Art, Abridged

Who has time for long posts anyway? We keep things short and snappy here, with a curated selection of the bite-sized information about Southeast Asian art.

Divining the Future, Revisiting the Past

PaulineOctober 10, 2017

I first discovered and grew to love Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art when I served as a volunteer docent at the Singapore Art Museum. I thought I'd s...

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War, Peace and Spirituality

UshaSeptember 13, 2017

Hendra Gunawan, War and Peace, 1950s. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Singapore War and Peace presently hangs in the National Gallery Singapore a...

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The Letter A

UshaSeptember 10, 2017

... is for Abstract Expressionism. It's an art movement that originated in the Western world, and in purely tech...

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Huminodun, Spirit of the Harvest

PaulineSeptember 10, 2017

People who know me from my time in LASALLE's art histories masters programme will know that I have been fangirling for the longest time over Sabahan contemporar...

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6 Young Singapore Artists We Love

Pauline & UshaAugust 9, 2017

In honour of Singapore's National Day, we continue our tradition of posting a piece that draws attention to and celebrates our very own homegrown talents! So he...

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Top 5 Things to See at Yayoi Kusama’s Life is the Heart of a Rainbow

UshaJune 6, 2017

…and so, just like that, the blockbuster exhibition of the year is upon us! The National Gallery Singapore (NGS) has given us a little taste of Yayoi Kusama’s O...

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10 Contemporary Singapore Artworks for National Day

PaulineAugust 13, 2016

On the occasion of Singapore's National Day, August 9, here (in no particular order) are some works by contemporary Singapore artists whose works speak to Singa...

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Opinions

The Viral Future: Art vs. the Attention Economy

Letter from Yangon: If the Heat Doesn’t Get You, the Monsoon Will

Letter from MACAN: Driving Action

Art, Abridged

H is for History Painting

When Our Planet Bleeds Blue

[email protected]? 3 Art Board Games to Play in Lockdown and Beyond

Conversations

Artists @ Home: Mira Asriningtyas & Dito Yuwono

Artists @ Home: Qimmyshimmy

Artists @ Home: Andy Yang

Lifestyle

Ezzam Rahman’s Daging Satay Goreng

Chand Chandramohan’s Coconut Chutney

No Hard Feelings: Nature Shankar

Exhibitions

Why Did Melati Suryodarmo Let the Chicken Run?

Dirty Pictures, or An Introduction to the Art of I GAK Murniasih

shadows through leaves: Railtrack Songmaps Roosting Post 2

Art, Abridged

Divining the Future, Revisiting the Past

War, Peace and Spirituality

The Letter A

Huminodun, Spirit of the Harvest

6 Young Singapore Artists We Love

Top 5 Things to See at Yayoi Kusama’s Life is the Heart of a Rainbow

10 Contemporary Singapore Artworks for National Day