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Insane Marketing Stunts

This featured writing is a dedication to dreams – ‘Acts that you would have thought of as a child but never quite had the budget to make it happen. ‘ The very first advert that came to mind was Sony’s Bravia Bouncy Balls in San Francisco, 2005. A case of at least 250,000 balls thrown…

On the little Red dot: Pop-up art events

Admission: Free Commemorating 30 years of bringing arts and culture closer to Singaporeans, the National Arts Council (NAC) is bringing the well-loved Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN) to several towns this November. This edition of AYN will cast the spotlight on five neighbourhoods and more including Bukit Merah, Jurong, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Tampines, each…

Lockdown 7.0 Reading Zone

It’s been a long time since this media-publishing blog has been updated. Long enough that covid19 pandemic has taken over several important news, and I as the founder had flipped over enough mobile phones – either battery died or phone lost. Similar to most business conferences and events, the art industry has moved towards e-platform…

Modern Parametric Bridges

Excellent engineering and science would inevitably incorporate aesthetic elements. Few individuals would consider a boring solid colored steel spanned across from land A to B as an item pleasing to the eyes. Bridges as an architect would put it – as a connector; a messenger to forward exchanges between two grounds. It has to be…

2019 Items worthy your pennies

Happy Lunar NEW YEAR!！！恭喜发财，猪事顺利！ Thanks for keeping a close track on this media-publishing blog, NR. The editorial board wishes all readers in good health and prosperity in the year of boar/piglet/pig. The year of piglet, 2019 will be a tough year for the economy, worldwide. China’s economic progress has reached its saturation and has been…

Jackson Pollock : Drip

You might have watched the blockbuster – The Accountant . Excellent choice! The guy who knows the rules and hijacks to his advantage. That red piece of black dripped art painting Free Form, 1946 which made its appearance in the movie, of course, was not the original piece by Pollock. For those who do not…

AI Art

This might be a tack bit of an old news since Christie’s first auction of Artificial Intelligence work piece has gone on a showcase to be sold and hung on the wall. The choice of selling a physical object for an aesthetic intent questions – What is Art ? And here comes the open market…

Exhibition on the little red dot. Save the date: Mark your calendar!!

DREAMembrance journey into the wistful and wishful world between dreams and memories… DREAMembrance presents the collective works of three artists as they explore the interplay between dreams and memories, creating a rich and colorful realm that bridges the past with the present, realities with aspirations. The artworks depict the artists’ emotive connections to places, people,…

Art for Art-Trade. One Terminal.

Hello there, Nao&WGallery has moved out of Shopify. It was a huge dilemma for us to choose to either remain our relationship with Shopify or to move all art-related items to one terminal outlet. Before the end of year 2017, a review has to be called for. It is a transition and to raise the…

There is Light at the end of the Tunnel

Many, many years ago I exchanged a few conversations with a professor in mathematics/ statistics over a Go-chess game; refer to end text or Google to learn about the game. And of course the reason why I am sharing the narrated version of the conversation is because of its relevance to the topic of this…

Affordable Art SG 2017

Most of us are aware of pseudo-artworks or triple A-grade artworks on the market, and sometimes items from these markets are purchased for casual display or interior works. Although consumers’ choice to purchasing pirated artworks are not within the creators’ control, it is essential to highlight that there are major differences between the real and…

Living it up to The House of Dior

The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture At the National Gallery of Victory (NGV), until November 7th, 2017. If you have missed The House of Dior exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, we have some pictures for you. We are not sure if this exhibition will go on global or cities tour, but it seems…