Arts & Design

Bounty of Frida Kahlo art emerges in Mexico’s restored museum

A ‘rival’ bought the biggest collection of the artist’s work, now on display after years out of sight

Hiroshi Sugimoto's exhibition in Singapore Art Museum is his largest survey in South-east Asia to date.
ARTS

Hiroshi Sugimoto brings five decades of art to Singapore

The famous photographer continues his exploration of time, illusion and emptiness

The Louis Vuitton x Campana collaboration has resulted in stunning additions to the Objets Nomades collection, such as (from left) the Kaleidoscope Exotic Leather cabinet, Cocoon Dichroic and Odyssee Babyfoot.
DESIGN

Louis Vuitton and Campana stretch travel heritage into furniture and art

Brazilian designer Humberto Campana discusses craft, Brazil and Objets Nomades’ evolving legacy

Sifa 2026 leaned into spectacle, public programming and accessible entry points, which helped draw more than 100,000 festival-goers.
ARTS

Sifa 2026: What an arts festival learnt from Netflix

The Singapore International Festival of Arts has become broader, browsable and harder to ignore

Dick Lee and Jacintha Abisheganaden look back at their friendship, collaboration and marriage.
LIFE & CULTURE

Jacintha and Dick Lee revisit love – but remain guarded

The most revealing thing about their show, Lush Life, is how much it refuses to reveal

Dries Van Noten launches his foundation in a 15th-century Venetian palazzo.
STYLE & TRAVEL

Dries Van Noten’s next act is bigger than fashion

No longer designing collections, he’s now curating a world of craft at the Fondazione Dries Van Noten

The return of the Festival Village at the Singapore International Festival of Arts drew large crowds with its varied attractions, such as Noli Timere.
ARTS

Sifa 2026: A festival finds its balance

Chong Tze Chien’s first outing as festival director offers art for everyone – seriously

Amanda Heng goes against the grain in Venice with a radically quiet work.
FEATURE

‘Do nothing’: Amanda Heng’s un-Singaporean artwork at the Venice Biennale

The Singapore Pavilion is a meditation on rest, ageing and the body

Hamlet as you've never seen it, staged by Teatro La Plaza and played by a cast of actors with Down syndrome.
ARTS

Sifa 2026: classic theatre, radically reimagined

Hamlet, Hedda Gabler and Death of a Salesman return with bold new interpretations

In the kitchen are new alcoves set into the brick walls, a new dining table and dining chairs.
DESIGN

Home of the past, present and future

This shophouse is filled with tactile and personal touches drawn from craft techniques and inspired by its architectural features