Get ready for your largest, most important and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 10th edition on this yearly art fair features 60 established and reputable galleries and museums / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 bits of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of varied style, expression and medium, in one location.
Typically the longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, malaysia art event is just about the public-friendly art fair in the world, as it doesn’t charge any entrance fee, Free Admission since its inception in 2007! (Entering art fair in Singapore would cost about RM 80; entering art fair in Hong Kong would cost about RM 135)
The Malaysia bandwagon, the largest delegation, will have a good number of reputable exhibitors and also beginners from my art scene. These galleries will represent greater than 100 local artists, a great mix of pioneer artists, superstars, established and emerging young artists. The Malaysian works usually receive well response and good remarks through the visitors. Having a strong pool of local collectors specifically collecting Malaysian Art, it’s expected the sales of Malaysian Art will be excellent.
Strong Singapore Representation
From my neighbouring country Singapore, as many as 9 galleries come to mind, forming the second biggest exhibitor group, which include the esteemed Art Asia X, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of fine Hope Art Gallery, Kato Art Duo, Maya Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts, and White Space Art Asia. It is common that galleries in Singapore represent artists of assorted nationalities. Art Xchange Gallery mainly represents Indonesian artists; ArtBlue Studio mainly represents Vietnamese artists; Kato Art Duo mainly represents Japanese artists; REDSEA Gallery employed to showcase functions French, Russian, and Spanish artists, but will be debuting with Korean and Indonesian works this round.
Foreign Exhibitors
From other elements of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is presented by Colour Cube Memorial, first-time participant; Thailand is represented by Number 1 Gallery; Vietnam is presented by Viet Art Space, debut appearance on this art fair; Indonesia is presented by REDBASE Contemporary Art, first-time participant, which is showcasing an amazing interesting sculpture with the main entrance of the exhibition hall (you may be impressed!)
Foreign Asian exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Chit Fung Art that represents top-notch level Chinese ink masters including Jia Youfu, Pan Gongkai etc; Korea’s Zoom Gallery, together with Nine Gallery, presents fascinating works of strong Korean identity. Meanwhile, from Japan, apart from the frequent exhibitor LSD Gallery, two other galleries namely Gallery UG and SHINSEIDO will likely be joining the very first time. From Taiwan, the 91-year-old Taiwanese Chinese ink Grandmaster Prof. Li Chi Mao is going to be exhibiting few bits of recent works.
Spain’s ATR Gallery booth is visitors’ all-time-favourite booth. Be mesmerized by the latest works of Spanish sculptor Jesus Curia, and pieces by Spanish master Joan Miro, if fortunate, otherwise sold yet, pieces by Picasso!
You’ll also have an Embassy Zone, which sees participation from 13 Embassies, i.e. Argentine, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, France, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Russia (debut appearance). Each Embassy proudly represents one selected solo artist from its country.
Moreover, there will be the National Exhibition of China, presented through the Secretary of state for Culture China, that showcases Three or four Chinese contemporary ink artists, with a huge exhibition division of 420 sqm. However, the standard China Pavilion will shrink down in space, having 5 different groups participating only, so the China representation isn’t too overwhelming.
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