Nadirah, streamed online
Questions of faith, cultural identity, and love are raised, answered, and seemingly dismissed in Alfian Sa’at’s flawed but enjoyable play.
Scream Inside Your Heart: Watching History Unfold
By LILY JAMALUDIN Anurendra Jegadeva’s latest for Wei Ling Gallery, in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, is a collection of works created under lockdown. It’s a vast …
Read like Rumi on Zoom
By HAMIDAH ABD RAHMAN On the night of Oct 31, I treated myself to an online Zoom performance that was organised by theatre group Rumah …
Curatorial meanderings in Fergana Art’s Se{SUMPAH}
By ELLEN LEE “Sesumpah” means “chameleon” in Malay, but in Se{SUMPAH}, a group exhibition which recently had a run at the Black Box MAPKL in …
The Geography of Corporeality
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE A common sight in South-East Asia is a crowded pasar pagi or morning market. Shuffling bodies intersecting with sprays of …
Meat on a Chopping Block: Tale of Uncertainty
By Danial Fuad Adaptability has always been an important trait to ensure our survival as a species. This adaptability trait is also evident in art, …
The fate of humanity as seen by Edroger Rosili
By DANIAL FUAD Contemporary artists should not be bound by one medium as more materials and techniques are discovered, opening up new ways to deliver …
Visual Repertoire of Loss, Love and Picking Up the Pieces
By ADRIANA NORDIN MANAN for Lensa Seni Kimberley Boudville’s debut solo exhibition comes from a very personal place. All of 21 years old, the artist …
Sacred Garden: A space for quiet contemplation
By ADRIANA NORDIN MANAN Sacred Garden, a virtual exhibition showcasing works of figurative art, is an illuminating look at artistic interpretations of the human figure. …
The Wild Imagination of Haslin Ismail
By DANIAL FUAD A painting of a Kabuki actor greets me as I enter the gallery, setting the tone and direction for Haslin Ismail’s recent …