intersecting ribbons of overpasses and underbridges. This is the landscape of automobility, a chorus in concrete, asphalt, and steel. Approaching these structures in mute incomprehension, ╡║╞ is an attempt to understand … Continue reading Art What!: ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility at 136 GOETHE LAB

Art What!: Alfonse Chiu’s This Is What We Believe at 136 GOETHE LAB

Goethe-Institut Singapore presents This Is What We Believe, a solo exhibition by Alfonse Chiu, as part of the second phase of projects presented at 136 GOETHE LAB. This Is What We Believe explores how faith and collective beliefs in relation to politico-economic apparatuses conjure imaginary, yet inherent, benchmarks for value—of space and time, people and things. These economic imaginaries are shaped in turn by tactics … Continue reading Art What!: Alfonse Chiu’s This Is What We Believe at 136 GOETHE LAB

Art What!: Restless Topographies at 136 GOETHE LAB

Goethe-Institut Singapore has launched the second project at 136 GOETHE LAB – the ongoing research project Restless Topographies by Zarina Muhammad, Joel Tan, and Zachary Chan. Their research centres around environmental and ecological histories of Singapore, in particular, colonial-era terraforming and land-use policies which have determined the violent reshaping of the island’s coastlines and other endemic geographies of the landscape, such as mangroves, forests, and … Continue reading Art What!: Restless Topographies at 136 GOETHE LAB

Art What!: SOFT REALITIES at 136 GOETHE LAB

After their launch back in April, new project space 136 GOETHE LAB is officially launching this October with the site-specific, multimedia installation SOFT REALITIES by Fiona Tan, Finbarr Fallon, and Ong Kian Peng. Featuring building materials, light, video, and sound elements assembled in response to the space and its surrounding environment. The work is an intuitive response to the built architecture around it, the layers … Continue reading Art What!: SOFT REALITIES at 136 GOETHE LAB

Art What!: All is not as it was, nothing as it will be at Art Agenda

Art Agenda, S.E.A. (AASEA) has recently launched Art Agenda @ 63 Spottiswoode, a curatorial concept space centred on photography and art in the Singapore context. Complete with an omnichannel retail shopfront run by Art & Market, a collaborative display with neighbour Art Porters and a series of activations in the Blair Plain conservation area, the concept space is a focal point for all things photographic, … Continue reading Art What!: All is not as it was, nothing as it will be at Art Agenda

Review: That Day That Book That Fell by Grain Performance and Research Lab

Should the past be left in the past? As the former artistic director of defunct theatre company Theatre OX, Ang Gey Pin has never stopped searching for new ways of performing theatre, particularly with her initiative, Sourcing Within, with a strong focus on intercultural, inter-lingual and interdisciplinary explorations. Now, Ang has finally put the last 8 months of exploration and research to the test, distilling … Continue reading Review: That Day That Book That Fell by Grain Performance and Research Lab

Art What!: Yip Cheong Fun – Common Interest at Art Agenda

Born in Hong Kong, Singaporean pioneer photographer Yip Cheong Fun (1903-1999) moved to Singapore in 1913 and began taking photographs for his family album when he bought his first Rolleiflex camera in 1936, a simpler time before Singapore became the bustling metropolis it is today. Yip’s photography career only began to take off in his 50s, when he took a serious interest in it. To … Continue reading Art What!: Yip Cheong Fun – Common Interest at Art Agenda

Art What!: 3+3+3 – On Condition at The Private Museum

In their final show at their space at 51 Waterloo Street, The Private Museum Singapore (TPM) is set to present 3+3+3: On Condition—a group exhibition curated by Andrea Fam. This marks the third edition of TPM’s Guest Curator Platform—collaborating with guest curators to support and experiment with independent curatorial practice through the presentation of different perspectives of our world. This interdisciplinary exhibition will feature both … Continue reading Art What!: 3+3+3 – On Condition at The Private Museum