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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Singapore arts guide (Oct 21 to Nov 1): Look at Picasso with songs chosen by The Strokes frontman

The team behind home exhibition No Straight Lines, on till Nov 1.

Delfi Orchard locks down Tang Contemporary Art premises after alleged failure to pay rent

Tang Contemporary Art at Delfi Orchard is allegedly in arrears.

‘They can ban a politician, but they cannot ban ideas’: Thai almost-PM Pita Limjaroenrat on his memoir

Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat, the former Move Forward Party leader in Thailand, at SPH News Centre on Sept 25,.

The Lunch Break Investor author Thomas Chua seeks out books that disagree with him

The Lunch Break Investor author Thomas Chua recommends three books to ST readers.

Kasan Goh casts off literary inheritance of dad Goh Poh Seng in debut novel on squatting in London

Kasan Goh’s debut novel Billy, Seetoh & Co took 30 years to gestate.

Singapore Art Museum’s new show will look completely different four months after opening

Curator Ong Puay Khim with a sculpture by Malaysian artist Nadiah Bamadhaj at SAM’s new show, SAMCollection: The Present Is Unstable.

Singapore artist Ho Tzu Nyen appointed performing arts festival Holland Festival associate artist

Ho Tzu Nyen will help shape the performing arts festival’s themes and showcase his work internationally.

SingLit hang-out Book Bar to migrate to Tiong Bahru Community Centre by end-2026

Book Bar in Duxton Road has played host to book clubs and readings but also food pop-ups.

Eugene Tan to give up NGS roles to focus on SAM; former SSG chief executive Chng Hak-Peng to be NGS CEO

Eugene Tan (left) will focus on his roles at the Singapore Art Museum come 2027. Chng Hak-Peng (right) will be NGS’ new chief executive from Jan 1, 2027.

ACM brings China UNESCO site Mogao Caves and 13m-long reclining Buddha to S’pore

A contractor touching up a 13m-long Buddha sculpture ahead of the Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, And The Silk Road exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum.

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