Mysterious art installation A year and a half ago, while shopping at Cathy Cineleisure Orchard Mall, I stumbled upon a tiny art installation in one of the windows of PVS Store. The small shopwindow was filled with TV’s and hand-painted bricks. The display gave the impression as if the bricks had been thrown through the […]
National Museum Singapore - both classic and contemporary
National Museum Singapore - both classic and contemporary The National Museum may be Singapore’s oldest museum (with a progressive mind, as they promote themselves), but that certainly does not mean it is stuffy or boring. Quite the contrary! The building in which the museum is housed is beautiful and an interesting mix of classic and […]
Walking along ceramics, a columbarium and a cemetery
Making friends in Singapore Since we moved to Singapore, we never got involved in any Dutch expat community or anything. Not that we are against that. Not at all. We were just not actively looking for that and it never crossed our paths. Frits works here on a local contract, which does not come with […]
Admire the women of Manolo Valdes in Singapore
Until october 15th you can acquaint yourself with the art of Spanish artist Manolo Valdes. Admire the women of Manolo Valdes in Singapore Ten of his XXXL sculptures, busts of women, are now on display along Orchard Road. It’s free, so why not take a leisurely walk along this road? About the artist Manolo Valdes […]
Paper53 still rocks
I have written about the sketching app Paper53 before. You can have a look at my sketched selfies here, portraits of my friends here, fashion sketches here, fantasy here and famous people here . I just loooove this app. Ever since I discovered it in 2013. Paper53 still rocks Sometimes I don’t sketch for months and […]
Sentosa SandStation - sand art on the beach
Sentosa SandStation ending soon! If you still want to visit the sand art exhibition at Sentosa, you better be quick, since it is in it’s last days. The sand creations are placed under a tent on Siloso Beach. Acces is free. Augmented reality You can download an app -MixGo- before you leave home, which promises […]
Yayoi Kusama in Singapore
Yayoi Kusama in Singapore - be quick! If you’re a fan of Yayoi Kusama or if you’re interested in familiarising yourself with her work and with the artist behind the famous polka dot art, then head of quickly to the National Gallery in Singapore. Yayoi Kusama is in Singapore, but hurry! The extensive exhibition Yayoi […]
Why you should visit the Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore
In my previous post I wrote about the current exhibition Joseon Korea in the Asian Civilisations Museum . But the museum is worth a visit anyhow. Why you should visit the Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore The ACM is housed in a beautiful historic building on a prime location. The oldest part of the building was […]
Joseon Korea exhibition at Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore
Recently I wrote about the fantastic exhibition Nonya Needlework at the Peranakan Museum Singapore. In that same period I revisited Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum. It’s another of Singapore’s big and interesting museums. I’ll tell you more about this museum in a separate post. Today I’m only covering one of the current exhibitions at the ACM. […]
Best street art Singapore 2017
I love street art I LOVE street art and I’m always on the lookout for it, also in Singapore. Singapore is not the most obvious place to find street art though, since it is illegal here. Luckily there are locations where it is allowed AND more and more commissioned pieces have been -and are- added […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 19
- Next Page »