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The Singapore International Art Fair (SIAF 2009) is an international art fair where art galleries around the world gather under one roof to showcase their works.

Artists, art buyers, art supply manufacturers, art academies and related trades from more than 16 countries have expressed interest to participate in this exciting international show. (more…)

I was reading about Monika Baer’s philosophy behind her recent web paintings, mulling over how profound grids actually are, and realizing I finally understand and actually love, Gerhard Richter’s 1025 Colours, 1974.

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The thing with contemporary art is, that anything and everything can be interpreted as art.

Like that pile of sh*t on a bed at Tate (Tracey Emin’s My Bed).

Yeah, maybe it’s Arte Povera revisiting us. (more…)

I was recently disturbed by an epiphany that led to my appreciation of the philsophy embedded in Warhol’s many limited edition silkscreen reproductions of mass produced consumer products and manufactured celebrities, when once upon a time, I would have naively brushed off his works with a WTF?!    

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Artist Camille Scherrer partners with Louis Vuitton to present the forthcoming book, “Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture.”

Watch as the book comes alive in this video! (more…)

When will our Pasar Malams literally evolve into this state of the art event?
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Would you turn overwhelmingly green with envy or jealousy if your swanky hedge fund manager of a neighbour and his fashion designer wife bought and displayed US$2.3m worth of ostentatious bling within your line of vision?

That should teach you to think thrice before ploughing 1000% premium for that prized sea view you crave.

In 2005, Jeff Koons‘ green diamond sculpture was sold for US$2.3m (a blue version was sold for US$11m) and since its installation in 2007 chez Mr. & Mrs. Richard Perry, has not garnered much support from the Sutton Place South neighbours.

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