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Art Review
Chemical Reactions: Northern Lights at the City Recital Hall
Musical chemistry is difficult to explain in words. It is a mysterious communication between two players that is felt only in the music itself....
Journey through Steve McCurry’s ICONS Exhibition
Lan Wang -
Step into the mesmerising world of Steve McCurry, one of the most outstanding contemporary photographers now on display at the ICONS exhibition, Walsh Bay,...
Review: Brave and beautiful
Lan Wang -
No one can resist the passage of time, but photographers can turn moments into "eternity". Timothy Owen relished the wonders and challenges of life...
Tripping the light fantastic: The Pool by Jen Lewin
“A giant canvas where you can paint and splash light collaboratively.” That is how Jen Lewin defines her light installation The Pool. Debuted in...
Sonic Disobedience: Christine Sun Kim’s nap disturbance
“I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I'm doing.” ― John Cage
Christine Sun Kim was born deaf to hearing parents. As her parents...
New Phenomenon of Virtual Influencers: the Paradox of Lil Miquela
In the age of Post-Internet art, and the rise of Influencer culture, a new phenomenon is emerging: that of the Virtual Influencer. On first...
Conflict In My Outlook_We Met Online: Post-Internet Art and Dystopian Realities
In 1996, John Perry Barlow declared the future of cyberspace would be independent of government and corporate control. Utopian and idealistic, it reflected the...
The power of monuments: A history forgotten
I feel like a trespasser. Every step a guilty echo of my crime. The room is shrouded in a dull white. Great columns of...
Björk’s Biophilia album app: Putting the listener in control of the music
The opening sequence of Björk’s ambitious album companion app Biophilia lays the framework for her vision and artistic direction of the record’s multi-sensory experience....
