Arts

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?

Force Majeure, one of Pangdemonium's three scheduled productions in 2026, reimagines Chekhov's Three Sisters.

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

Kelvin Chua launched The Kurater to cater to Singapore buyers of Foshan furniture.

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...

The 200-year quest for this missing treasure of Scottish history has been chronicled in numerous written accounts.

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

Singapore Art Week returns with a bang.

Gearing up for Singapore Art Week

ART lovers are in for a major treat this week as Singapore Art Week kicks off.

President Trump has stamped his mark on the Kennedy Centre since the start of his second term as part of an assault on cultural institutions that his administration has accused of being too left-wing.

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.

The FBI and DOJ reaffirm cooperation with Malaysia to trace, seize and recover remaining overseas assets linked to the 1MDB scandal.

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

Manar Abu Dhabi (above) is a sprawling public light-art exhibition featuring nearly two dozen monumental light-art works, turning the oil capital into a luminous stage for creativity and wonder.

To Abu Dhabi for art and culture

Think Abu Dhabi and you think oil and commerce. But that’s set to change.

The piece depicts the daughter of Klimt’s main patron dressed in a white imperial Chinese dress, standing before a blue tapestry with Asian-inspired motifs.

Klimt portrait fetches US$236.4 million at auction, becomes 2nd most expensive artwork sold

The most expensive painting ever sold at auction remains the ‘Salvator Mundi’

Gleneagles Hospital Johor is among the medical facilities in Malaysia seeing more screening patients from Singapore in recent times.

Crossing the Causeway for cheaper check-ups

WITH healthcare costs rising and a strong Singapore dollar, it’s no wonder that Singaporeans are adding medical check-ups to their visits to Johor, alongside groceries and a seafood dinner.