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Arts, Review, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Retina Manoeuvre by k*hole karaoke – Wang Ping-Hsiang

Taiwanese artist Wang Ping-Hsiang explores the uneasy tension between nationalism and violence in a winding piece of anecdotal theatre. It is difficult to pin down exactly what kind of show Retina Manoeuvre wants to be. Playing at Theatre Practice’s Practice Space as part of the Singapore Fringe Festival, Berlin-based Taiwanese theatremaker Wang presents a relatively stripped-down setup: a desk, a laptop, a microphone, and a … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Retina Manoeuvre by k*hole karaoke – Wang Ping-Hsiang

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Preview

Books: Ratna Damayanti Taha’s debut novel ‘Mind the Gap’ awarded 2026 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

The Amara Hotel ballroom is not where literary glamour usually lives. On this January evening, there are no red carpets or flashing cameras, just round tables, polite applause, and the low hum of people who care deeply about books. Editors, writers, publishers, teachers, and industry figures fill the room. It feels, fittingly, like what Edmund Wee later calls “the book ecosystem”. “It is quiet, unglamorous … Continue reading Books: Ratna Damayanti Taha’s debut novel ‘Mind the Gap’ awarded 2026 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Visual Art

Visual Art: Kwai Fung Hin Singapore’s debut exhibition celebrates Monet’s garden and its afterlife

Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery’s inaugural exhibition in Singapore unfolds with an unhurried confidence. Located along South Beach, Worlds Beyond Reality – Monet’s Legacy II adopts a slower tempo, one that mirrors its central metaphor of cultivation. The exhibition does not simply trace influence from Claude Monet to Asian artists across generations; it examines how landscapes are made, tended, and inhabited, and how artistic vision … Continue reading Visual Art: Kwai Fung Hin Singapore’s debut exhibition celebrates Monet’s garden and its afterlife

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Visual Art: NTU Museum’s “On the cusp” features new works inspired by memory, identity and transitions

Something about Nanyang Technological University’s campus feels different. By the lake, a pavilion hums with unseen histories. On a grassy lawn nearby, a sculptural capsule seems to have landed from another time. And inside a bustling student plaza, a familiar household object begins to behave in unfamiliar ways. This is On the cusp, NTU Museum’s latest campus-wide exhibition, where art inhabits everyday spaces and asks … Continue reading Visual Art: NTU Museum’s “On the cusp” features new works inspired by memory, identity and transitions

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore, Visual Art

Visual Art: ART SG 2026 brings art, love and community at Southeast Asia’s leading international art fair

ART SG returns in January 2026, and this time, it’s all about feeling art, making art, and sharing art. For the fourth consecutive year, UBS steps in as Founding and Lead Partner of Southeast Asia’s leading international art fair, reinforcing Singapore’s growing role as a global cultural gateway. This year’s programme blends performance art, sustainability-driven community activities and support for emerging talent, all under UBS’s … Continue reading Visual Art: ART SG 2026 brings art, love and community at Southeast Asia’s leading international art fair

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Visual Art: SAW In 10 Days offers an alternative way of experiencing Singapore’s busiest arts season

Singapore Art Week is often imagined as a whirlwind of gallery openings, exhibition hopping, and visual spectacle. But this January, one programme is inviting audiences to slow down, tune in, and rethink what it really means to experience art. From 22 to 31 January 2026, Post Museum presents SAW in 10 Days | Seeing Art Differently, a public programme that reimagines Singapore Art Week through … Continue reading Visual Art: SAW In 10 Days offers an alternative way of experiencing Singapore’s busiest arts season

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Arts, Film, Singapore

Film: Anthony Chen’s new film ‘We Are All Strangers’ selected to compete in Berlinale 2026

This February, We Are All Strangers (我们不是陌生人), the latest film by acclaimed filmmaker Anthony Chen (Ilo Ilo, Wet Season), will become the first ever Singaporean film to compete for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, marking a historic first for Singapore cinema. For Chen, whose films have long captured the emotional textures of everyday life in Singapore, the moment is both global … Continue reading Film: Anthony Chen’s new film ‘We Are All Strangers’ selected to compete in Berlinale 2026

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

Sincere, vulnerable coming-of-age musical revue that captures a young artist finding themselves. Theo Chen is someone you might describe as mature beyond their years. Having developed a lifelong love for musical theatre, singing, and performing from a young age, Theo has never shied away from the stage. There is a sense that they were always one step ahead of their peers in understanding who they … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

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Art What!, Arts, Interview, Preview

Singapore Art Week 2026: An Interview with STPI’s Nathaniel Gaskell and curator Stephanie Bailey on The Print Show & Symposium Singapore

If printmaking still conjures images of editions locked behind glass, STPI is intent on changing that perception. Launching during Singapore Art Week 2026, The Print Show & Symposium Singapore positions print firmly at the centre of contemporary culture. Hosted at STPI’s riverside space at Robertson Quay, The Print Show brings together works by 27 internationally renowned artists, from household names such as Jeff Koons, Louise … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2026: An Interview with STPI’s Nathaniel Gaskell and curator Stephanie Bailey on The Print Show & Symposium Singapore

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Visual Art: STB Launches Creator Residency Programme at Mondrian Singapore Duxton, in Conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2026

During Singapore Art Week 2026, beyond the galleries and fair halls, art is spilling into the streets, quite literally, as the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) launches its inaugural Creator Residency Programme with a bold public artwork at Mondrian Singapore Duxton. At the centre of it is the hotel’s iconic front staircase, now being reimagined as a large-scale mural by Singaporean artist tobyato and Filipino artist … Continue reading Visual Art: STB Launches Creator Residency Programme at Mondrian Singapore Duxton, in Conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2026

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