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Mastry: Breaking boundaries and building bridges for Indonesia-Malaysia art

Mastry: Breaking boundaries and building bridges for Indonesia-Malaysia art

IT BEGAN MONTHS ago, when Stephen Menon confirmed that Mastry, an exhibition showcasing Indonesian and Malaysian artists will take place at the famous TonyRaka Art Gallery in Ubud, Bali. It is a ground-breaking cooperative effort among the ArtVoice Collective of Malaysia headed by Stephen, gallery owner Tony Hartawan Anak Agung

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

CONCEPTUALLY, this is a very old painting – 50 years, from 1975. I was thinking then about solipsism. In a way, the phenomenon traps the mind like a pickle in a bottle, an “achar”, fermenting, transforming within its confined limitations but remaining essentially the same. Claustrophobia mirrors this mental incarceration, in

2024: Four shows on art and story telling

2024: Four shows on art and story telling

LAST YEAR was a defining year for Jin’s Art Gallery. My intention was to brand it as a place where art and story-telling meet; the four shows that were held there exemplified its purpose. I also planned each show as I would a publication. The following are some details

Off Stone 4: Sheila Singam, Opalyn Mok, Marina Emmanuel, Jahabar Sadiq & Lim Siang Jin

Off Stone 4: Sheila Singam, Opalyn Mok, Marina Emmanuel, Jahabar Sadiq & Lim Siang Jin

SHELIA SINGAM AT THE EDGE, Sheila was part of the Options team under Surinder Jessy. They shared the same floor as me and BK Tan so we saw each other often. At the time, I did not know how multi-talented she was. Since then, mainly via her Facebook posts, I

Off Stone 3: Lim Yin Foong, Jenny Ng, Sreerema Banoo & Khoo Hsu Chuang

Off Stone 3: Lim Yin Foong, Jenny Ng, Sreerema Banoo & Khoo Hsu Chuang

LIM YIN FOONG YIN FOONG joined The Edge shortly after we launched in 1994. I met her there and have been following her work post-Edge too – her evolution from journalism to creative non-fiction. What she portrayed at Off Stone is a small but important and meaningful part of an interesting

Off Stone 2: Kee Thuan Chye, Lam Seng Fatt, Choong Tet Sieu, Angeline Lim & Susan Chan

Off Stone 2: Kee Thuan Chye, Lam Seng Fatt, Choong Tet Sieu, Angeline Lim & Susan Chan

KEE THUAN CHYE THUAN CHYE and I have been friends since 1966 when we met in Form 1 at Penang Free School. He was kind enough to contribute two items for the exhibition: a display of his books and a presentation, ‘A Word with You: Readings and a Chat with

Off Stone 1: Eric Peris, KC Boey, SC Shekar and William de Cruz

Off Stone 1: Eric Peris, KC Boey, SC Shekar and William de Cruz

‘OFF STONE: Works of journos & ex-journos made after hours or post-career’, Oct 5-17, 2024 at my gallery was, by far, my most ambitious project. I gathered 18 journalists and ex-journalists to exhibit their works and/or make presentations on matters close to their heart. In this four-part series, I