ANN/THE STAR – There’s a saying that goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. But what about ugliness? It’s a question that inspired graphic artist Jun Kit, 41, to develop the zine series Ugly Malaysiana, which explores the gaudy, garish, and tacky. “I frequently wonder why we can’t have a beautiful tube logo. […]
ANN/THE STAR – The phrase “These fragments I have shored against my ruins” stands out as one of the well-known lines from TS Eliot’s poem The Waste Land. This line delves into the concept of gathering fragments to protect them from the effects of time’s decay – a theme central to the purpose of the […]
Veteran choirmaster Gary Smith tells arts editor HELEN MUSA that most people can sing, and "I've only met three or four people over 20 years who have serious irreparable pitch problems”.