Art Is + Jennifer Huang

In this interview, poet Jennifer Huang speaks about the Taiwanese family and ghost stories.

Interview, PoetryJee KohFebruary 4, 2022Janelle Tan, Jennifer HuangComment

Art Is + Jenny Qi

In this interview, poet Jenny Qi speaks about the pain of grief and the consolations of writing.

Poetry, InterviewJee KohNovember 30, 2021Janelle Tan, Jenny QiComment

Art Is + Khairulddin Wahab

In this interview, painter Khairulddin Wahab speaks about his desire to re-enchant the natural world.

Interview, ArtJee KohOctober 29, 2021Khairulddin Wahab, Jade OnnComment

Art Is + Esther Vincent

Poet and editor Esther Vincent on how eco-poetry contributes to movement building.

Interview, PoetryJee KohOctober 8, 2021Esther Vincent, Janelle Tan, Blue Cactus PressComment

The Deep Need for Freedom

Niccolo Rocamora Vitug reviews Raffles Renounced: Towards a Merdeka History, edited by Alfian Sa’at, Faris Joraimi, and Sai Siew Min (Singapore: Ethos Books, 2021).

Review, Essay, Interview, TheaterJee KohAugust 6, 2021Alfian Sa'at, Faris Joraimi, Sai Siew Min, Niccolo Rocamora VitugComment

Art Is + Vithya Subramaniam

In this interview, artist Vithya Subramaniam speaks about, among other matters, the personal meanings attached to the objects most stereotypical of one’s culture.

InterviewJee KohJuly 20, 2021Vithya Subramaniam, Jade Onn, N.O.W. FestivalComment

Art Is + Noorlinah Mohamed

Artistic Director of the N.O.W. Festival Noorlinah Mohamed reflects on what it means to engage deeply with one’s collaborators and audience in a wholly online women’s festival.

InterviewJee KohJuly 13, 2021Jade Onn, Noorlinah Mohamed, N.O.W. FestivalComment

Art Is + Monique Truong

Novelist Monique Truong speaks about naming, misnaming, and renaming.

InterviewJee KohMay 21, 2021Janelle Tan, Monique Truong, Lafcadio Hearn, Gaudy BoyComment

Paradise on Earth

An interview with Bollywood Veggies founder, Ivy Singh-Lim.

InterviewJee KohMay 18, 2021Ivy Singh-Lim, Bollywood VeggiesComment

Filming "Fundamentally Happy"

SP interviews independent filmmakers Tan Bee Thiam and Lei Yuan Bin on adapting Haresh Sharma's play Fundamentally Happy into a film.

InterviewJee KohApril 6, 2021Tan Bee Thiam, Lei Yuan Bin, 12 Little PicturesComment

Art Is + Leonard Yang

Artist Leonard Yang speaks about the enlightening experience of crating his home.

Art, InterviewJee KohMarch 9, 2021Leonard Yang, Jade Onn Comment

Art Is + JinJin Xu

Poet JinJin Xu on writing in a language of betrayal, subversion, and recovery.

Interview, PoetryJee KohOctober 21, 2020JinJin Xu, Janelle Tan, Radix MediaComment

Art Is + Zining Mok

Poet Zining Mok speaks about interrogating colonial archives and narratives in her debut collection The Orchid Folios.

Interview, PoetryJee KohOctober 5, 2020Zining Mok, Janelle Tan, Ethos BooksComment

Art Is + Jessica Witte

Artist Jessica Witte explains how the daily act of caregiving colors the ever-changing art that she creates.

Art, InterviewJee KohJuly 30, 2020Jade Onn, Jessica WitteComment

Art Is + Paula Mendoza

Poet Paula Mendoza speaks about her entanglements with colonial history, male speech, and the love poem.

Poetry, InterviewJee KohJuly 6, 2020Paula Mendoza, Janelle TanComment

Art Is + Geraldine Kang

Artist Geraldine Kang on the challenges of creating socially-engaged art and the uncomfortable but necessary process of holding oneself accountable to one’s own privilege.

Art, InterviewJee KohMarch 16, 2020Geraldine Kang, Jade Onn, Rolinda EspanolaComment