This island city state is without question one of the hippest places in the world to travel these days.  It’s always a step or two ahead when it comes to fashion and culture, and coming here can feel like taking a peek into the near future.  It’s also a splendid metropolis, and on any given day there are many opportunities for exciting adventures.  If you like art and shopping even a little, Singapore will speak to you in welcome ways.  Luxury is no stranger here, and those travelers who like to experience the height of comfort will find a magnificent array of 5 star Singapore accommodations.  It’s lovely to be able to stay in style, especially in a place that already has so much style.

Waking up to sumptuous furnishings is always a lovely way to begin any day.  It’s even lovelier when you’re on vacation, and have nothing important planned.  You can perhaps take a ride in the country, and spend your sleepy hours thinking about where you are, and where you’re going.  Thinking about daydreaming is also lovely, but better still to be doing it, and in Singapore, there’s opportunity to daydream about daydreaming, and the best local art can make you conscious that you’re in the act of daydreaming without pulling you out of it.  It’s a difficult balance.  Li Chen, student of Zen Buddhism, and Chinese artist, can pull it off occasionally, and splendidly.

His first large-scale exhibition, Mind.Body.Spirit. had a show at the Singapore Art Museum, and you could see many of his amazing works on display in outdoor spaces.  It is a stunning body of work, and its magnificence can really only be seen in nature, where the grandeur of the work should by any standards be dwarfed by the grandeur of nature.  But it somehow does not get smaller, nor does it seem larger, but it balances, in an absolutely stunning way.  The shapes of the large, bronze Buddhas become part of the fabric of all things, and that line between the visible and the spirit realms get crossed, and then the art starts to speak new languages.