How to Find the Right School in Singapore for Your Child

Singapore boasts a world-class education system, offering diverse schools catering to different learning styles and needs. Finding the perfect fit for your child, especially if they require specialized support, can feel overwhelming.  Whether you’re looking for private special needs schools in Singapore, primary schools, secondary schools, or kindergartens, this article will equip you with the knowledge you need to find the ideal choice for your … Continue reading How to Find the Right School in Singapore for Your Child

Museum Musings: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; Revising The Phenomenon of Printing at The Private Museum

The Private Museum presents a brand new group exhibition this May. Titled Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; revising the phenomenon of printing, the exhibition is curated by Zaki Razak and will run from 17th May to 7th July 2019, as the second second edition of the museum’s Guest Curator series. In the exhibition, Zaki Razak has brought together the print work of seven different artists, namely Miguel Chew, Weixin … Continue reading Museum Musings: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; Revising The Phenomenon of Printing at The Private Museum

Museum Musings: From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows at The Private Museum

This March, in celebration of International Woman’s Day 2019, The Private Museum presents a join exhibition by female artists Madhvi Subrahmanian and Nandita Mukand, featuring installation and sculptural works informed by their explorations into how nature inserts itself into the urban world. In From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows, the joint exhibition sees concepts of fluidity, nature, metaphysics and more. For Subrahmanian, the ceramics artist reflected on … Continue reading Museum Musings: From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows at The Private Museum

Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

Taking on the theme of Image and Sound of Fragrance, popular multi-disciplinary arts festival ARTWALK Little India returns this Singapore Art Week for a grand celebration of the cultural precinct’s rich heritage via the arts. New highlights include an immersive exhibition at UltraSuperNew Gallery, five more public wall murals to add to Little India’s colourful vibrancy, and an extended programme lineup that lasts 16 days, the … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour

The Indonesian tradition of Batik has a rich history stemming from the island of Java, an art form that involves wax-resist dyeing to create intricate recurring patterns on bales of cloth, these days considered a sign of class and often expensive. At the same time, locally at least, batik is an art form that’s fast eroding, with just a handful of practitioners left. Such was … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour

Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)

As far as hiatuses go, six years is pretty long. But for contemporary video artist Toh Hun Ping, that period of time has been spent carefully preparing for his triumphant return, with a solo exhibition set to premiere at Singapore Art Week 2019. Presented by Objectifs, Dance of a Humble Atheist marks Toh Hun Ping’s comeback with a multidisciplinary visual arts installation not only featuring brand new innovative … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)

Museum Musings: Of Dreams and Contemplation – Selections from the Collection of Richard Koh at The Private Museum

In conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2019, The Private Museum will be displaying Of Dreams and Contemplation, a collection of gallerist Richard Koh’s very own personal collection. The founder of Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) is constantly surrounded by a whole range of paintings and sculptures in myriad colours, textures and forms, yet in contrast, his personal art collection reflects a preference for minimalism and … Continue reading Museum Musings: Of Dreams and Contemplation – Selections from the Collection of Richard Koh at The Private Museum

Review: Private Parts by Michael Chiang Playthings

Michael Chiang’s favourite script rings true even today.  When it first premiered in 1992, playwright Michael Chiang’s Private Parts was groundbreaking for its bold choice to depict transsexuals onstage, not as cheap forms of entertainment or the butt of jokes, but as fully fleshed out characters with their own personal lives and stories to tell. Even today, 26 years on, with plays dealing with the concept of … Continue reading Review: Private Parts by Michael Chiang Playthings

Museum Musings: Embodiment | Sentience at The Private Museum

In conservative Singapore, it’s next to impossible to find an exhibition dedicated almost entirely to a gallery of nudes. But perhaps that’s where The Private Museum comes into the picture, most recently daring to do the extraordinary, and providing an avenue for art on the margins to be displayed in its fully glory. Commemorating the 5th anniversary since the passing of one of Singapore’s great … Continue reading Museum Musings: Embodiment | Sentience at The Private Museum

Preview: Michael Chiang’s Private Parts

Originally staged 26 years ago during the 1992 Singapore Arts Festival under directorship of Ong Keng Sen, Michael Chiang’s groundbreaking comedy about trans-people returns for its fourth professional staging this November at the Drama Centre. In this 2018 reboot, Private Parts is being presented by playwright Michael Chiang’s very own company Michael Chiang Playthings, and will be utilising the original 1992 script. It will also be … Continue reading Preview: Michael Chiang’s Private Parts