[At last! ARTERI finally harassed intrepid gallery-goer Alex Yong into documenting his exhibition adventures for us. Exhibition openings are great places to meet people, have a few drinks (or more), eat some food and get stuck into conversations. Unlike ordinary parties, if you run out of things to say, you can always stare at, and comment on, the art. First up is Nurazmal Yusoff’s Satire in Paint which opened at Pace Gallery on 6 May 2009. For now, this series of posts is called ‘Whose who?’, which is sorta punny, but we know you can think of something better.  Congratulations to the artist and please, get down to the gallery to see the work for yourself! Btw, our images come fully captioned, so you can remember the name of that oh-so-interesting person you met briefly. We know your weaknesses, and we try to be helpful, in our own little way – SC]

Satire in Paint by Nurazmal Yusoff
7 – 23 May 2009 at Pace Gallery
More on the exhibition here.

Man of the night Nurazmal Yusoff making a really cool gesture

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Artists Farif Jalil, Rimbun Dahan resident artist Samsudin Wahab, Farid Raihan and Dina Deraman

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These cheerful people must know something we don’t – Artist Rafiee Ghani and collector Lim Edin Nom

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Collectors Too Hing Yeap and Yoong Sin Min, gallerist Raja Ahmad Aminullah, the artist Nurazmal Yusoff, Zulkiflee Zainul Abidin, Suddin Lappo and Haris Ahmad Hamsani

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‘Why hasn’t Arteri done any coverage on the biggest art exhibition in Malaysia: Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show (IMCAS)?’ asks collector Farouk Khan with daughter Zena Khan

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Art in the fam – mother and daughters… Leila Aisha Khan, Aliya Khan and Zena Khan

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Bernama TV journalist Intan Syazwani covering the exhibition

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Former interns with Studio Dikala Jingga Nara Fiza, Nizam Zaini and Fatim of Kolej Komuniti Kuala Lumpur

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Kolej Komuniti Kuala Lumpur student Coco Arif grinning in front of moody painting Being Cultured, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009

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Nurazmal Yusoff, Suddin Lappo, Rimbun Dahan resident artist Monika Behrens and partner Rochelle Haley

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Artists imitating art…Mazir Ibrahim and Nurazmal Yusoff. All that’s missing is Spongebob.

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Artist Rochelle Haley, Rimbun Dahan’s Monika Behrens, German intern Anne Widmann, Welsh tourist Karry Meyrick and gallery newbie Chen Ce-cile

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Studio Dikala Jingga artist Khairina Khairuddin looking as painterly as the canvas she’s in front of.

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Face off – a young Ahmad Khalid Armand contemplating the artwork like a pro

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Collectors Pakhruddin Sulaiman and Lim Edin Nom have a chat while aritist Rafiee Ghani is otherwise occupied.

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Alex Yong does not have potatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner; contrary to popular belief. This journalist and traveller prefers to have home-cooked meals.