An art exchange on Penang’s walls and streets
By Marco Ferrarese
January 2015 FEATURE
Urban Xchange, Penang’s first international street art festival, divided the state’s art sphere between purists and those who dare to be different.A crowd of curious Penangites and visitors gathered at the Hin Bus Depot Art Centre on Jalan Gurdwara at the end of November for the launch of the international art exhibition “Urban Xchange: Crossing Over”. The real epicentre of the artworks, however, was at Jalan Nagore – about 10 minutes’ walk from the city centre – where a strip...
Marco Ferrarese
is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.
