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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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Sofie Buligis addresses Malay identity in one-woman show Celup

Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.
Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.

‘Pain demands to be felt’: Author John Green’s quote a constant reminder to writer Sherry Toh

Sherry Toh contributed an essay to disability studies anthology Not Without Us (2023).
Sherry Toh contributed an essay to disability studies anthology Not Without Us (2023).

New NAC study divides people into 12 kinds of arts consumers, some more willing to pay than others

Each persona is dependent on their age, whether they have children, and their existing interest in and attendance of arts events.
Each persona is dependent on their age, whether they have children, and their existing interest in and attendance of arts events.

World’s most influential artist Ibrahim Mahama holds solo show at Singapore Art Week

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama

Art SG aims to keep edge with new offerings, from S.E.A. Focus to an art hotel to a $10,000 prize

Filipino artist Elmer Borlongan's paper works in coffee and ink, presented by gallery Ames Yavuz, at Art SG 2025.
Filipino artist Elmer Borlongan's paper works in coffee and ink, presented by gallery Ames Yavuz, at Art SG 2025.

Six must-see shows at Singapore Art Week 2026

cxsaw Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Manet Luncheon on the Grass), 2019,  Archival Pigment Print on Innova rag paper, glass
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
cxsaw Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Manet Luncheon on the Grass), 2019,  Archival Pigment Print on Innova rag paper, glass
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST

Ukraine, arms and Indomie: Book on relations between Russia and S-E Asia plots shifts in attitudes

Singapore-based researcher and author Ian Storey delves into the diversity of regional views towards Russia in his book, Putin’s Russia And Southeast Asia.
Singapore-based researcher and author Ian Storey delves into the diversity of regional views towards Russia in his book, Putin’s Russia And Southeast Asia.

Singapore actor Faizal Abdullah plays The Tempest’s Caliban at London’s Shakespeare’s Globe

Faizal Abdullah (right) with castmate Sophie Steer during rehearsals for The Tempest.
Faizal Abdullah (right) with castmate Sophie Steer during rehearsals for The Tempest.

130 Botero works at Gardens by the Bay during Singapore Art Week, world’s largest showcase

Mr Fernando Botero Jr at his home in Mexico City.   
Mr Fernando Botero Jr at his home in Mexico City.   

Tampines ahead of Sengkang, Yishun for MRT poem competition submissions

145 Singapore poems are on panels in MRT trains.
145 Singapore poems are on panels in MRT trains.

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