Exhibitions

Why Did Melati Suryodarmo Let the Chicken Run?

TanyaApril 14, 2020

A woman in a black dress and heels chases a chicken around a room, her futile efforts the source of much bewilderment. The woman in question is none other than ...

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Dirty Pictures, or An Introduction to the Art of I GAK Murniasih

UshaMarch 25, 2020

“I was worried about my own vagina. It needed a context of other vaginas-- a community, a culture of vaginas. There's so much darkness and secrecy surrounding t...

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Seet Yun TengMarch 14, 2020

A distinct memory from my childhood is being awakened by the shrill, repetitive and, honestly, quite annoying “koo-Ooo… koo-Ooo” outside my window. I would late...

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Finding Home in the Unknown – Diana Lui’s I Will Not Give Names to Trees

DeborahFebruary 29, 2020

As someone with a hyphenated identity, I am frequently asked, “What are you?” People usually want an answer that allows them to categorise me racially. Yet, the...

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May We Enter?

NadraFebruary 11, 2020

I hate being on a crowded train; bodies, bags and poles pressed against my arms. During rush hour on public transport, you have no personal space. The notion of...

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“But if I was born again, I would still want to be a woman” – Becoming Kartika Affandi

Dewi FitzpatrickFebruary 1, 2020

I have a vague memory from when I lived in Yogyakarta as a six-year-old child: I am in a leotard, jumping around in a ballet class in an extraordinary house ...

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Material Agendas and the Art of Collecting

MichelleJanuary 10, 2020

Why do collectors collect, and how do they shape their collections? If this is something that you’ve ever wondered about, then stopping by Material Agendas, the...

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Hanging out with Chen Wen Hsi’s Playful Gibbons

ShidahJanuary 9, 2020

If you are new to the late artist Chen Wen Hsi and his body of works, then the display of playful gibbons over at Merlin Gallery (Dr. Chen Wen Hsi Art Museum) w...

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Lost in Translation: Xu Bing and the Politics of Language

Bethany BurtonDecember 31, 2019

As Museum MACAN celebrates its second anniversary, it wraps up its fourth blockbuster exhibition, drawing visitors into the brilliantly inventive world of inter...

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The Ties That Bind: The Body Politic and the Body at ILHAM Gallery

UshaDecember 28, 2019

On May 13, 1969, a violent race riot erupted in the streets of Kuala Lumpur (KL). The Star references a Time magazine report on May 23, 1969, which included the...

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Opinions

The Viral Future: Art vs. the Attention Economy

Letter from Yangon: If the Heat Doesn’t Get You, the Monsoon Will

Letter from MACAN: Driving Action

Art, Abridged

H is for History Painting

When Our Planet Bleeds Blue

[email protected]? 3 Art Board Games to Play in Lockdown and Beyond

Conversations

Artists @ Home: Mira Asriningtyas & Dito Yuwono

Artists @ Home: Qimmyshimmy

Artists @ Home: Andy Yang

Lifestyle

Ezzam Rahman’s Daging Satay Goreng

Chand Chandramohan’s Coconut Chutney

No Hard Feelings: Nature Shankar

Why Did Melati Suryodarmo Let the Chicken Run?

Dirty Pictures, or An Introduction to the Art of I GAK Murniasih

shadows through leaves: Railtrack Songmaps Roosting Post 2

Exhibitions

Why Did Melati Suryodarmo Let the Chicken Run?

Dirty Pictures, or An Introduction to the Art of I GAK Murniasih

shadows through leaves: Railtrack Songmaps Roosting Post 2

Finding Home in the Unknown – Diana Lui’s I Will Not Give Names to Trees

May We Enter?

“But if I was born again, I would still want to be a woman” – Becoming Kartika Affandi

Material Agendas and the Art of Collecting

Hanging out with Chen Wen Hsi’s Playful Gibbons

Lost in Translation: Xu Bing and the Politics of Language

The Ties That Bind: The Body Politic and the Body at ILHAM Gallery