In ancient China, fragrances were not just for an extra spritz of glamour; royal temples burned incense as a sacred offering in religious rituals, lovers gifted each other aromatic embroidered …
The phrase “less is more” is rarely more apt than when used to describe buncheong, a style of ceramics that originated in Korea in the 15th century and is revered …
One of his most cited quotes underlines this: “Sunsets, flowers, landscapes – these kind of things don’t move me to do anything. I just want to leave them alone. My …
Filipino-Chinese artist MM Yu never felt like she fitted in. Born in 1978 in Manila, she straddled two cultures, speaking Tagalog and Hokkien and balancing the religious divide: her father …
Little did I expect when I walked into the exhibition called “Beyond the Singularity” that I would encounter the eloquent ghost of Nigel Cameron. Seven years after his death, the …
Our meals were simple – sweet potatoes, rice and fish. I often ate sitting outside on the street with the cat. We lived near the sea and my dad worked …
What makes an art exhibition different from a theatre production? What is a performance without human performers? As spectators, how are we supposed to take in a mixed-media bundle of …