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Scores of work by local artists sold to new clients at Art Basel Hong Kong. Does this presage a renaissance for Hong Kong-made art?

Location: Singapore  Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual ...

Location: Singapore  Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual ...