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The "Christian Lacroix - the Costumier" exhibition, on display outside France for the first time and now running in Singapore, has brought more than 80 costumes to the National Museum of Singapore until 14 June 2009. Much of the collection on display includes those made for plays and operas such Othello. The overall mood of the exhibition was set by vibrant red backdrops, along with accessories like boudoir furniture and elaborate French chandeliers and a dressing table. Plenty of concept art was displayed ... Read More

For fans of sock puppets and the like, this upcoming exhibition will be held at the Red Dot Museum. Date: 6-7 June 2009 Time: 11 am - 7 pm Place: Red Dot Museum (MAAD) Visit their official site here. Read More

DeviantART is a great source for great alternative art, but did you know Japan has its own online art community there? It's called Pixiv, and so far much of their art appears to be 2D/cel-styled, but  it's only going to grow. Registration seems necessary to view more. Does anyone understand the Japanese text? Read More

Unbelievable! There's a Christian Lacroix exhibition in Singapore! Details: Name: Christian Lacroix the costumier Venue: National Museum of Singapore Date: 20 Mar 2009 to 7 Jun 2009 $8 admission Christian Lacroix is a high-end French fashion designer with a background in historical clothes. Today he has many styles inherent in his work, from historical fashion to folklore from all over the world. In this exhibition, close to 80 of his costume designs for the opera, theatre, dance and music will be on display. There'll be design sketches ... Read More

Kelvin Chan is an artist from Singapore with an amazing portfolio of comic art and illustrations. Check out his journal at http://rocketraygun.blogspot.com. I especially love his speedpaint demo of Emma Frost. Read More

Supertouch is a visual culture journal that has a focus on art, photography, and visual culture in general. However what jarred me today wasn't an article on that. But rather, this amazing photo report of what you can expect to find among street vendors in China. Check out especially the tentacles and bugs on sticks. Read More

Talk about being an otaku.... BDS BikesBuffet is running a continuing article on this guy who's converting his Suzuki Katana into a Proto Mospeada Cyclone. Read More

Audrey Kawasaki is an artist whose work is both attractive and yet disturbing. Much of her work appears to be influenced by the gaunt and peaceful appearance of Japanese ball-jointed dolls, and she makes use of wood panels as a canvas to paint on. Check out her work here, as well as her livejournal. Read More

The Doll Affair is a yearly event focusing on ball-jointed dolls, that is already in its second run owing to great response last year. These dolls are almost like works of fine art with their attention to detail and posability, and many artists use these too when developing media such as photos. The prices also reflect the demand, and in my opinion $1000 for one is too high although collectors will no doubt snap up those with rare faces or other unusual ... Read More

The Shiro Tsubasa Animation Club has just announced on local forums that it's disbanding. It was only a matter of time before this happened, but along the way they have managed to grow a huge community of fans leading to a large upscale in event size every year. What this means now is that STAC-exclusive events, like the red-white kohaku and End-of-Year cosplay event, which has been running for more than 10 years (previously under their old name of Miyuki Animation Club), have ... Read More