Get ready to the largest, most significant and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 10th edition of this yearly art fair features 60 established and reputable free galleries / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 items of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of assorted style, expression and medium, in one location.
The longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, malaysia highlights has become the 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 biggest delegation, will have a lot of reputable exhibitors as well as new players from our art scene. These galleries will represent over 100 local artists, an excellent mix of pioneer artists, superstars, established and emerging young artists. The Malaysian works usually receive well response and good remarks from your 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 your neighbouring country Singapore, as much as 9 galleries may take place, forming the second largest exhibitor group, which includes the esteemed Art Asia X, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, 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 employed to showcase works by French, Russian, and Spanish artists, and can be debuting with Korean and Indonesian works this round.
Foreign Exhibitors
Off their parts of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is represented by Colour Cube Public, first-time participant; Thailand is presented by Number 1 Gallery; Vietnam is represented by Viet Art Space, debut appearance with this art fair; Indonesia is presented by REDBASE Contemporary Art, first-time participant, which is to be showcasing an incredible interesting sculpture in the main entrance in the exhibition hall (you will be impressed!)
Foreign Asian exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Chit Fung Art that represents top-notch level Chinese ink masters like Jia Youfu, Pan Gongkai etc; Korea’s Zoom Gallery, in collaboration 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 will be joining initially. 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 with the latest works of Spanish sculptor Jesus Curia, bobs by Spanish master Joan Miro, if fortunate, if not sold yet, pieces by Picasso!
There will also be 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 looking at the country.
In addition, there will be the National Exhibition of China, presented by the Ministry of Culture China, that showcases Three to four Chinese contemporary ink artists, at the huge exhibition division of 420 sqm. Conversely, the usual China Pavilion will shrink down in space, having 5 different groups participating only, so that the China representation isn’t too overwhelming.
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