What is the function of Architecture in society today? Is it still that ivory tower that represents the renaissance of professions? Or has the progress and democratization of information re-negotiated its function and scope in an increasingly fragmented society?
Enter re:ACT, a collective of passionate designers interested in re-looking at the social functions of architecture today. [...]
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Typewriters, uniformed boiler suits, and pseudo political slogans. Painting kafka-esque visions of a Singapore that is seemingly Orwellian yet Utopian, grim yet humorous.
The only artist without prior portfolio selected to participate in the 2008 Singapore Biennale, Commonpeople kicks it with Rachel Goh to talk more about her works and the emotional conflicts behind the production [...]
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In the heart of the Arab quarter, tucked just off Victoria Street is a retail shop introducing a bevy of forward-thinking local and regional fashion designers and artists.
We’re talking about Blackmarket, a deliciously stylish boutique pushing hand-picked brands from the likes of Elohim, Tangle and Viktor Jeans, as well as SBTG custom skateboards, one-off bags [...]
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Commonpeople peer into the future with Fortune Cookie Projects, a curatorial and art advisory outfit run by Howard Rutkowski and Mary Dinaburg.
After a successful run of the Singapore Showcase art fair in 2008, they decided to set up base in Singapore, with a view to contributing to the context of experiencing art here.
In this interview [...]
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