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Clement Yong

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Clement Yong is a correspondent on the arts beat, covering books, theatre and the visual arts. He has been with The Straits Times since 2019.

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Constellations a fizzy multiverse romance made sweeter by chemistry of two leads

Juliana Kassim Chan and Marwyn Ho in Constellations.
Juliana Kassim Chan and Marwyn Ho in Constellations.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei shows his Lego brick works at Tang Contemporary in first solo here

The crows in Ai Weiwei's Wheat Field With Crows have been supplanted by the drones of war.
The crows in Ai Weiwei's Wheat Field With Crows have been supplanted by the drones of war.

$539k of SG Culture Pass credits spent on SingLit; call for inclusion of non-fiction titles

Book displays bearing SG Culture Pass stickers at Books Kinokuniya in Takashimaya Shopping Centre.
Book displays bearing SG Culture Pass stickers at Books Kinokuniya in Takashimaya Shopping Centre.

Art dynasties: Meet the Singaporeans with art running through their veins

(Clockwise from top left) Artist Karen Hoisington, Batik artist Ika Zahri Sarkasi, photographer Chua Yang and artist Lim Hock Ann.
(Clockwise from top left) Artist Karen Hoisington, Batik artist Ika Zahri Sarkasi, photographer Chua Yang and artist Lim Hock Ann.

Metal relief pioneer Vincent Hoisington’s daughter Karen returns to art after 30 years

Karen Hoisington, artist and daughter of Vincent Hoisington.
Karen Hoisington, artist and daughter of Vincent Hoisington.

Baron of batik Sarkasi Said’s son Ika Zahri prefers to hide connection to late father

Mr Ika Zahri Sarkasi, batik artist and son of the late Sarkasi Said.
Mr Ika Zahri Sarkasi, batik artist and son of the late Sarkasi Said.

Watercolourist Lim Cheng Hoe’s son Lim Hock Ann finds a regional market

Lim Hock Ann, aka Halim, with his abstract painting.
Lim Hock Ann, aka Halim, with his abstract painting.

Social realist master Chua Mia Tee’s daughter Chua Yang traces influences to mother Lee Boon Ngan

Dr Chua Yang, a photographer and the daughter of artist Chua Mia Tee, at the National Gallery on March 4, 2026.
Dr Chua Yang, a photographer and the daughter of artist Chua Mia Tee, at the National Gallery on March 4, 2026.

Sociologist Teo You Yenn’s Unease spells out familiar woes of parenting and runaway private tuition

Nanyang Technological University associate professor Teo You Yenn has put out a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families.
Nanyang Technological University associate professor Teo You Yenn has put out a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families.

A lingerie shop upsets men in Teater Ekamatra’s La Luna, adapted from Singapore’s Oscar entry

La Luna by Teater Ekamatra.
La Luna by Teater Ekamatra.

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