SINGAPORE: Paying people their worth in gold – a first in Singapore
How would you like to be paid your worth in gold? Singapore-based precious metals dealer BullionStar is doing just that, by rewarding staff with the commodity as salary, and it…
Terra Foundation Awards $300,000 in Grants to Chicago Arts Organizations -ARTnews
Edgar Miller, The Artists BAll, 1932, screen print on paper. ALEXANDER VERTIKOFF/COURTESY EDGAR MILLER LEGACY; TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART The Terra Foundation for American Art has awarded over $300,000…
Creative Time Names Justine Ludwig from Dallas Contemporary as Director -ARTnews
Justine Ludwig. CHARLIE RUBIN Creative Time, the New York–based enterprise for public art, has named Justine Ludwig as its new director, succeeding in a post held previously by acting director…
Bridging Asia: Does Asian migration bring more benefits than drawbacks?
Conventional wisdom holds that migration is generally a good thing: host countries can plug the gaps in their labour markets, while migrants get the opportunity to pursue what they see…
NEW DELHI: Diabetes on the rise among India’s children
Childhood diabetes is becoming a serious health problem in India. According to JDRF, a US-based research foundation on juvenile diabetes, nearly a million children and teenagers have been diagnosed… source
China’s mooncake sales hit by austerity drive
Mooncake sales in China are down between 30 and 60 per cent due to the Chinese government’s ban against buying the seasonal delicacy using public funds. Channel NewsAsia’s Beijing correspondent……
At Alexander Gray, Kay Rosen Hopes for Justice During a Turbulent Political Moment -ARTnews
Kay Rosen, White House v. America, 2018, paint on wall. COURTESY ALEXANDER GRAY ASSOCIATES, NEW YORK/© 2018 KAY ROSEN/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK “In the past, I have gone…
‘Einstein on the Beach’ Manuscript Goes to the Morgan Library in New York -ARTnews
Philip Glass and Robert Wilson during rehearsals of Einstein on the Beach in Avignon, France, 1976. © PHILIPPE GRAS An original score for Einstein on the Beach (1976), the transformative…
Dorota Walentynowicz and Nanna Krogh Lauritsen at Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Installation view of “6 ½ Weeks. Dorota Walentynowicz and Nanna Krogh Lauritsen: Outside in – Inside out,” 2018, at Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany. JENS NOBER/©MUSEUM…
27 Dec 2013: App Development Interview
We speak with developers of two home-grown apps, to find out more about the scene in Singapore and what we can expect in the years ahead. source