Get ready for that largest, most important and prestigious international visual art feast in Malaysia – Art Expo Malaysia! The 10th edition on this yearly art fair features 60 established and reputable galleries and museums / groups from 30 countries, exhibiting 2,000 components of artworks (including paintings, sculptures, installation, photography) of numerous style, expression and medium, in one place.
The longest-running art fair in South-east Asia, fine art malaysia is just about the public-friendly art fair on the globe, mainly because it won’t 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 biggest delegation, will have a lot of reputable exhibitors as well as beginners in the local art scene. These galleries will represent over 100 local artists, an excellent mix of pioneer artists, superstars, established and emerging young artists. The Malaysian works usually receive well response and good remarks through the visitors. Using a strong pool of local collectors specifically collecting Malaysian Art, it’s expected the sales of Malaysian Art could be excellent.
Strong Singapore Representation
From the neighbouring country Singapore, up to 9 galleries could happen, forming the second biggest exhibitor group, which include the esteemed Art Asia X, Art Xchange Gallery, ArtBlue Studio, Cape of excellent Hope Gallery, Kato Art Duo, Maya Gallery, REDSEA Gallery, The Gallery of Gnani Arts, and White Space Art Asia. Fairly that galleries in Singapore represent artists of numerous nationalities. Art Xchange Gallery mainly represents Indonesian artists; ArtBlue Studio mainly represents Vietnamese artists; Kato Art Duo mainly represents Japanese artists; REDSEA Gallery used to showcase functions French, Russian, and Spanish artists, and can be debuting with Korean and Indonesian works this round.
Foreign Exhibitors
Business areas of Southeast Asia, Myanmar is presented by Colour Cube Gallery, first-time participant; Thailand is represented by # 1 Gallery; Vietnam is presented by Viet Art Space, debut appearance on this art fair; Indonesia is represented by REDBASE Contemporary Art, first-time participant, which is to be showcasing a fantastic interesting sculpture with the main entrance in the exhibition hall (you’ll be impressed!)
Foreign Asian exhibitors include Hong Kong’s Chit Fung Art that is representative of top-notch level Chinese ink masters for example Jia Youfu, Pan Gongkai etc; Korea’s Zoom Gallery, together with Nine Gallery, presents fascinating works of strong Korean identity. Meanwhile, from Japan, apart from the frequent exhibitor LSD Gallery, two other galleries namely Gallery UG and SHINSEIDO will be joining initially. From Taiwan, the 91-year-old Taiwanese Chinese ink Grandmaster Prof. Li Chi Mao will be exhibiting few pieces of recent works.
Spain’s ATR Gallery booth is visitors’ all-time-favourite booth. Be mesmerized from the latest works of Spanish sculptor Jesus Curia, bobs by Spanish master Joan Miro, 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 looking at the country.
Furthermore, there is also the National Exhibition of China, presented from the Ministry of Culture China, that showcases Three to four Chinese contemporary ink artists, at a huge exhibition section of 420 sqm. Conversely, the standard China Pavilion will shrink down in proportions, having 5 different groups participating only, so that the China representation isn’t too overwhelming.
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