Gear up for your largest, most crucial and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 10th edition on this yearly art fair features 60 established and reputable art galleries / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 items of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of various style, expression and medium, in one location.
The longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, malaysia art galleries is probably the most public-friendly art fair in the world, since it will not 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 greatest delegation, may lot of reputable exhibitors as well as new players from our art scene. These galleries will represent a lot more than 100 local artists, a great blend of pioneer artists, superstars, established and emerging young artists. The Malaysian works usually receive well response and good remarks from the visitors. Having a strong pool of local collectors specifically collecting Malaysian Art, it can be expected the sales of Malaysian Art would be excellent.
Strong Singapore Representation
From the neighbouring country Singapore, as many as 9 galleries could happen, forming the second biggest exhibitor group, such as the esteemed Art Asia X, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of Good Hope Memorial, Kato Art Duo, Maya Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts, and White Space Art Asia. It’s quite common that galleries in Singapore represent artists of various nationalities. Art Xchange Gallery mainly represents Indonesian artists; ArtBlue Studio mainly represents Vietnamese artists; Kato Art Duo mainly represents Japanese artists; REDSEA Gallery used to showcase functions by French, Russian, and Spanish artists, and can be debuting with Korean and Indonesian works this round.
Foreign Exhibitors
Off their aspects of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is presented by Colour Cube Gallery, first-time participant; Thailand is presented by Number 1 Gallery; Vietnam is presented by Viet Art Space, debut appearance in this art fair; Indonesia is represented by REDBASE Contemporary Art, first-time participant, that is showcasing a wonderful interesting sculpture at the main entrance in the exhibition hall (you will end up impressed!)
Foreign Asian exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Chit Fung Art to display 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, besides the frequent exhibitor LSD Gallery, two other galleries namely Gallery UG and SHINSEIDO is going to 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 pieces of recent works.
Spain’s ATR Gallery booth is visitors’ all-time-favourite booth. Be mesmerized from the latest works of Spanish sculptor Jesus Curia, bobs by Spanish master Joan Miro, if fortunate enough, if not 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 by reviewing the country.
Additionally, there is also the National Exhibition of China, presented with the Secretary of state for Culture China, that showcases 3 or 4 Chinese contemporary ink artists, at the huge exhibition part of 420 sqm. On the other hand, the standard China Pavilion will shrink down in dimensions, having 5 different groups participating only, so that the China representation isn’t too overwhelming.
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