The galleries at Gillman Barracks continue with their tradition of offering the culturally well heeled in Singapore a delectably cutting-edged spread of artworks that span the globe: March’s repertoire gives a very good representation from South-East…
When I was a little girl, over 40 years ago, the estate I lived in was surrounded by forests. A great way to while the time involved exploring its undergrowth and climbing trees to get a…
Without a doubt, the most famous things to come out of Xi’an, in Shaanxi province, China, are the life size “Terracotta Warriors and Horses” funeral art buried with Qin Shi Huang (the country’s 1st Emperor) in…
While Thailand’s contemporary art scene considers Pinaree Sanpitak a long time calm and understated champion of feminine concerns and aspirations within her country and beyond, this Thai artist upholds that her work is not about being…
On the grounds of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) sits Han Sai Por’s “Spring” sculpture – its gush of crystal clear waters energetically and endlessly falls and collects round its barely visible basin; fulfilling…
A Facebook post really intrigued me the other day. The video attachment captured a Siberian huskie that has learned to insistently say ‘no’ to its owner whenever he does not want to get up after lying…
Nobushiro Nakanishi’s artworks are ephemeral in that they draw inspiration from what first got the impressionists going. But while painters back then, like Claude Monet, produced a series of paintings on the same landscape to capture…
Australians are fond of lovingly calling their country Oz. Every time they do so, lucid images of the 1939 movie classic “The Wizard of Oz” comes to my mind. I can clearly see young Dorothy as…
Michael Janssen Singapore will be bringing Rubiati Puspitasari’s “Imago Mundi” to local shores early next year to offer residents and visitors alike a bitter sweet taste of the Dutch East India Company’s pivotal role in advancing…
Singaporean artist Jane Lee has a great reputation for using unconventional materials and innovative techniques to push their boundaries when they are used in painting. By doing this, painting’s significance and relevance in practicing contemporary art…
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