By June Yap

Two different exhibitions opened on the same evening and venue early August 2009: The Air Conditioned Recession: A Singapore Survey organised by Valentine Willie Fine Art, and Curating Lab: 100 Objects (Remixed) organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Museum.

By Eva McGovern

TLG is a new graffiti art movement screaming through the streets of KL. It stands for talangjan which in this cases means producing the best of the best graffiti art in Malaysia that doesn’t imitate but innovates its own unique local style. ARTERI present a graffiti image gallery of the movement’s most recent work.

by Mark Teh

Sudden Death, performed as part of the final Improv Lab @ Findars’ Space, took place on Thursday 6 August 2009. We hoped to get different waves of people to perform this simple act of protest, remembrance and paying respect.

oleh Brigitta Isabella

Foto-foto yang Agan Harahap tawarkan memang memacu pikiran kita untuk berfantasi. Melalui medium yang memang dia terbiasa dan kuasai, ia juga mampu mengolah imajinasinya dengan sangat menawan.

by Syed Muhd. Hafiz

The juxtaposition of Ahmad Zakii’s latest series of works, Being and Pramuhendra’s Spacing Identities within the NUS Museum programme continues to facilitate critical insights into Southeast Asian contemporary art.

By ARTERI

The Malaysian Art Dictionary lives another day to bring you the letter E.

by ARTERI

Interview with Farouk & Aliya Khan: Two of the most prolific collectors of contemporary Malaysian art today, the Khans are nothing if not opinionated and forthright. Our conversation reveals the passion and love for Malaysian art that underpins their forceful observations.

by CIPAN

For those of us who can’t get enough of the sun, theatre practitioner Ayam Fared shows us where and how to get the perfect tan line within our one hour lunch slot in the next installment of Suggestions For Lunch Time Activities In KL For Busy Government Workers

by ARTERI

FURTHER UPDATED: Now with pics of the booth and full-size images to print out & keep. Check it out!

ARTERI x Urbanscapes 2009. Armed with thousands of photocopied artist drawings we set up our HQ and invited visitors to come make their own art zines and find out more about us.

by Alex Yong

Kepingin: Suddin Lappo First Solo Exhibition, 22 Jul – 2 Aug 2009 @ Pace Gallery

The DiKalajingga artists are powering ahead, exhibiting their works left, right and center. Still time to catch this solo exhibition before it comes down on 2 Aug.

by ARTERI

Call for artists: The Rimbun Dahan Artist Residency is once again open for applications from Malaysian and Australian visual artists. It is one of the longest-running and generously supported residencies in Malaysia. The deadline has been extended to 30 Sept 2009, so start writing those applications now!

by Alex Yong

DiKalajingga: Dari Kerana Mata…, 2 to 15 July 2009 @ R A Fine Arts

A late post (too many art events going on), but if you missed the exhibition, enjoy some scenes from the opening. Be sure to catch the current show at RA Fine Arts, “B.A.C.A.: Suara-suara Rupa” before it comes down on 2 Aug.

by Zedeck Siew

Obituary: Yasmin Ahmad, 1958 – 2009

The dreamer, her films I didn’t like, and why we will miss her.

By Kelvin Chuah

Exhibition Review: When was the last time contemporary Vietnamese Art was featured in its entirety in Kuala Lumpur? I must confess that I am no expert in Vietnamese contemporary art. In a way, I was looking forward to what this exhibition had to offer, in terms of contemporary practice. Man, was I blown away.

By Erna Dyanty

Exhibition Review: June 2009, brought Nizam Abdullah’s first solo exhibition at the Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, entitled threesixfive ME, where he displayed new series of works with a theme that incorporates nothing but him self.