Art What!: Singapore Tourism Board and National Gallery Singapore to present four international art exhibitions in 2020 and 2021

Visitors to National Gallery Singapore will be able to catch the works of some of the most renowned artists in the world, such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Nam June Paik in four upcoming international special art exhibitions. This is part of the Gallery’s effort to introduce global art movements and artistic pioneers to Singapore and the region, in partnership with major art institutions … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Tourism Board and National Gallery Singapore to present four international art exhibitions in 2020 and 2021

Museum Musings: The National Heritage Board commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore

Come 15th February 2020, Singapore will mark 78 years since its fall to the Japanese in 1942 – the start of several tumultuous years of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Stories of the Fall of Singapore and the Japanese Occupation of Singapore are usually associated with prominent war sites or National Monuments, such as Fort Siloso, Former Ford Factory, Fort Canning or Adam Park. There … Continue reading Museum Musings: The National Heritage Board commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore

Art What!: If Walls Could Speak: – An Exhibition of 30 Award Winning Artists From Asia at the Ion Art Gallery (Preview)

This February, MAYINART presents If Walls Could Speak, an exhibition showcasing works of South East Asian artists. The exhibition focuses predominantly on the work of Indonesian artists from Java island, as well as Indian and leading Singapore artists of the modern era, and is held at Ion Art Gallery. Of the 30 featured artists, works that will be displayed will include those from the likes … Continue reading Art What!: If Walls Could Speak: – An Exhibition of 30 Award Winning Artists From Asia at the Ion Art Gallery (Preview)

Review: Three Courses @ MeatSmith Little India (ARTWALK Little India 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 18/1/20) Eavesdropping on millennial conversations while enjoying a good meal.  ARTWALK Little India has never shied away from programming at least one interdisciplinary performance into its diverse line-up of activities, and this year, features a ‘three-course’ meal of playlets staged at two restaurants (Chimichanga on Friday and MeatSmith Little India on Saturday) in Little India. Written by Aswani Aswath, Chen Cuifen and … Continue reading Review: Three Courses @ MeatSmith Little India (ARTWALK Little India 2020)

Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Reveals Artist Impressions of New Building Design, Slated To Re-Open To The Public In 2023

    While it is still in the early stages of reconstruction, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has revealed artist impressions of its new building design, set to be open to the public once again come 2023. Led by the team of architects from SCDA, the new design aims to balance the building’s status as a gazetted national monument, while serving the needs of both … Continue reading Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Reveals Artist Impressions of New Building Design, Slated To Re-Open To The Public In 2023

Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá

National Gallery Singapore presents its fourth commission in the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series, 浮槎 Fú Chá, by one of China’s foremost contemporary artists, Cao Fei. On display from 17th January to 25th October 2020, this work marks the first kinetic sculpture to be installed at the Roof Garden, comprising a spectacular five-metre tall structure of a swinging wooden ship (that spits water), accompanied … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá

Singapore Art Week 2020: ARTWALK Little India 2020

ARTWALK Little India is back for its 6th edition as Singapore Art Week returns this January. Jointly organised by LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), with the support of Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association, ARTWALK Little India is a multidisciplinary arts festival taking place over two weekends in January, and brings a new perspective and spark of life to … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2020: ARTWALK Little India 2020

travelXculture: Staying Connected to the World with Changi Recommends (An Italian Travelogue)

LONDON/ITALY – Italy is one of those countries that’s so diverse in its landscape and subcultures, that a single trip cannot possibly encompass all it has to offer. That’s why while we’ve previously travelled to Italy, covering the usual tourist hotspots from Venice to Florence, Pisa to Rome, and heck, even Cinque Terre, we decided to return to the fascinating place to pick up where … Continue reading travelXculture: Staying Connected to the World with Changi Recommends (An Italian Travelogue)

Exhibition Extravaganza: Ian Woo’s Joy of a preverbal dispenser at FOST Gallery

Ian Woo (b. 1967, Singapore) is an artist influenced by forms of modernism, perceptual abstraction and the sound structures of music improvisation. His paintings, painted objects and drawings are characterised by a sense of gravitational and representational change. For his latest exhibition, presented by FOST Gallery, Joy of a preverbal dispenser sees Woo employing painting as a ‘mental’ device where forms modulate between crevices and haptic … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Ian Woo’s Joy of a preverbal dispenser at FOST Gallery

Museum Musings: 浮槎 Fú Chá at the National Gallery Singapore’s Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden

  Launched as part of Singapore Art Week 2020, Cao Fei, one of China’s foremost contemporary artists, presents a new large-scale kinetic sculptural installation, 浮槎 Fú Chá, at National Gallery Singapore, as part of the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission. This marks an exciting departure for the artist who is primarily known for her moving image practice. Some of her known works include RMB City: A Second … Continue reading Museum Musings: 浮槎 Fú Chá at the National Gallery Singapore’s Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden