
by Gina Fairley, Clarissa Chikiamco, Sooshie Sulaiman, Ho Tzu Nyen
‘The question for me is whether the hang of APT is a strong form of dissonance or a limpid take on randomness?’ Second part of APT6 roundtable questions probes the boundary between curatorial vision and [...]

by Gina Fairley, Clarissa Chikiamco, Sooshie Sulaiman, Ho Tzu Nyen
“In the year 2010, do Asian artists need to make art about their ‘Asianness’ in order to be included in a triennial?” APT6 Roundtable navigates the aesthetic terrain in this territory we define as ‘the Asia [...]

by Bilqis Hijjas
In America the use of blackface is cringe-worthy and condemned. In Malaysia it pops up everywhere…but what does it [...]

By Eva McGovern
Is contemporary art in KL just a beauty pageant of images? [...]

by ARTERI
The lack of open adoration for filmmakers, films, scenes, dialogue, masked by a desire for objectivity and impartiality in critical writing is perhaps what Love Letters hope to undo, with contributors coming out to simply write little vignettes of affection. Mawkish, tender, amorous, [...]

by Simon Soon
If the local art market has played such a crucial role for the past ten years, its future as an influence on the creative direction of the country remains uncertain. As we enter a new decade, we need to ask, ‘Can the market remain relevant to contemporary art?’ [...]

by Yusuf Martin
Whether it is Zulkifli Yusoff’s abstract expressionism or his latterly Pop Art influenced works, there is a delicious thread of humour, or downright cheekiness, which seems to unite what, otherwise, might appear as a disparate collection of the artist’s [...]

By Eva McGovern
How and where do we draw the line between appropriation, recycling and derivation from other sources in Malaysian Contemporary Art? [...]

By Eva McGovern
Looking at Indonesian photographer Angki Purbandono’s work at Richard Koh Fine Art many months ago inspired me to think about how photography expands and challenges fixed notions about [...]

by Karim Raslan
In Jogjakarta, from the perspective of the arts, more is more. And with the recently concluded Tenth Biennale: Jogja Jamming, the city reveals once again its central role in the Republic’s creative [...]

By Eva McGovern
Thai artist Maitree Siriboon’s exhibition Isarn Boy Soi 4 at Whitespace Gallery. An intoxicating total installation or better yet a self reflective temple/bordello/nightclub for the artist to pause on issues of culture and gender [...]

catatan Rahmat Haron
Akhirnya, siapakah yang untung? Sebuah gereja telahpun terbakar, apakah nanti ada masjid yang terbakar? Di mana-manapun aku tetap akan bersedih, jika agama menjadi alat hasrat rakus [...]

by Varsha Nair
2nd Beyond Pressure Performance Art Festival: “The point… is that dreams never come true”. Drinking tea on street corners, the strangeness and familiarity of Yangon, explaining performance art to officials and pressure as part and parcel of life. [...]

by ARTERI
We pitch TimeOut KL against KLue on whether the two competing lifestyle journals that have come to influence and shape our cultural landscape are savvy enough when it comes to the all important ART ISSUE. [...]

Oleh Faisal Mustaffa
Pameran Seni Muda / Young Arts di RA Fine Arts Gallery memberi lapangan kepada artis untuk meluahkan isi hati mereka melalui lukisan dan [...]
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