Art Expo Malaysia Plus
(2015年09月10日 - 2015年09月13日)
http://artexpomalaysia.com
Art Expo Malaysia Promises To Stun Audiences
Gear up for the largest, most significant and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 9th edition of this yearly art fair will take place from September 10 – 13, at Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC), Kuala Lumpur, featuring 70 established and reputable art galleries / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 pieces of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of various style, expression and medium, under one roof.
Currently the longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, Art Expo Malaysia is probably the most public-friendly art fair in the world, as it does not charge any entrance fee, Free Admission since its inception in 2007!
AmBank Group has become the Main Sponsor of Art Expo Malaysia since last year. Few masterpieces (including pieces by the late Datuk Ibrahim Hussein) in the prestigious collection of Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman of AmBank Group, will be exhibited at the main entrance booth. It’s chance of lifetime for visitors to admire these pieces which are usually kept at Tan Sri Azman’s office.
The Malaysia bandwagon, the largest delegation, will have a good number of reputable exhibitors as well as new players in the local art scene. These galleries will represent more 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 from the visitors. With a strong pool of local collectors specifically collecting Malaysian Art, it is expected that the sales of Malaysian Art would be excellent. Exhibitors’ lineup this year includes the usual past exhibitors and supporters such as Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers, Masterpiece Auction, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum & Art Gallery, A2 Gallery (in collaboration with Jeth Art Gallery), Artcube, Art WeMe, City Art Gallery, Core Design Gallery, G13 Gallery, Galeri Shah Alam (in collaboration with The Bauhaus Gallery), Gallerie Taksu, Ode To Art Kuala Lumpur, Pace Gallery, Pelita Hati Gallery Of Art, Richard Koh Fine Art, Segaris Art Center, and Yahong Art Gallery. Some of these galleries also represent foreign artists as well; for example, Art WeMe represents the famous China artist Sanzi and the beautiful Taiwanese artists, Asia’s first girl group trio Ma Sing Ling; Ode To Art Kuala Lumpur representing German artist Rainer Lagemann, best known for his abstract steel sculptures of the human body, and world renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, whose works depict people and figures in large, exaggerated volume; both the auction houses Henry Butcher and Masterpiece will showcase works by Southeast Asian artists.
From our neighbouring country Singapore, as many as 12 galleries are participating, forming the second largest exhibitor group, which includes the esteemed Art Front Gallery, Art Seasons, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Kato Art Duo, Linda Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts, Utterly Art, White Space Art Asia, and Y2ARTS. Among them, Art Seasons, Kato Art Duo, Utterly Art, and White Space Art Asia are first-time-participant. Meanwhile, works by Spanish master Salvador Dali can be seen at the REDSEA Gallery booth.
From other parts of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is represented by Summit Arts Collection, Thailand is represented by first-time participant La Lanta Fine Art, Indonesia is represented by Puri Art Gallery, and Vivi Yip Art Room.
Foreign exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Art Futures Group that represents China artist Ren Zhenyu who painted two portraits of the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew that raised almost RM 2.2 million in a charity gala earlier this year in Singapore; Chit Fung Art that represents top-notch level Chinese ink masters such as Jia Youfu, Pan Gongkai etc; and Damina Fine Art, a first-time participant.
William Art Salon from Taiwan always surprises visitors with its exhibits, don’t miss out this booth! Previously, it has exhibited original works by world famous artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Wu Guanzhong, Zao Wou-ki, and Zhu Dequn! Artdoor Taipei will represent the talented Chen Ying Ru whose works are well collected by numerous prominent property developers in Taiwan. 90-year-old Taiwanese Chinese ink Grandmaster Prof. Li Chi Mao will be exhibiting few pieces 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, and if lucky enough, if not sold yet, pieces by Picasso! Hungary is represented by Ludvig Gallery Budapest, England by W.C.L. Studio, India by Chelian Art Gallery, Korea by Zoom Gallery, Japan by LSD and Fine Gallery UL, etc.
There will also be an Embassy Zone, which sees participation from more than 11 Embassies, e.g. Argentine, Brazil, Cuba, France, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Venezuela, etc. Each Embassy proudly represents one selected solo artist from its country.
Art Expo Malaysia is under the Royal Patronage of Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Perlis, DYTM Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, and DYTM Tuanku Hajjah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil. “We, as the Royal Patron, have watched over the growth of the Art Expo Malaysia, and are proud of its achievements and progress. As year goes by, we see better quality of artworks and even masterpieces by some of the most famous names in the art world, we see increasing visitorship and most importantly the increasing awareness towards art appreciation in the public, we see increasing media coverage on the Expo be it locally or abroad as it is worth reporting about, we see participation from more countries, we see a higher sales of artworks recorded, just to mention a few. It is achieved via the hard work and painstaking effort by the organisers, where they overcome daunting challenges and obstacles, keep on striving to improve on the quality of the Expo in every aspects to meet international expectation. This is the Malaysian fighting spirit. We hope the organisers would keep on adding new programmes and come up with interesting attractions, in order to value-add and also to make the Art Expo Malaysia something special that the art enthusiasts, whether at home or abroad, are keen to visit every year. The Art Expo Malaysia has definitely brought the visual arts industry in Malaysia a big leap forward. Syabas!”
Founder Datuk Vincent Sim said, “Art Expo Malaysia promotes Malaysia Art in an international art platform, promoting local galleries and artists world widely, educating the public about art appreciation and art investment, promoting arts to a wider community (via intensive marketing) thus nurturing the interest towards arts in them, bolstering Kuala Lumpur as an important art hub in South-east Asia that is active in art commerce and art development, as well as networking within the community. Following last year’s success of recording RM 20.1 million sales of artworks and a visitorship of 22,500 people, we hope to achieve a greater success while we improve from different aspects.”
Project Director Sim Polenn said, “Looking at current economy situation, where share market is dropping and possibly plummeting in coming months, property market is becoming more stagnant where number of sales transaction is slumping, it’s a good time for investors to seriously look into the art market. It’s buyer’s market now, good time to start collecting, the earlier the better, as the saying, Appreciate Art, Art Appreciates! Art Expo Malaysia is exactly the right place to start your art collecting journey!” At the same time, Polenn also emphasized on a point, “Buy art because you like it; if there is investment return, that’s a bonus!”
Fair Director Sim Pojinn said, “This will probably be the best edition of Art Expo Malaysia ever. Come with your family and friends, the Art Expo promises to be a good Arty experience for all, don’t miss it, come and have fun, have a good quality time admiring Arts, and acquiring Arts!”
Free Admission to Art Expo Malaysia. For more information, please contact 03-7728 3677 / info@artexpomalaysia.com or log on to www.artexpomalaysia.com
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