Supported by the Singapore government, the CCA should become operational in January, coinciding with Singapore Art Stage (24-27 January) and is scheduled to open officially in the second half of the year. “CCA seeks to provide a vibrant environment in ... full story
SINGAPORE — Singapore takes another step towards establishing itself as a contemporary arts hub in Asia with the opening this weekend of the Gillman Barracks development. The new arts district comprises several, mainly high-end, galleries that were ... full story
SINGAPORE – When the Gillman Barracks cluster of art galleries opens on Friday, it will mark a crucial step in Singapore's long-running effort to be taken seriously as a cultural hub. “We hope this will become a truly iconic international arts ... full story
Anyone who doubts that Singapore is going through a cultural renaissance just has to drop by places like the Goodman Arts Center, the Arts House, the National Library Board building, and any one of the many museums that have sprung up around the ... full story
While we recognise that Singapore's participation need not be the determination of artistic worth for Singaporean artists, it is still one of the most invaluable channels for them to connect with the art world on our terms. While a country's ... full story
For Filipinos more accustomed to thinking about Singapore as a place for upscale shopping and high finance, the notion of “Singaporean culture and arts”may seem a strange one. Singapore, we've assumed, just buys and borrows someone else's art. Indeed ... full story
On the panel were Low Ngai Yuen, head of Kakiseni, the arts portal that organises the annual Boh Cameronian Awards; Bilqis Hijjas, president of MyDance Alliance; Lee Weng Choy, co-director of The Substation Arts Centre, Singapore; dance choreographer ... full story
Earth (2009) by Ho Tzu Nyen, who showed at the 54th Venice Biennale. Singapore will not be participating in the next edition of the Venice Biennale, the most prestigious contemporary visual arts show in the world. -- PHOTO: LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ... full story
Early oils by Le Pho, a Vietnamese artist who worked in Paris for most of his adult life, are so rare and often copied, that when a large exquisite one appears, it is understandably suspect. When an image of two women by Le Pho obviously in his early ... full story
Moon or sun? This question would surely pop up in your mind when you set your eyes on The Rhyme, one of the works in the biggest collection of abstract art by Japanese artists up for sale in Singapore. The piece of abstract art by Nobu Yamanaka shows a ... full story
