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Visual arts

South Korea’s underground art cave is inspired by Rome’s Pantheon

“Ground,” a permanent installation by Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando at Museum San in Wonju, South Korea, Sept. 10, 2025. The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
“Ground,” a permanent installation by Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando at Museum San in Wonju, South Korea, Sept. 10, 2025. The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Arts Picks: Classical music, contemporary art and theatre worth your time this weekend

Founder and artistic director of Chamber Music and Arts Singapore Tang Tee Khoon.
Founder and artistic director of Chamber Music and Arts Singapore Tang Tee Khoon.

‘Scary realistic’ sculpture of Trump strapped to a cross displayed in Switzerland

People take pictures of an art piece by British artist Mason Storm, depicting US President Donald Trump dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit on a cross, at a gallery in Basel on Nov 3, 2025.
People take pictures of an art piece by British artist Mason Storm, depicting US President Donald Trump dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit on a cross, at a gallery in Basel on Nov 3, 2025.

Singapore Biennale 2025: Four ways to see art and clock steps

(Clockwise from top left) Kate Newby’s A Line Through Time (2025), Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025), Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), and Salad Dressing’s Square Forest (2025).
(Clockwise from top left) Kate Newby’s A Line Through Time (2025), Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025), Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), and Salad Dressing’s Square Forest (2025).

Singapore Biennale 2025, Tanjong Pagar Distripark edition: See art indoors on hot or rainy days

Indian collaborative studio Camp’s Metabolic Container (2025), Indonesian art collective Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), Ming Wong’s Filem-Filem-Filem (2008 to 2010), and Cui Jie’s Thermal Landscapes (2025).
Indian collaborative studio Camp’s Metabolic Container (2025), Indonesian art collective Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), Ming Wong’s Filem-Filem-Filem (2008 to 2010), and Cui Jie’s Thermal Landscapes (2025).

Singapore Biennale 2025, Civic District edition: Five must-see artworks, one in a law firm

(Clockwise from left) Faysal Altunbozar’s Feeder No. 8, 9 and 10 (2025), The Observatory & DuckUnit’s Membrane (2025), Taiwanese artist collective lololol’s Light Keeper, Maha Maamoun’s The Subduer (2017), and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025) (centre).
(Clockwise from left) Faysal Altunbozar’s Feeder No. 8, 9 and 10 (2025), The Observatory & DuckUnit’s Membrane (2025), Taiwanese artist collective lololol’s Light Keeper, Maha Maamoun’s The Subduer (2017), and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025) (centre).

Singapore Biennale 2025, Orchard edition: See five artworks at strata malls and old Raffles Girls’

See art at Lucky Plaza and Far East Shopping Centre from Oct 31 to March 29, 2026.
See art at Lucky Plaza and Far East Shopping Centre from Oct 31 to March 29, 2026.

Singapore Biennale 2025, Rail Corridor edition: Take a family-friendly hike for four must-see artworks

See art in Tanglin Halt and Wessex Estate from Oct 31 to Mar 29, 2026.
See art in Tanglin Halt and Wessex Estate from Oct 31 to Mar 29, 2026.

Singapore Biennale 2025, opening Oct 31, unpacks the ‘masterplanned’ city 

shbiennale29/ST20251027_202543000546/Ng Sor Luan/Media preview of Singapore Biennale 2025 on Oct 27, 2025.
shbiennale29/ST20251027_202543000546/Ng Sor Luan/Media preview of Singapore Biennale 2025 on Oct 27, 2025.

Forum: Louvre museum heist a wake-up call

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.