Prepare yourself for your largest, most crucial and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 10th edition of the yearly art fair features 60 established and reputable galleries / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 components of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of varied style, expression and medium, in one place.
The longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, malaysia tourism has become the public-friendly art fair in the world, because 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 greatest delegation, will have a good number of reputable exhibitors as well as new players from our art scene. These galleries will represent more than 100 local artists, an incredible mix of pioneer artists, superstars, established and emerging young artists. The Malaysian works usually receive well response and good remarks in the visitors. Which has a strong pool of local collectors specifically collecting Malaysian Art, it really is expected that the sales of Malaysian Art can be excellent.
Strong Singapore Representation
From your neighbouring country Singapore, up to 9 galleries come to mind, forming the second biggest exhibitor group, such as the esteemed Art Asia X, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of excellent Hope Art Gallery, Kato Art Duo, Maya Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts, and White Space Art Asia. It is 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 utilized to showcase works by French, Russian, and Spanish artists, and can be debuting with Korean and Indonesian works this round.
Foreign Exhibitors
Business parts of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is presented by Colour Cube Gallery, first-time participant; Thailand is presented by Top rated Gallery; Vietnam is presented by Viet Art Space, debut appearance with this art fair; Indonesia is presented by REDBASE Contemporary Art, first-time participant, which is showcasing a wonderful interesting sculpture with the main entrance from the exhibition hall (you’ll be impressed!)
Foreign Asian exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Chit Fung Art signifying 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 for the first time. From Taiwan, the 91-year-old Taiwanese Chinese ink Grandmaster Prof. Li Chi Mao is going to be exhibiting few bits 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, and pieces by Spanish master Joan Miro, of course, if lucky, 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 from the country.
Additionally, there will be the National Exhibition of China, presented from the Secretary of state for Culture China, that showcases 3 or 4 Chinese contemporary ink artists, with a huge exhibition area of 420 sqm. Conversely, the most common China Pavilion will shrink down in dimensions, having 5 different groups participating only, so your China representation isn’t too overwhelming.
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