Malaysia now
Malaysian Contemporary Art
Lecture by Adeline Ooi
Thursday 21 June
at Asia House
Doors 6.30pm. Lecture 6.45-7.45pm

Adeline Ooi is an independent curator and writer who divides her time
between Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Yogyakarta. Her writing has appeared
in many magazines, broadsheets and private publications. She is currently
a monthly contributor to the arts pages in Off the Edge, a lifestyle magazine
published by The Edge, a financial newspaper in Malaysia, and a member
of the curatorial team of Gallery W/O Walls, a mobile art space.

The contemporary art scene in Malaysia is flourishing. A new generation
of post-independence artists, many of whom trained abroad, have returned
home to create and contribute to the burgeoning scene. Adeline Ooi provide
a survey of contemporary Malaysian art, focusing on post independence
generation of artists, their different range of approaches and their
interpretation of the Malaysian experience

Members’ Priority Booking Period to 1 May then open to the public.
Asia House Members and concs £4, Non-members £7
Tickets available from Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street,
London Tel: 020 7307 5454 mailto:

Picture credit: Tropical Paradise, Vincent Leong