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In one way the “best” and “worst” may be understood as opposites, as part of the dialectic of rational, western materialism, in which existence is formed by choice and circumstance. Yet, in another sense, the best and worst are embedded within the same cyclical motion. >> Read more

Yavuz Fine Art is pleased to present Cold Cuts, a solo exhibition by Pinaree Sanpitak, one of Southeast Asia’s most widely known and deeply admired living artists. >> Read more

FOST Gallery is proud to present Logical Progressions, a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Song-Ming Ang. Central to Ang’s practice is the question, ‘What does music mean to us?’ >> Read more

This year’s Singapore Biennial officially contains 82 works—over half commissioned for the occasion—spread across ten venues in the center of the city. Singapore Art Museum is the focal point. An ecstatic opening ceremony drew crowds of people and fanfare from the announcer plus a hired drumming performance with... >> Read more

Randian Editor Iona Whittaker in conversation with Ai Weiwei — Chinese artist, writer, filmmaker and commentator — at his Beijing studio. The year 2012 marked his release from house arrest and the film "Never Sorry".... >> Read more

Temu reflects on the scale of ideas and the smallness of meaning. In this season of rebirth, instead of rushing to "predict" formulaically the trends in this year’s contemporary art, perhaps it is more worthwhile to think of what was thoughtful and meaningful in the past year. >> Read more

Part I – A Thousand Smiles Now for a few necessary words about a smile, specifically a man’s smile...the smile of the scholars who had accepted Diotima’s invitation and were listening to the famous artists. Although they were smiling, they were absolutely not to be suspected of doing so ironically. (The Man without Qualities by Robert Musil) >> Read more

The Westerners are skilled in geometry, and consequently there is no the slightest mistake in their way of rendering light and shade [yang-yin] and distance (near and far). When they paint houses on a wall people are tempted to walk into them . . . Students of painting may well take over one or two points from them to make their own paintings more attractive to the eye. >> Read more