Once upon a time, Hugh Grant’s reputation may have been tarnished by a certain not-so-Divine Ms. Brown. What he needed, was a red herring to shift the spotlight away from this peculiar saga. Thanks to a fling with Elizabeth Taylor while soaked up in drunken stupor one evening, he got his wish.
I’m referring to the Andy Warhol painting of Ms. Taylor that Grant sold after a 6 year embrace. No more the foolish cad with very unconventional taste, say hello to the £11million richer art connoisseur!
Yeo Chee Kiong, “The Sarcophagus of a Dreamer” (2007), fibreglass, 140×120x100cm
Amidst aftermarket hours wining, whining and dining, have you ever stopped to “Take a Moment” and observe the steel clad businessman, little bronze nonya or giant wooden daybed, lurking around your favourite Fullerton hangout?
In a bid to bring art to the forefront of urban dwellers’ consciousness, The Fullerton Heritage and Andrewshire Art Services have come together to co-present their inaugural exhibition Art in the City. The objective of this ongoing initiative:
“ … to make art more accessible to the public, right in the heart of the city and in an area that is also rich in culture and heritage. “
A Duad in Play
When : 3 Feb (Opening) – 11 Mar 2010
Where : Lasalle’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Gallery
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To commemorate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Singapore and the Philippines, the Artesan Gallery+Studio and the ICA Singapore, will be jointly presenting A Duad in Play – featuring leading Southeast Asian artists Ronald Ventura (Philippines) and Francis Ng (Singapore).
French-Blast spotted this photographer, Magnus Muhr, who exercised a really cool sense of humour in his photographic treatment of dead houseflies.
Adore or abhor, you really have to check these out:
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So now you know what goes on behind the great game of Who’s the Greater Fool!
(Agus Sugawe, Cindera Mata A La Indonesia, 1996 Mixed Media)
Classic Contemporary: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art from the Singapore Art Museum Collection
Featuring: Agus Sugawe, Suzann Victor, Matthew Ngui, Simryn Gill, Redza Piyadasa, Jim Supangkat, Nindityo Adipurnomo, Agnes Arellano, Natee Utarit and Montien Boonma.
Where: Singapore Art Museum at 8Q
When: 29 January 22010 to 2 May 2010
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With a clever oxymoron as the title of this exhibition, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM)’s playful intention is to provoke the question “what makes a work of art classic or contemporary“, by drawing from its collection of iconic contemporary artworks.
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“Boobs for Booze” @ Overeasy
Early last week, a widely circulated email hit my Bloomberg Inbox with the resounding thud of a pair of D-cups.
One Fullerton being one of the favourite hangouts for us traders, we instinctively perked up at the hint of a “free booze” offer at OverEasy.
Inspired by DJ DCUP from down under, the “Boobs for Booze” promotion created quite the commotion, taking a few precious minutes worth of attention away from the stable of stocks we were monitoring.
The promotion: 1 female and 1 male judge from OverEasy will gauge the approximate size of the fully clothed contestant’s cup size. An A-cup = 1 drink, B-cup = 2 drinks, C-cup = 3 drinks… you get the drift. (more…)
I like to joke with my girlfriends during sporadic sex-in-the-city-style meetups, that if I were a guy, I would most probably be a “Modeliser”.
Actors just won’t quite cut it for me. Unless of course, if they did a Tilda Swinton - sashaying down the famous Viktor & Rolf runway or acting out her roles in all its Indie glory.
Fashion shows epitomize entertainment – a confluence of art, theatre, costumes, make-up, drama, and by the most unconventional definition possible, beautiful people.
Radical designer, Jean Paul Gaultier held a boxing-inspired Fall-Winter 2010-2011 Menswear Collection fashion show, complete with a real boxing ring, in Paris today, 21 January. (more…)
Remember Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker? That’s what springs to my mind everytime I read about the hostile tussle between Cadbury and Kraft.
Just as I once stood in gaping disillusionment, at the sight of my favourite (then) WWF heroes playing “Family Guy” and worse, getting all chummy with each other backstage, I get a sense of impending loss as I watch yet another childhood icon being “robbed” from memories of my past.
That said, the Kraft-Cad (KC) tussle is unlike zero sum games that seemingly hostile wrestling matches are. In fact, loud whispers of a Win-Win KC deal are dominating talks across financial markets.
Here’s what you need to know about the sweet deal that’s currently lacing The Streets:
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2. When & Where
20 Jan – 30 Jan 2010, 08.00pm
Sinema, Old School 11B Mount Sophia, #B1-12
2. About the DFF
First of its kind in Asia, this biennial Design Film Festival (DFF), under the curatorial direction of local art director Felix Ng, will feature a broad selection of short films, animations and music videos.
3. Objective
“ Ng aims to use the DFF as a platform to develop content for the creative industry and expose audiences from various design diciplines and even non-design audiences to international works. “
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