“THIS country runs on fear. Decisions are made out of fear,” declares artist Ahmad Zakii Anwar on what he doesn’t appreciate about Malaysia. The Nut Graph met the painter on 14 Jan 2010 to probe him on how his Malaysian identity influences his artwork, including of the nude male body — a touchy subject for […]
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Artist Ibrahim Hussein dies of heart attack
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: Artist Datuk Ibrahim Hussein, 72, died of a heart attack at the Pantai Medical Center, Bangsar at 4.30am today . He leaves behind wife Datin Sim Hussein and a daughter, Alia Ibrahim Hussein. Among those who were at his house at Lorong Bukit Pantai here to pay their last respects […]
NAG-ging questions about art
By Zedeck SiewThe National Art Gallery (public domain / wikipedia.org) IN the last decade or so, the National Art Gallery (NAG) — or Balai, as it is informally known — has accumulated a dismal reputation. In Malaysian art circles, the institution has been accused of shirking its duties as a national culture custodian, being remote from both […]
