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Sinar Daily
08-08-2025
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[FIRESIDE CHAT] Art Without Borders: The AFK Collection Brings Malaysian Stories to Abu Dhabi
08 Aug 2025 03:00pm What does Malaysia really look like through the eyes of its artists? Founders and curators of The AFK Collection, Farouk and Aliya Khan, along with their daughter Zena Khan, take us behind the scenes of their groundbreaking exhibition, "To Know Malaysia is To Love Malaysia," currently showing at the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi. From exploring Malaysia's cultural shifts to spotlighting forgotten histories and political movements, this exhibition is redefining how Malaysian contemporary art is seen on the world stage. In this exclusive interview, the curators break down the themes, the installation process, and the ripple effects this international platform could have on Malaysia's creative future. #SinarDaily #FiresideChat #AFKCollection #ToKnowMalaysiaIsToLoveMalaysia #MalaysianArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtWithoutBorders #AbuDhabiExhibition #ZenaKhan #FaroukKhan #AliyaKhan #SoutheastAsianArt #CulturalFoundationAbuDhabi #MalaysiaToTheWorld #ArtCurators More Like This
South China Morning Post
15-06-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Rare Hong Kong exhibition featuring 2 major Southeast Asian artists
In Hong Kong, where encounters with 20th-century Southeast Asian art are still largely limited to random auction and art-fair appearances, a new exhibition at Villepin gallery offers a rare chance to see a broad mix of works by two major artists from the region: Fernando Zobel and Le Pho. Born in Manila in the Philippines, Zobel was a Harvard-educated artist, museum director, collector and influential figure in both his home country and his adopted home of Spain. He has long been recognised as a key shaper of the post-World War II abstract movement in both countries. Considering his fame, it is perhaps surprising that his part in a group show within Villepin's hushed three-storey space on Hollywood Road is described as the first time his art has been shown in a Hong Kong gallery. Similarly, while the work of Vietnamese-French artist Le is often found in major auctions in the city, Villepin curator Rishika Assomull, the gallery's new senior director, says the selection here stands out for being an unusual opportunity to see examples from all the key phases of a long career. Mandarin Ducks and Lotus (circa late 1930s), by Le Pho, at Hong Kong's Villepin gallery. Photo: Villepin The group exhibition, titled 'Worlds Within: Art as Refuge', positions Zobel and Le alongside two other migrant artists and Villepin regulars: Zao Wou-Ki and Kang Myonghi.
