On a hot, summer day, artist Tan Swie Hian, 60, stands poised before a four-story-high canvas in the middle of St. Marcos Square, surrounded by Venice’s celestial domes. Suddenly, Tan leaps toward the immense sheet, wielding his brush like a swordsman as he swiftly inscribes an immense poem; inky Chinese characters that tell of sleeping pillows and dreamy, butterfly wings. Singapore’s most famous artist is doing at the Venice Biennale what he has long done back home in East Asia: combining East and West, through multiple disciplines, with the explosive precision of a bombmaker. Read More...
The tradition of taking pre-wedding pictures has become firmly established. Not only do they serve as wedding announcements, but they also provide materials for banners, backdrops, and wedding souvenirs. From the countless celebrity weddings this year, here are some of the most stylish and trending pre-wedding photos. 1. Davido and Chioma ADVERTISEMENT
Can your pre-wedding pictures outdo your wedding? Some might argue that Davido and Chioma did with theirs. Read More...
Cardi B, Teyana Taylor, Brandy, City Girls and Jill Scott are among the headliners of “Femme It Forward,” a multi-format series of all-female concerts and events presented by Live Nation Urban and designed to “spotlight the entertainment industry’s most creative and accomplished female visionaries, both on the stage and behind the scenes,” according to the announcement. Read More...
