Oct 21, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
It was a busy weekend for art lovers in Penang! Yesterday afternoon the 4th exhibition of the weekend opened, at the storied The Art Gallery, in Pulau Tikus, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. And true to form Director Tan Ee Lene has curated an...
Oct 20, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Sculpture
If you didn’t have time to visit the 8” x 6” Project II in its first home at City Hall, don’t worry. It has moved and has re-opened in the art gallery at penangpac in Straits Quay. The first 8’’ by 6’’ Project launched as part of Open Studios Penang 2019, and...
Oct 19, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions, Sculpture
Yesterday evening two exhibitions opened at ChinaHouse, linked by the fact the two artists are both Syrians and friends who are based here in Penang, and that both were curated by Ivan Gabriel, but very different in every other way. One is outside, one is inside; one...
Oct 18, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
The latest exhibition at Galeri Seni Mutiara, Simplicity and Contemplativity, shows the work of Thai artist, Muhammad Rojana-Udomsat, who demonstrates a high skill level in a range of different media. Yet despite spanning across a range of disciplines there is a...
Oct 6, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
The Malayan Tiger, by Ivan Gabriel Utopia, by Abdulrashade The Kecik-Kecik group art exhibition was conceived as a way to bring contemporary art to a wider audience in Penang. The show opened at Ming Fine Arts in Straits Quay in August 2019, with works from around 25...
Sep 12, 2019 | Art, Book Launch, Exhibitions
The exhibition opening and book launch for Singaporean contemporary artist Goh Beng Kwan was held at Daiichi Art Space last weekend. For a first-time visitor, Daiichi Art Space is a pretty and atmospheric venue, with a fine-dining French restaurant on its ground...
