EDITORIAL

What we see is not how things are.

It’s a theme writers, artists and even religious leaders have delved into for thousands of years. And it’s a theme we dig our hands into in this issue of
art-e.

We highlight, for instance, the back story of Singapore comedian Moe Alkaff who was once a construction worker but joked his way up the entertainment business. We look at how artists sometimes court controversy to raise the profile of their art.

We profile a home-grown documentary film-maker who won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. And we put former Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah on the hot seat and ask him about life post-fame game.

Go on, take the blue pill, as the character Neo did in the sci-fi blockbuster, The Matrix. And you’ll see the arts in a new light.