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Art Expo Malaysia (AEM) returns for its 12th edition in 2018. Touted as the longest-running international art fair in Southeast Asia, this year's edition features 65 art galleries from 22 countries, exhibiting over 1,000 works.
AEM 2018 unveils two new special exhibition areas titled 1+9 Southeast Asia Special Exhibition Area and Japan Pavilion.
1+9 Southeast Asia Special Exhibition Area is said to offer different approaches to exhibition presentation and appreciation. The area will feature nine galleries; Wei-Ling Gallery frontlines the project with a showcase of Chong Kim Chiew, Chin Kong Yee and Chen Wei Meng. Other galleries are A+ Works of Art (Chang Fee Ming), Richard Koh Fine Art (Zelin Seah) and Segaris Art Centre (Zulkifli Yusoff, Ramlan Abdullah, Jalaini Abu Hassan and Fauzan Omar). The others are Gajah Gallery (Singapore), Subhashok Art Centre (Thailand), Srisasanti Gallery (Indonesia), Eskinita Art Gallery (Philippines) and CUC Gallery (Vietnam).
The Japan Pavilion will feature over 30 artists from eight galleries. The galleries are Gallery UG, Gallery Hanakagesho, Gallery Ishikawa, Gallery Seek, Gallery Suiha, Hakkendo Gallery, Smart Ship Gallery and Kinosho Kikaku. The galleries are Gallery UG, Gallery Hanakagesho, Gallery Ishikawa, Gallery Seek, Gallery Suiha, Hakkendo Gallery, Smart Ship Gallery and Kinosho Kikaku.
In a press release by the fair, it is mentioned that 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.
The press release quotes them as saying, "We, as the Royal Patron, have watched over the growth of the Art Expo Malaysia, and are proud of its achievements and progress. [As years go 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, increasing media coverage on the Expo be it locally or abroad as it is worth reporting about, participation from more countries, higher sales of artworks recorded, just to mention a few."
"[This] is achieved via the hard work and painstaking effort [of] the organisers, where they overcome daunting challenges and obstacles, [strive] to improve on the quality of the Expo in every aspect to meet international expectations. This is the Malaysian fighting spirit."
"We hope the organisers [will continue] 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!”
The press release also contained a quote from co-founder and fair director Sim Pojinn, "Art Expo Malaysia promotes Malaysian 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 good sales and visitorship of 30,000 people, we hope to achieve a greater success while we improve from different aspects.”
A series of talks will be held on Oct 13 in conjunction with the fair. The list below details the topics and speakers:
11am-11.45am
Understanding Art Conversation by Helu-Trans business development manager Xu Weilun
Noon-1pm
In conversation with Richard Koh, founder of Richard Koh Fine Art.
2pm-2.45pm
Private collections of Hady Ang: Politics, Immortality and Gods by Singaporean collector Hady Ang
3pm-3.45pm
Unusual tools in Art by French artist Jeremi Ca
5pm-5.45pm
In conversation with Indonesian contemporary artists, Eddie Hara and Heri Dono
6pm-6.45pm
The evolution of Printmaking in Malaysia by Malaysian printmaker Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim
The full list of exhibitors can be seen below:
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AREA ( SOUTHEAST ASIA )
A+ WORKS OF ART Malaysia
CUC GALLERY Vietnam
ESKINITA ART GALLERY Philippines
GAJAH GALLERY Singapore
LAWANGWANGI Indonesia
RICHARD KOH FINE ART Malaysia
SEGARIS ART CENTER Malaysia
KOHESI INITIATIVES Indonesia
S.A.C. GALLERY BANGKOK Thailand
PROJECT ROOM
WEI-LING GALLERY Malaysia
GALLERY ZONE
ART PORTERS Singapore
ART WEME CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Malaysia
ART XCHANGE GALLERY Singapore
ARTBLUE STUDIO Singapore
ARTEMIS ART Malaysia
ASIAN ART PLATFORM Singapore
ATR GALLERY Spain
AUREO GALLERY Malaysia
BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Malaysia
CHIT FUNG ART Hong Kong
CITY ART GALLERY Malaysia
DC/ DK GALLERIES Colombia / Japan / Monaco
ESTYLE ART GALLERY Taiwan
G13 GALLERY Malaysia
GALERIE BRUNO MASSA France
GALLERY DES ARTISTES Malaysia
HENRY BUTCHER ART AUCTIONEERS Malaysia
JETH FINE ART Malaysia
L GALLERY Korea
LI CHI MAO / WANG XIJING ART MUSEUM China
LSD Japan
MASTERPIECE AUCTION Malaysia
MAZEL GALERIE Singapore
MOOKJI ART COLLABORATION China
NATIONAL ART GALLERY Malaysia
NN GALLERY Malaysia
NUMBER 1 GALLERY Thailand
NYICAS United States
REDSEA GALLERY Singapore
SPACE 1326 Korea
SPENCE GALLERY Canada
TAKSU Malaysia
THE ART PEOPLE GALLERY Malaysia
TRISH GALLERY Myanmar
V’ART SPACE Malaysia
WHITE SPACE ART ASIA Singapore
JAPAN PAVILION
GALLERY ISHIKAWA Japan
GALLERY HANAKAGESHO Japan
GALLERY SEEK Japan
GALLERY SUIHA Japan
GALLERY UG Japan
HAKKENDO GALLERY Japan
KINOSHO KIKAKU Japan
SMART SHIP GALLERY Japan
TERRADA ART ASSIST Japan
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
EMBASSY OF BRAZIL
EMBASSY OF CUBA
EMBASSY OF ECUADOR
EMBASSY OF ITALY
EMBASSY OF RUSSIA
COLLABORATION
CENDANA Malaysia
COLLECTORS SHOWCASE Malaysia
PUTTICOOP Malaysia
PUYU STUDIO Malaysia
ROMANTIQUE GALLERY Malaysia
SECRET GARDEN (TSG 1895) Malaysia
SHAANXI ARTISTS ASSOCIATION China
THE PRINT ROOM Malaysia
KAMWEI FONG Malaysia
VINCE LOW Malaysia