In June 2019, Sharon spent three days in East Lombok, learning the weaving art. The village she visited, Lenek Lauk, is crowded houses, a mosque in use but hal... Read More
It’s 10 am and I’m driving hell-for-leather down the expressway to get to Gillman Barracks. I’ve taken on a gallery sitting job and the exhibition has to open e... Read More
“If I could take a poll of everyone who has cried in front of a painting, I would bet the majority do not have much contact with the art world at all. They don’... Read More
It’s Saturday cocktail hour and I’m standing outside the National Gallery of Indonesia—cradled by the sultry evening sun. After a full day of talks, guided tour... Read More
The treatment of migrant workers in Singapore has been something of a hot button topic for a number of years now. Stories like this, this and this have gone som... Read More
So you’re thinking about buying a piece of art.
Perhaps it’s your first, or perhaps you’ve never really thought about art outside of finding something decora... Read More
It’s art awards season once again in the Philippines!
The Ateneo Art Awards recently concluded on 26 August:
Winners of the 2018 Ateneo Art Awards Ferna... Read More
While performance art is becoming one of the most influential strengths of the Southeast Asian contemporary art scene, being a performance artist in Indonesia i... Read More
I remember very well my first “proper” art exam in Secondary One of Raffles Girls’ School in Singapore.
In defiance of gender stereotyping, our Principal had... Read More
Here's a quick question for you - when was the last time you encountered a work of art in a space that was not a museum or a gallery?
For those bitten by th... Read More