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Arranged in chronological order, most recent ones at the top. Artist names are in blue.
This list does NOT include solo exhibitions. Please see Individual Artists.

2009

Bangun Project @ Penang
Documentation of the Bangun Project which took place from 25-30 August 2009.

Natural: New Paintings by Munkao and Saharil Hasrin Sanin   (pics included)
Report from Arteri, 27 May 2009.

2008

Returning to Painting as Painting
by Simon Soon
Curatorial essay for exhibition Tukar Ganti: New Malaysian Paintings at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Sept - Oct 2008. Artists include Choy Chun Wei, Gan Siong King, Hamir Soib, Khairul Azmir Shoib, Liew Kwai Fei, Phuan Thai Meng, Saiful Razman and Yau Bee Ling.

Bridging Friendship
by Carmen Nge
Review of Chin Chai by Sharon Chin and Lydia Chai for Off The Edge magazine, September 2008.

Chin Chai   (pics included)
Exhibition by Sharon Chin and Lydia Chai, August 2008, at Sek San's. This is a transcript of a discussion between Beverly Yong, Simon Soon, Eva McGovern, Yap Sau Bin, Zedeck Siew, Carmen Nge and the artists about the exhibition.

Conservations Between Comrades: Dialogues In Space
by Simon Soon
Curatorial essay for the exhibition Chin Chai by artists Sharon Chin and Lydia Chai.

Review of Bangun - Abandon Project
by Sharon Chin, March 2008
Review of Bangun - Abandon Project, an exhibition held at an abandoned bungalow, organized by Lost Generation Space. Artists include Ilham Fadhli Shaimy, Tan Wai Ding and Teh Leong Kwee.

2007

Malaysia At First Sight   (pics included)
by Gina Fairley
Review of Selamat Datang Ke Malaysia, curated by Beverly Yong, featuring ten artists: Jalaini Abu Hassan, Emil Goh, Yee I-Lann, Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, Sharon Chin, Wong Hoy Cheong, Anurendra Jegadeva, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Sharmiza Abu Hassan and Vincent Leong. This version of her review was written for Kakiseni.

Selamat Datang ke Malaysia   (pics included)
by Gina Fairley
Review of Selamat Datang Ke Malaysia, curated by Beverly Yong, featuring ten artists: Jalaini Abu Hassan, Emil Goh, Yee I-Lann, Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, Sharon Chin, Wong Hoy Cheong, Anurendra Jegadeva, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Sharmiza Abu Hassan and Vincent Leong. This version of her review was written for Universes-in-universe.

Straddling The Divide   (pics included)
by Sharon Chin, July 2007.
Review of 00:15 Superstar, WWF Art For Nature 2007.
(on this website)

Engaging Urban Voices   (pics included)
by Mas Zetti Atan, 1 July 2007.
Review of Processing the City exhibition held at Annexe, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. Artists involved are Zaini Zainul, Chuah Chong Yong, Coda (designer collective) and Abdul Multhalib Musa.
(on this website)

Footnotes: Walking Backwards Toward Meaning (pics included)
Online and magazine exhibition curated by Lydia Chai and commissioned by Gallery Without Walls, February 2007. Artists involved are Caroline Rothwell, Kirsten Dryburgh, Lydia Chai and Kah Bee Chow.

2006

Taking A Second Look At Childhood
by Dennis Chua, 14 May 2006.
Article on Toys exhibition, featuring Ahmad Shukri Mohamed and Umibaizurah Mahir, at Wei-Ling Gallery, May 2006. More a factual writeup than a review.
(on this website)

2005

Fun On The Night Shift (pics included)
by Lydia Chai, December 2005.
Review of Chapter 1: Ikat Batu exhibition held at Gudang.

To Dye For (pics included)
by Dr Zakaria Ali, December 2005.
Three artists - Yeong Seak Ling, Dr Mohd Najib bin Ahmad Dawa & Abdul Rashid bin Abdul Razak - and their relationship with batik.

Wanted: Higher Voltage (pics included)
byLydia Chai and Sharon Chin, September 2005.
Review of the notthatbalai independent art fest.

Six Young Photographers Lose Themselves (pics included)
Press release for this exhibition held at Badan Warisan Malaysia, part of the KL International Photography Biennale, August 2005.

Under Exposed (pics included)
by Gina Fairley, July 2005
KL International Photography Biennale: Do 200 photographers, 21 exhibitions and 15 galleries a Biennale make?

Artists Without Borders (pics included)
by Gina Fairley, July 2005
A writeup on the exhibition ArtconneXions that followed several concurrent residency programs initiated by Goethe Institute. Artists involved were Martin Fengel, Albrecht Fuchs, Shaun Gladwell, Nicola Meitzner, Jay Yao, Yee I-Lann.

Review of 3 Young Contemporaries at Valentine Willie Fine Art (pics included)
by Carmen Nge, June 2005

Macho Romantics    (pics included)
by Laura Fan, 23 May 2005
Review of 3 Young Contemporaries at Valentine Willie Fine Art

Three Young Contemporaries, 2005    (pics included)
by Veronica Shanmugam, June 2005
A chat with the curator, Noor Mahnun Mohamed. An annual event, this show is a platform for young artists in Malaysia and around the region. This year's exhibition features Eko Nugroho (Indonesia), Natthawut Sing-Thong (Thailand) and Vincent Leong (Malaysia).

Muralists With A Conscience (pics included)
by Carmen Nge, May 2004
In May 2005, Malaysian art collective Matahati organised a residency exchange programme with the Anting Anting collective from the Philippines. This writeup zeroes in on the Filipino collective.

Mural Painting As Democratic Process (pics by Ong Ju Lin included 1 2 3 4 )
by Carmen Nge, May 2004
A writeup on the residency exchange programme that produced a mural project between Malaysian art collective Matahati and Filipino collective Anting Anting.

Boy's Own Adventure (pics included)by Laura Fan, April 2005
Review of Lightweight vs. Heavyweight, a group show by Roslisham Ismail and Noor Azizan Rahman Paiman, curated by Nur Hanim Khairuddin.

Zen And The Art Of Rebellion (pics included)
by Laura Fan, March 2005
Review of the artists-in-residence -Saiful Razman and Malcolm Utley- exhibition at Rimbun Dahan.

2004

I Like Monsters! (pics included)
by Pang Khee Taik, December 2004
Images and comments about the Reka 2nd Annual Free Show at Reka Art Space.

Public Hangings
by Yelena Gluzman, October 2004
Is Malaysian Art lacking a sense of History? Do the paintings at the Petronas Collection offer a meaningful narrative?

Tumpang Glamour
by Fiona Lee, September 2004
Malaysian indie films at a New York film festival perplex New Yorkers and Malaysians alike.

Jejak Langkah
by Carmen Nge, August 2004
Review of Jejak Langkah exhibition at Balai Seni Lukis (National Art Gallery).

2003

Review of Formative, contemporary sculpture exhibition at Valentine Willie, 2003. (pics included)
by Alex Lankester, April 2003

Games People Play (pics included)
By Li-En Chong
A writeup on the exhibition organized by WWF Malaysia, curated by Laura Fan, 2003.

Bara Hati Bahang Jiwa: Expression And Expressionism In Contemporary Malaysian Art     link not working
A short writeup on this exhibition held at the National Art Gallery (it was one of the major shows of 2003) found on the Time.Net website.

2002

Who Are We? (pics included)
By Michelle Woo, May 2002
The large exhibition "Identities: Who we are" does not answer the question. It asks more.

Chaos And Cacophony at Chow Kit (pics included)
by Pang Khee Taik, May 2002
Review of the Chow Kit Fest. Artists include Tan Sei Hon, Chang Yoong Chia, and many more.

Review of Young Contemporaries Award exhibition at the National Art Gallery, 2002    link not working
by Victor Chin, 2002
The man doesn't like it dry and conceptual.

1998

What Is The Fuss All About?
by Ooi Kok Chuen, December 1998
Controversy over nudity in Malaysian exhibition Around The Body.
(on this website)

1995

Appropriation Reversed: Malaysian Contemporary Art     link not working
by curator Zainol Abidin Ahmad Shariff, 1995
for the Johannesburg Biennale 1995

1998

Contemporary Artists of Malaysia
by Daniel L. Collins in Pasadena, January 1989
A commentary on the state of Malaysian art, in conjunction with an exhibition of Malaysian art in California.
(on this website)

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