Valley of Art
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In bad times, good art flourishes. Is this what we are seeing in the Klang Valley?
Was Bujang Valley Culture the Beginning of Malayness?
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The Bujang Valley civilisation, which stretches back to possibly as early as the year 110, is the oldest in South- East Asia, predating Angkor Wat (12th century), Sri Vijaya (seventh century), Majapahit (13th century), Borobudur (ninth century) and the Malacca Sultanate (15th century).
Time for Asean art to flourish
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Stakeholders in the art world in South- East Asia are beginning to talk and work with one another again. This is a very promising development. One conversation...
Musical wizard returns to the promise of paint
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It is a wonder that Datuk M. Nasir chose to stage his first solo painting exhibition on August 9, a month a er turning 57. Nasir is a poet and the Consummate Ar...
Anuar Rashid is back... again... for now
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Malaysian Art’s prodigal son, Anuar Rashid, is back. Again, big time and with a vengeance, a new passion and the same kick-ass attitude. Behold his magnum...
An explosion of art shows
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The whole country is in Art-stasy with all the frenzied year-round celebrations of art festivals, expos/fairs, camps, art-auctions, expeditions, workshops, demo...
The difficult art of raising artists
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One for the album. Some of the former students and lecturers present at the KLCA reunion dinner.In the merriment of laughter and songs, the most pressing...
Worshipping women: Confident, conscious and complex
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A self portrait.Yuen Chee Ling held steadfast to the ideal of Woman – what it takes to be a Woman, the fount of infinite love, her innate beauty and...
Loving the art and the artist
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Not all marriages are made in heaven.For nuptials between artists, some may well start on the canvas, or off it. But they are more likely to first meet in cir...
Springtime for art biennales
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At Heathrow in London, I was singled out by security personnel for an “interview” after X-ray clearance. When told that I was simply stopping over i...
Choong Kam Kow – A this-worldly visionary
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Choong Kam Kow’s 258 selected works stand as beacons to some 57 years of passion and toil in creating 15 distinct, defining series including the groundbre...
Malaysian artists join one of Singapore’s many shows
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Malaysia’s strong presence at Art Stage Singapore 2015 would have passed relatively unnoticed if not for Vincent Leong’s Kenapamu Malaysia (II), a...