Ponderings and Wanderings on the Future of Art and Creativity

Thoughts on gender with observations and questions on masculinity in contemporary art.

A photo and sound gallery for Roslisham Ismail aka Ise’s most recent and complex project to date, GHOST, which haunted a derelict KL town house for three otherworldly nights.

Panas! Panas! Panas sekali! Marilah kita bersama-sama mengundi untuk menentukan siapa dan apa yang ter-kool dalam dunia seni sezaman.

How and where do we draw the line between appropriation, recycling and derivation from other sources in Malaysian Contemporary Art?

by ARTERI

House of Matahati is looking for a gallery manager to help run their nifty establishment in Ampang, Selangor. For all you creatives out there who’s been itching to take up a career in the visual art, there is no better opportunity than this.

photo gallery by participants

The eighth church attacked as we write. To neutralise this atmosphere of mistrust and hate, the young people of Kuala Lumpur decided to stage a rally tomorrow by distributing flowers to the public at a busy intersection in town, noon last Saturday.

by Ribut di Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Jan – Wizards of the Coast (WC), creator of the once-popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering, has launched a new series of cards that it believes will reach out and tap into a new breed of players.

We pitch TimeOut KL against KLue to see whether the two competing lifestyle journals are savvy enough when it comes to the all important ART ISSUE.

by Yusuf Martin

The Malaysian National Art Gallery – Balai Seni Lukis Negara, which might otherwise be called a museum of modern art, currently hosts a retrospective of one of Malaysia’s most esteemed artists – Syed Ahmad Jamal; celebrating his eightieth birthday, and almost sixty years devoted to art and art criticism.

Interview with Fahmi Fadzil and Azmyl Yunor Wayang, our stories told through light and shadow, given a contemporary spin.

by Yusuf Martin

Out of the canon of Kamal Sabran’s musical enterprises, this CD offers what may be his most accessible compositions, with a more direct focus on instrumental melodies, intertwined with electronic abstract resonance.

by Simon Soon

On Malaysia Emerging Artists Award (MEA): I’m not necessarily a fan of art competition, but the kind of media attention, spectacle and drama that surround an art award (the stuff that art purists would balk at) form the appealing recipe for creating the much needed buzz and encouragement to introduce new comers into the heady, treacherous yet occasionally rewarding art life.

by ARTERI

House of Matahati (HOM) artist residency programme is now open for application. Started in 2008 as a studio mentorship programme by the MATAHATI boys, the residency has since become a significant stepping stone, where regular guidance from Malaysia’s prominent art stars have helped shape the direction and career of our artistic fledglings.

Interview with Ng Sek San: Increasingly, art collectors in Malaysia are opening their doors to researchers and art enthusiasts. Sharing is after all, caring.