A Row of Fairs Clearing the Air in the Art World

By Ooi Kok Chuen

May 2022 PENANG PALETTE
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The sculptures of androgynous figures by Spain's Jesus Curia at the ATR booth of Spain.
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ALL’S FAIR WITH art fairs as a modicum of normalcy returns to the art scene after two years of Covid-19 pandemic cryonics on public life.Dusting the cobwebs from a two-year hiatus, Art Expo Malaysia (AEM) presented Art For All in April with some 500 works from 20 galleries, including some A-listers, with the accent on curated painters.A pleasant surprise was the participation of Spain’s ATR Gallery, a stalwart since the AEM’s inception, known for its sculptures of androgynous figures and...

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Ooi Kok Chuen

is an art-writer and journalist, and the author of MAHSURI: A Legend Reborn (Ooi Peeps Publishing), an adult contemporary fantasy “movel” (a novel conceived as a mock movie) spun from a local legend.

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