Tag: Modern Art

  • Georgette Chen | Singapore’s Pioneer Woman Artist

    Georgette Chen | Singapore’s Pioneer Woman Artist

    I have missed writing these exhibition reviews as I realise the last one dates back to 2019! I do love seeing exhibitions full of paintings — and what a great way to be introduced to Singapore’s art history with the spotlight given to Georgette Chen at National Gallery Singapore. It’s so interesting to me that…

  • Wonder Woman 1984 & Trash Cans as Art

    Wonder Woman 1984 & Trash Cans as Art

    I always love a good, silly art joke in movies — especially when it features Chris Pine! This almost seems to be a running joke when looking at Chris Pine’s previous comical confusion over modern art in This Means War too (see my old post on the Klimt scene!). I watched Wonder Woman 1984 last…

  • Minimalism at NGS | Maxed Out Galleries

    Minimalism at NGS | Maxed Out Galleries

    Minimalism: Space. Light. Object. at National Gallery Singapore and ArtScience Museum ended about 2 weeks ago, and I am finally getting around to sharing my exhibition review. I actually visited the exhibition all the way back in December 2018, so yes, I do wonder where all the time has gone! As mentioned in my Art…

  • Women Who Read Are Dangerous | Book Review

    Women Who Read Are Dangerous | Book Review

    Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate the day, I wanted to share about this art book that I just finished reading – Women Who Read Are Dangerous – that focuses on women reading in art!

  • Prospect and Refuge | In Architecture, Art and in Life

    Prospect and Refuge | In Architecture, Art and in Life

    I first read about this term ‘Prospect and Refuge’ a few years back, and I’d always planned to put it up as a post title but haven’t gotten the right post to go along with it. Things have moved pretty quickly, I feel, since moving back to Singapore from Hong Kong last June, and then…