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78 CULTURED 19 SECOND TIME AROUND Last year, Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer, founders of the website Sight Unseen launched OFFSITE, a curated design fair that coincides with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and NYCxDESIGN, May 15-18. This year, they bring their design prowess to a new location, closer to ICFF, with nearly 40 booths and a handful of special projects. "The centerpieces will be an immersive installation by The Principals and 'Carpet Paradise Photo Booth' by Katie Stout," says Singer. "And we have a surprise up our sleeves with a Print All Over Me installation." As if that weren't enough, they'll be curating a booth at Collective Design fair, May 13-17. offsite.sightunseen.com 20 SINGAPORE SLING A new wave of culture is sweeping over the Southeast Asia city-state Singapore. Center stage in its pavilion at Venice Biennale will be artist and former Olympic sailor Charles Lim's Sea State with films and photographs. Then its new National Gallery, chock full of regional modern and contemporary art, is slated to open in November. Plus, to cap it all off Singapore's celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full-fledged roster of cultural events. Labiennale.org