Interview - Adam Oehlers
- Art, International, Interviews & Editorial, Melbourne
- June 15, 2011
There’s a story I was told by someone in Singapore that really resonated with me on the topic of the arts, culture and freedom of expression, and it goes something like this – “The government decided to build a new MRT (train) station, but, after it had been completed they decided not to open it.
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