Happenings

Break, Bind & Rebuild

06 Dec 2018 to 22 Dec 2018

Break, Bind & Rebuild is a two-person exhibition featuring Cambodian-born artists Amy Lee Sanford and Tith Kanitha.

Amy Lee Sanford fled the civil war and has spent most of her life in the US. This is said to be a cornerstone of her practice. Tith Kanitha’s works are said to emerge from the conditions surrounding her daily life in Phnom Penh.

Sanford incorporates broken pottery as a remembrance of her father, who was killed by the Khmer Rouge. This process of “meditative remembrance” is intensely personal and through her silence, becomes universal.

Art Bazaar 2018

22 Nov 2018 to 28 Nov 2018

Art Bazaar 2018 promotes emerging local female talents in art. The Art Bazaar promises artworks and crafts at affordable prices, all selling at RM1,500 and below.

From diverse themes and genres ranging from naive, landscape, abstract and nature, their artistry will inspire everyone.

In addition to the exhibition and sales or artworks and crafts, there will be special programmes including live demonstrations, art talks and workshops which are open to public.

Hukum Alam

24 Nov 2018 to 08 Dec 2018

The first solo exibition by young artist Arikwibowo Amril entitled Hukum Alam showcasing 12 paintings in charcoal will be held in celebration of the artist's six month tenure as a resident artist at HOM Art Trans through a residency programme called A-Res.

Arikwibowo's portraitures illustrate famous artists, political figures as well as the artist's friends and even himself.

The size of his works range from 114cm by 83cm to 126.5cm by 695cm and are priced from RM3,800 to RM26,000.

The show opens on Nov 24 at 8.30pm.

Tugu|Ugut

15 Nov 2018 to 02 Dec 2018

A collaborative visual art exhibition entitled Tugu|Ugut by artist Ajim Juxta showcases over 60 artworks comprising text, drawings, paintings and sculptures that aims to question and to relate the world around us.

Other collaborators are Titikmerah Collective, artists Syahbandi Samat and The Sliz, NomoonNofrens printmaking collective, Shamin Sahrum founder of No-to-Scale Studio, poet Afi Noor, writer and ethnographer Xeem Noor and Artemis Art Gallery.

A tale of two mountains

24 Nov 2018 to 27 Jan 2019

Two Mountains is a photography project initiated by KLPA Events director Steven Lee and KLEE Inc Paris Tokyo director Naoko Ohta in 2014. Since then they have had two exhibitions, first in Malaysia (TM1.0, 2014) and then in Japan (TM2.0, 2017). This exhibition is a culmination of the earlier two.

Shafiq Nordin's Aletheia

17 Nov 2018 to 01 Dec 2018

Aletheia is a solo exhibition by Malaysian artist Shafiq Nordin. This marks his second solo exhibiiton in his career and first with the gallery.

Shafiq's paintings are said to tell stories inspired by his surroundings. "Stories" of the country's political scenario are often depicted in his paintings. Though, it is said that critical messages are often hidden through the use of allegories.

The works range in size from 92cm by 92cm to 238 by 182cm and are priced from RM4,000 to RM19,800.

The opening reception is on Nov 17 at 7.30pm.

Chetak 12 @ AP

11 Nov 2018 to 31 Dec 2018

Chetak 12 is a printmaking collective formed by Malaysian artists Bayu Utomo Radjikin, Samsudin Wahab and Faizal Suhif.

It is said the collective aims to share their passion for printmaking and to explore the potentials of the medium for their artistic practice.

The collective had their debut exhibition at HOM Art Trans, Selangor earlier this year in March.

Truncated Cameo

10 Nov 2018 to 25 Nov 2018

Trucated Cameo is a solo exhibition by Malaysian artist Tune Zikri.

The works are said to examine the taboos of relationships by laying bare the struggles one needs to grapple with. Specifically struggles concerning identity, morality, behaviour and social acceptability.

Tune is said to be intrigued when discerning the point when love becomes hate.

Tune poses the following questions:

Where does one draw the line between strict moral behaviour and frenzied freedom?

What makes people drawn to or distance themselves from others?

Urbanscapes @ Zhongshan

10 Nov 2018 to 11 Nov 2018

As part of Urbanscapes 2018, the Zhongshan building will host a variety of events showcasing local arts and crafts.

The series of events, titled The Zhongshan Building Weekender, will feature tenants of the building each utilising their respective spaces to present exhibitions, workshops, performances and interactive installations.

The showings range from the likes of art, film, literature, music, typography, fashion and food.

A full layout of the showings can be seen below.

Sri Lanka's forgotten memories

29 Nov 2018 to 15 Dec 2018

Trincomalee - My Father's Stories and the Lost Photographs is a solo exhibition by German-born Sri Lankan photographer, Liz Fernando.

Trincomalee is a major work by Fernando comprising lost images reconstructed from the collective memory of Sri Lankan residents and stories relayed to the artist by her father. The work has recently been acquired into the permanent collection of the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C.