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art daze intaiwan
A feastof creativity fromall over theworldatArtTaipei 2015
An immense, eye-popping
experienceawaits art lovers
at the22ndeditionofAsia’s
longest-runningart fair.
Held fromOctober 30 to
November 2,ArtTaipei 2015
promises newexhibitors, an
additional sectionandnever-
before-seenworks.
For thefirst time in its
history the fairwill occupy
theentireTaipeiWorldTrade
Center. That’s 23,450 square
metersdedicated toworld-
class art fromestablished
andemerginggalleries, and
showcasing large-scalepublic
art, innovativegenres and
multimediapieces.
Thirty-eight newexhibitors
bring the total number
of exhibitinggalleries to
168. Participants hail from
neighboringart capitals,
BEINSPIRED,LITERALLY!
Organizedby theNationalArts
Council of Singapore, the
annual SingaporeWriters
Festival has hosted
someof theworld’s
biggest literarynames
and showcased top-
notchSouth-EastAsian
talent since its inception
in 1986. Takingplace this year
fromOctober 30 toNovember 8,
the festival brings together novelists,
poets, songwriters andother creative
professionals toprovide 10days of literary
inspirationamid thehistoricbuildings of
thegrandCivicDistrict.
and fromas far away
asAustralia, France,
Switzerland, Israel, theUS,
Italy,CubaandEngland.
Another highlight is the
newPremiere section, which
exclusively featuresworks
created in the last three
years that havenot yet been
viewed inTaiwan.Check
art-taipei.com
formore
information.
Themed “IslandofDreams”,
this year’s event features
workshops, lectures andpanel
discussionswith the likes of
crimeand thriller novelist
SophieHannah,Malaysian
writer andfilmmakerAmir
Muhammad, translator of
HarukiMurakami best-sellers
TedGoossen, second-generation
OldMasterQ
writer JosephWong (left)
andmanyothers. Therearealsobook
launches, performances, film screenings,
literary-themed tours andevenmealswith
guestwriters. For ticketingdetails, visit
singaporewritersfestival.com
.
WillSerenaWilliamsbe
able todefendher title?
Findoutassheand the
world’sother leading
women tennisplayers
battle itoutat thesecond
editionof theBNPParibas
WTAFinalsSingapore.
Aside from thesingles
anddoubles tournaments
takingplace fromOctober
25 toNovember 1, theevent
will also feature theWTA
RisingStars Invitational,
theWTALegendsClassics
and theWTAFutureStars
Finalscompetitions.
Fanscanalso look
forward toautographand
photosessionswith tennis
starsand legendsat the
FanZone.Therewill also
beexciting tennis-themed
events inwhich thepublic
canparticipate.
ThefirstSingapore
TennisEveningwill alsobe
held thisyearat theMarina
BaySands.Theeventon
October30will celebrate
thebestwomen tennis
players, andwill feature
BritishsingerPalomaFaith.
Formoreeventdetails
and ticketing information,
visit
sportshub.com.sg/
WTAFinals
; and tofindout
whetheryour favoriteplayer
hasqualified for theevent,
checkout the leaderboard
at
wtafinals.com
.
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