Hummer and Tagistan at Zhongshan
Hummingbirds, rusty saws, bottlecaps, floating chess boards, and the beauty in reclaimed things at the Zhongshan Building.
Meat on the Chopping Block
By LILY JAMALUDIN Tucked away inside the repurposed warehouse of KongsiKL hangs Chang Yoong Chia’s Meat on the Chopping Block. It’s an eerie sight: painted …
Cherish forgotten photographs
By HAMIDAH ABD RAHMAN I found myself giggling at a certain photograph that was framed within the walls of the photography exhibition. It was a …
Lock Yi’s first solo digital exhibition goes beyond the body
By FARAH DIANPUTRI I was on my Cuti-Cuti Malaysia weekend in Kuantan, Pahang, when I found a small gallery space nestled up a staircase at …
Reminders of death in Dhavinder Singh’s Tagistan
By ELLEN LEE WHAT happens to an artwork once it’s been exhibited? What happens to most things once they’ve run their course? Sometimes, they get …
Mass against Mass: Conversation about the current collective crisis
“You just got to say to yourself, ‘I’m a free man in here’”- he tapped his forehead – “and you’re all right.” – George Orwell
Edroger Rosili’s On the Anatomy of Fate
By WAI LU YIN The saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a self-reminder when I get to know someone. We are often …
Reimagining the Colour Pink with ANJU
By Natasha P “P!NK, A Group Art Exhibition” at Rumah Tangsi featured the work of Anjali Nijjar Venugopal (ANJU) who takes the viewer on an …
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 …
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 …