by Simon Soon

Art writing in Malaysia gets its fair share of flak from informed audience all the time. Here’s one reason: Writers think readers are too stupid to understand so called ‘difficult art’.

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.

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 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 Zedeck Siew

Obituary: Yasmin Ahmad, 1958 – 2009

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

by Suraya Warden

Exhibition Review: With Chin Kon Yee: Reality in Wonderland, Wei-Ling Gallery continues its current winning streak of solo shows.

By Tintin Wulia

Blog entry by Indonesian artist Tintin Wulia sharing her 2009 performance project in Melbourne, ‘terra incognita et cetera’ which explores issues on territories, collective play and painting.

By ARTERI

There are a number of art dictionaries / glossaries / thesis cheat-sheets– but they are painfully boring. So, ARTERI presents the Malaysian Art Dictionary, a communal effort to list everything arty! Come on, you know you’ll love it!

by CIPAN

Suggestions For Lunch Time Activities In KL For Busy Government Workers is back. Take note, work-worn and culturally-deficient members of the civil service: more irresistably stimulating activities for you!

Ahem. Episode 2: Kite Flying in an Art Gallery.

by Ooi Kok Chuen

Peter Harris told me: “I never laid down any rule. I didn’t tell them what was the right style. I only taught them the method, not the style. I can’t tell them what to paint, or how to paint it. I only forbade the use of erasers because I wanted them to know where they went wrong.”

by ARTERI

The Matahati Malaysian Emerging Artists Award, by House of MATAHATI (HOM) & Galeri Chandan.

Emerging talents take notice! While its got some problems — why no new media or installation work allowed? Or students? — it comes with a wad of cash, a plane ticket, and the promise of a solo show. You waiting for what?

by Kelvin Chuah

For a long time now, people have been saying that we do not have sufficient writing and publications on Malaysian art. I am aware that this is an old debate.

by ARTERI

Some exhibitions deserve to be touted way before they open, just so that everyone can mark their organisers and make sure they don’t miss it. To wit: an opportunity to indulge in the secondary art market!

by Ooi Kok Chuen

In his statement in the 1994 MWS catalogue, Mansor reflected: “I feel my work reflects the melancholy, the serenity and the joyous life apparent in the village. My style of work is spontaneous, devoid of inhibitions to reflect my feelings.”

by ARTERI

Critical responses to Rock Kaka by Fahmi Redza, Yin Shao Loong, Eva McGovern and Simon Soon.