Arts
Billionaire Joe Lewis scores 3,500% return on ‘Masterpieces’ art
The British investor and his family are cashing in on lucrative bets made in another sector: art
Dutch museum confirms lost painting is genuine Rembrandt
Private collector inherited the work from his father; researchers spent two years investigating its authenticity
Inside the Vatican studio preserving the mosaics of St Peter’s Basilica
The 12 artists on staff also produce smaller artworks that Pope Leo uses for a kind of ‘mosaic diplomacy’
Culinary Class Wars’ Anh Sung-jae talks fame and rise of K-beef fever
WHAT does the judge on one of the highest-rated cooking shows have to do with the debut of Korean meat in Singapore?
Theatre company Pangdemonium to close in end-2026; current season’s shows unaffected
The decision to wind up company is a ‘purely personal’ one, say co-founders Tracie and Adrian Pang
Furniture shoppers find bargains in Foshan
IF YOU’RE in the market for new furniture, it’s quite likely you’ve heard about the latest trend: buying directly from manufacturers in Foshan, China. The draw? Lower prices and a huge variety to meet...
A 200-year mystery: Finding the missing portrait of Scotland’s top poet
The painting has been recovered and is on display at the National Galleries of Scotland to coincide with Burns Night on Sunday
Gearing up for Singapore Art Week
ART lovers are in for a major treat this week as Singapore Art Week kicks off.
Performers cancel concerts at Kennedy centre after Trump renaming
A PROMINENT jazz group and a dance company have cancelled shows at Washington’s premier performing arts centre to protest its renaming to include US President Donald Trump.
Malaysia to get Picasso, Matisse artworks linked to 1MDB lawyer
The works are held by Christie’s and Sotheby’s in the US and are worth over US$30 million combined
