Film
A River in Crisis Runs Through Southeast Asia
Five directors speculate on the uncertain future of the Mekong River in the anthology film Mekong 2030.
Alfonse Chiu
Film
Unpacking Mentorship and Masculinity in Two Portraits of Fatherhood
Screening as part of BAM's annual "Contemporary Arab Cinema" showcase, Of Fathers and Sons and Fatwa offer starkly different meditations on the radicalization of young men.
Art
How Not to Decolonize Your Museum
The Asian Civilisations Museum's latest exhibition is a toothless interrogation of Sir Stamford Raffles, one of Southeast Asia's most notorious colonizers.
Art
A Show on Minimalism Lacks Its Self-Assured Presence
Strangely, of the three works visitors are most likely to bump into first after entering the National Gallery Singapore to view its show on Minimalism, none of them feel explicitly Minimalist.