Art Expo Malaysia 2014 Promises To Stun Audiences
Gear up for
the largest, most significant and prestigious international visual art feast in
Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia 2014! The 8th edition of this yearly art fair will
take place from September 25 – 28, 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, digital art, photography) under one roof. AmBank
Group is the Main Sponsor, while National Visual Arts Gallery Malaysia, Secret
Recipe, and Wang Xijing are Sponsors for the event.
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!
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. Exhibitors’ lineup
this year includes the usual past exhibitors and supporters such as Henry
Butcher Art Auctioneers,
Masterpiece Auction, Core Design Gallery, G13 Gallery,
Pelita Hati Gallery Of Art, Segaris Art Center, Yahong Art Gallery, City Art
Gallery, Fuman Art, Blue Dots Art, and The Clay Arts Studio; as well as many
first-time participants such as Artcube, Artelier Gallery, One East Museum,
Pace Gallery, TAKSU Kuala Lumpur, Tapak Yusof Ghani, The Bauhaus Gallery, and
University Of Malaya Art Gallery. Among the local exhibitors, Artcube and Core
Design Gallery are taking up relatively large booth space to promote Malaysian
Contemporary Art, which received well response and good remarks from the
visitors last year.
From our
neighbouring country Singapore, as many as 13
galleries are participating, forming the second largest exhibitor group, which
includes the esteemed Art Front Gallery, Art
Porters, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Barnadas
Huang, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Da Tang Fine Arts, Eight Art Gallery,
Nanman Art, Ovas Art Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts and
Y2ARTS.
From
Indonesia, there is participation from the revered Edwin’s Gallery (in
collaboration with Mon Décor Gallery), Vivi Yip Art Room, Puri Art Gallery,
Cata Odata, and H Gallery.
Art lovers
will also have the opportunity to admire artworks of various medium, style and
expression from Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, United
Kingdom, Spain, Hungary, and India etc. Foreign exhibitors include Art Futures
Group, Art House Vietnam, Artdoor Gallery, Asian Artists Network, ATR Gallery,
Chelian Art Gallery, Chit Fung Art, Cube Gallery, Li Chi Mao Art Museum, LSD,
Ludvig Gallery Budapest, W.C.L. Studio, William Art Salon, and Zoom Gallery
etc.
At the main
entrance booth, visitors will also have the chance of a lifetime to admire 4
impressive masterpieces (2 pieces by Datuk Ibrahim Hussein + 2 pieces by
Georgette Chen) under the prestigious art collection of Tan Sri Azman Hashim,
Chairman of AmBank Group.
There will
also be an Embassy Zone, which sees participation from 13 Embassies, namely Argentine,
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands,
Philippines, and Romania.
In
conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Malaysia-China bilateral ties, the
independent China Pavilion set up is the biggest ever, utilizing more than 1000
sqm of Hall A, which is directly opposite the main exhibition hall of Art Expo
Malaysia 2014, showcasing works by more than 150 China artists, under the
banner of 10 different groups / projects.
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 19.3 million sales of artworks and a visitorship of
20,000 people, we hope to achieve a greater success while we improve from
different aspects.”
Fair
Director Sim Pojinn said, “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 2014. For more information, please contact
03-7728 3677 / info@artexpomalaysia.com or log on to
www.artexpomalaysia.com
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