Five Korean films head to this year’s Cannes Film Festival
“Cobweb”, Kim Jee-woon’s first feature film in 13 years, stars veteran actor Song Kang-ho, who won the best actor award at Cannes last year.
Arts
BTS to publish autobiography in July
The book, titled “Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS”, is penned by journalist Kang Myeong-seok and the seven members of the K-pop jugganaut.
US repatriates carved stone relics to China
Dating to a period between the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, the relics are of high historical, scientific and artistic value.
Pole position for culture
Dressed in a white folk costume, Tu pulled off various stunts on top of a bamboo pole easily more than 10 meters high in a boat on the river.
Dying light: Indonesian neon sign makers refuse to call it quits for now
Real neon signs are significantly more expensive in terms of production and operating costs, as they require more electricity.
Age no limit in the art of living
A woman defies expectations by working as tour guide into her seventies.
Arty teenager turns over a new leaf
From jackfruit and Bodhi, 12th grader Le Quang Vinh has hand-carved portrait pieces of renowned figures or images from these leaves.
Art student eats Maurizio Cattelan’s banana at Leeum
The performance art is part of Cattelan's solo exhibition “WE” currently running at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.
Jeonju festival subverts cinematic expectations, seeks to surprise
The film festival has long held its focus on independent films looking to try something new.
30 years of Singapore Repertory Theatre: Ready to ride the global Asian wave
Mr Kripalani, who has been artistic director since 2001, is optimistic about Singapore theatre’s future at home and in the world.