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Abdul Multhalib Musa: Travelling with Moving
Stillness. Stasis. Movement. Action. Sitting in traffic on the way to Wei Ling Gallery to…
Big Art and Little People
Some confessions ought to start this piece off nicely: First, when asked to review Multhalib…
A Space For The Other
The regular gallery visitor setting foot in Galeri Petronas today will be, first of all,…
Size Does Matter
Two thousand and seven, for a businessman and arts collector like myself, was noteworthy arts-wise…
Tembak: Low Yi Chin & Chong Kim Chiew’s “A White House and A Temporary Road”
A red Chinese box-altar stands on one of The Annexe Gallery’s upper levels; its idol,…
Malaysia at First Sight
“Selamat Datang ke Malaysia” is a cultural expo of sorts … on one hand playing…
Sit Down and Talk
Held once every five years in Kassel, Germany, documenta – the Hundred Day Museum is…
Between Revolution Stronghold and Laboratory of the West: Political Positions in Indonesian Fine Art in the 1950s
Yogyakarta was Java’s principal art centre during the 1950s. According to Claire Holt’s “Art in…
Philippine Art Across the Islands: Mindanao
When the Zamboanga del Norte Federation of Visual Artists (ZANFEVA), a confederation of four art…
Tembak: Wed 28, Feb – Wed 7, Mar 2007
Kg Berembang Mon 5, Mar 2007 Kg Berembang was a place I knew about only…
Rabbits’ Eyes and Seascapes
On January 28th, 2007, the art world’s luminaries and big-spenders converged on the Kuang estate…
The 60 Second Plug: Ahmad Fuad’s “Dislocated”
Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born 38 years ago in Baling, Kedah.…
Crossing the River
An emerging visual artist whose work has been exhibited both in Malaysia and abroad, Yap…
Drawing Water
An Indonesian artist once pointed out to me the pervasiveness of visual clichés. He said…
Jeri Azhari, 1955-2006
Ahmad Azhari bin Mohd Nor atau lebih sinonim dengan panggilan Jeri telah berhijrah ke alam…
Protocol 101
Censorship is a contemporary issue. It is mitigated by a new set of protocols that…
Playing With History
As children we are told the names of things – naming is one of the…
Fun on the Night Shift
Chapter 1: Ikat Batu at Gudang – a warehouse tucked away in suburban Damansara Jaya…
To Dye For
[This paper was first presented at “Batik Paintings – Public Talk by Dr. Zakaria Ali”…
Rise From The Ruins
It was a lovely evening (17 Sep 2005) in Kuala Lumpur – a bit steamy,…
In Flying Spaghetti Monster We Trust
Zedeck Siew the Kakiseni Scatterbot trawls the internet to find interesting art and culture beyond…
Plug and Play
The first part in a series documenting young Malaysian artists and their work. Gan Siong…
Don’t Rain On My Painting
It was a very wet afternoon. Not the ideal time for a visit to the…
Artists Without Borders
The idea of exchange is an interesting one in today’s world where technology, the internet,…