{"id":13657,"date":"2019-04-24T18:53:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T10:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=13657"},"modified":"2019-07-09T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T09:01:55","slug":"malaysia-pavilion-biennale-arte-2019-11-may-24-november-2019-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/malaysia-pavilion-biennale-arte-2019-11-may-24-november-2019-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Pavilion &#8211; Biennale Arte 2019 | 11 May &#8211; 24 November 2019 &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13657'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Malaysia Pavilion \u2013 Biennale Arte 2019| 11 May \u2013 24 November 2019 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/malaysia-pavilion-biennale-arte-2019-11-may-24-november-2019-works\/\">WORKS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"Malaysia Pavilion \u2013 Biennale Arte 2019 | 11 May \u2013 24 November 2019 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/malaysia-pavilion-biennale-arte-2019-11-may-24-november-2019-press-release\/\">PRESS RELEASE<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Pavilion of Malaysia at the 58th International Art Exhibition \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">This year Malaysia marks a historic event with the country\u2019s first ever National Pavilion at the world-renowned 58<sup>th<\/sup> International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Four eminent Malaysian artists \u2013 Anurendra Jegadeva, H.H. Lim, Ivan Lam and Zulkifli Yusoff \u2013 will represent the country in an exhibition titled <em>Holding Up a Mirror.<\/em> Malaysia joins 90 other countries who will be participating at Biennale Arte 2019. The country\u2019s inaugural National Pavilion marks a momentous occasion for Malaysia and Malaysian art and highlights the development of the country\u2019s contemporary art practices. It celebrates the beauty and complexity of Malaysian culture and its recently renewed cultural identity and transformation. The Malaysia Pavilion\u2019s commissioner is Professor Dato\u2019 Dr. Mohamed Najib Dawa, Director General of Balai Seni Negara (National Art Gallery of Malaysia), Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, and its curator and project director is Lim Wei-Ling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Commenting on her role in delivering Malaysia\u2019s inaugural National Pavilion, Wei-Ling said: <em>\u201cI have always questioned why the country has never been represented on this major international art platform, and it\u2019s been my ambition to spearhead Malaysia\u2019s first National Pavilion. I approached the Honourable Prime Minister to request his blessing on this project and I was delighted that we shared the same vision of elevating Malaysian art into the international arena. When selecting the participating artists it was important to work with professionals who could step up to the challenge and deliver thought-provoking works that would best represent contemporary art in Malaysia today. The inaugural Malaysia Pavilion at the 58<sup>th<\/sup> International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia features the works of four Malaysian artists who have already established stellar careers and carved solid reputations, both in Malaysia and abroad. Malaysia\u2019s inaugural National Pavilion is a first step forward for the country and I hope it will mark the beginning of many more National Pavilions exhibiting the work of other reputable contemporary Malaysian artists at the Venice Art Biennale.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Malaysia has recently opened a new chapter in its history. Driven by the desire for democratic change, the people of this vibrant multiracial, multi-ethnic, and multicultural nation were galvanized to come together and peacefully bring about an unprecedented change in a historic national election. The Malaysian identity has been re-affirmed through the country&#8217;s transformation, and a spirit of optimism has prevailed. Reflecting the overarching theme of the 58<sup>th<\/sup> International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, <em>May You Live in Interesting Times, <\/em>set by this edition\u2019s curator Ralph Rugoff, the Pavilion of Malaysia\u2019s exhibition <em>Holding Up a Mirror <\/em>is a discourse around the concept of identity within the larger context of society at a time of immense political, social and economic change. <em>Holding Up a Mirror<\/em> takes as its starting point the concept of national identity as the space where the personal and the public intersect, where myth and history collide, where national and international perspectives are constructed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To grow up in Malaysia is to become acquainted with different cultures and multiple histories. The construction of the Malaysian identity comes through a process of narration that hovers in-between the past and the present, often extending across different geographies to recount stories of diaspora, migration and integration. One needs to look no further than the four featured Malaysian artists whose backgrounds reflect the diverse and complex narrative of Malaysia. While each artist is <em>Malaysian, <\/em>their diverse ethnic, religious and cultural roots illuminate the many histories embedded in the Malaysian national mosaic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Together, the works at the National Pavilion of Malaysia represent an enquiry around self when perceived against a wider framework of the collective. They demonstrate that identity is heterogenous and in constant flux; it is a weave of many personal narratives into a shared fabric of public consciousness that is at once diverse and unified. Across different media \u2013 painting, video, sound and installation \u2013 the represented artists offer a commentary on their own search around identity, embracing concepts and ideologies around alterity, cultural hegemony, patriarchy, and globalisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Malaysia\u2019s first National Pavilion has been made possible through the generous support of the following Gold sponsors: CREADOR Foundation and BRDB Developments, and Silver Sponsor: Seeing Eye Arts. This project is also supported by Big Tree and Allianz, and endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, and Balai Seni Negara (National Art Gallery of Malaysia).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>\u201cMalaysia has a vibrant arts community and CREADOR Foundation is excited to help provide our local talent with the opportunity to present their works at <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">the<\/span> La Biennale di Venezia. We would also like to recognise that none of this would have been possible without Wei-Ling, who has invested her personal time and effort to make this a reality. At the heart of it, we strongly believe that Malaysian artists and their art deserve to be supported and recognised internationally.\u201d-\u00a0<\/em>CREADOR Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>\u201cAs a long-time patron of the arts at home and abroad, BRDB\u2019s support of Malaysia\u2019s very first National Pavilion at the 58<sup>th<\/sup> International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia resonates perfectly with our values of enriching lives and enduring craftsmanship, which is evident in each and every one of our property developments the world over. It is our sincere aspiration that these four talented artists, under the watchful curation of Wei-Ling will do Malaysia proud as they showcase our rich cultural heritage, multi-faceted society and newly rejuvenated spirit to a global audience, bringing Malaysia to the fore at this year\u2019s Venice Art Biennale.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Nancy Tan, Chief Marketing Officer of BRDB Developments<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>The<\/em> <em>58<sup>th<\/sup><\/em><em> International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia runs from 11<sup>th<\/sup> May to 24<sup>th<\/sup> November 2019.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>The Pavilion of Malaysia is located at Palazzo Malipiero \u2013 3198 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Floor, Campo San Samuele 3198, 30121 Venice, Italy. Admission hours for the Pavilion of Malaysia are Tuesday &#8211; Sunday, from 10.00 \u2013 18.00.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>For more information please contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">E-mail: <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"mailto:press.malaysiainvenice@gmail.com\">info.malaysiainvenice@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Telephone number: +60322828323 \/\u00a0+60322601106 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">WhatsApp contact: +60178877216 (Wei-Ling) \/ +60163407993 (Noel)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Social Media:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Malaysia-Pavilion-Biennale-Arte-2019-285326352390098\/\">Malaysia Pavilion \u2013 Biennale Arte 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Instagram: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/malaysiapavilion\/\">malaysiapavilion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">#MalaysiaPavilion #holdingupamirror<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-dcd2069817a0e3d34ae04cad8f3443c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Padiglione Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>58. Esposizione Internazionale d\u2019Arte \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quest\u2019anno la Malaysia celebra un evento importante della sua storia con la prima partecipazione nazionale alla 58. Esposizione Internazionale d\u2019Arte della Biennale di Venezia. Quattro eminenti artisti Anurendra Jegadeva, H.H. Lim, Ivan Lam and Zulkifli Yusoff, rappresenteranno la loro nazione nella mostra dal titolo <em>Holding Up a Mirror.<\/em> La Malaysia si unisce cos\u00ec agli altri 90 paesi che parteciperanno alla Biennale Arte 2019. Il primo Padiglione Nazionale dal paese rappresenta un&#8217;occasione importante per evidenziare come si sono sviluppate le pratiche dell\u2019arte contemporanea malese, celebrando la bellezza e la complessit\u00e0 di una cultura che \u00e8 stata protagonista di una recente fase di trasformazione e rinnovamento. Il Padiglione Malaysia viene presentato dal Ministero del Turismo, dell\u2019 Arte e della Cultura della Malaysia, dal commissario nominato Professor Dato\u2019 Dr. Mohamed Najib Dawa, direttore generale del Balai Seni Negara (Galleria Nazionale d\u2019Arte visuale) e dalla curatrice e direttrice del progetto Lim Wei-Ling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nel commentare il suo ruolo al lancio del primo Padiglione Nazionale della Malaysia la curatrice\u00a0 Wei-Ling ha detto: <em>\u201d Mi sono sempre chiesta il motivo per cui il mio paese non fosse mai stato rappresentato all\u2019interno della maggiore piattaforma artistica internazionale ed \u00e8 sempre stata una mia grande ambizione la possibilit\u00e0 di poter guidare il primo Padiglione Nazionale. Cos\u00ec ho deciso di chiedere all&#8217;onorevole Primo Ministro la sua benedizione per portare avanti questo progetto e mi ha fatto molto piacere sapere di condividere con lui lo stesso desiderio di<\/em><em> elevare l&#8217;arte malese <\/em><em>all&#8217;arena internazionale. Durante la fase di selezione degli artisti \u00e8 stato molto importante pensare di poter lavorare con dei professionisti in grado di raccogliere la sfida che avevamo di fronte e proporre delle opere stimolanti che meglio potessero rappresentare l\u2019arte contemporanea della Malaysia di oggi<\/em><em>. Il padiglione inaugurale della Malaysia<\/em><em> alla 58. Esposizione Internazionale d\u2019Arte della Biennale di Venezia ospita quindi le opere di quattro artisti che hanno gi<\/em><em>\u00e0 <\/em><em>intrapreso carriere straordinarie e che godono di una solida reputazione, sia in Malaysia<\/em><em> che all\u2019estero. Questo padiglione \u00e8 un primo passo avanti per il paese e spero che segni l\u2019inizio di molti altri futuri padiglioni nazionali che possano rappresentare tanti altri artisti malesi meritevoli di esporre i propri lavori all\u2019interno della cornice della Biennale Arte di Venezia. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">La Malaysia ha recentemente aperto un nuovo capitolo della sua storia. Spinti dal desiderio di un cambiamento democratico, il popolo di questa vibrante nazione, multirazziale, multietnica e multiculturale, \u00e8 stato in grado di riunirsi portando pacificamente ad un cambiamento senza precedenti esplicitatosi in una storica elezione nazionale. In questo contesto, uno spirito di ottimismo ha prevalso e l\u2019identit\u00e0 nazionale \u00e8 stata ridefinita attraverso la trasformazione stessa del paese. Riflettendo sul tema generale della 58. Esposizione Internazionale d&#8217;Arte della Biennale di Venezia, <em>May You Live in Interesting Times<\/em>, allestita dal curatore Ralph Rugoff, la mostra del Padiglione della Malaysia, <em>Holding Up a Mirror, <\/em>\u00e8 una riflessione attorno al concetto di identit\u00e0 all&#8217;interno del pi\u00f9 ampio contesto della societ\u00e0 in un momento di immenso cambiamento politico, sociale ed economico. <em>Holding Up a Mirror<\/em> prende le mosse proprio dal considerare l\u2019identit\u00e0 nazionale come lo spazio in cui il personale e il pubblico si intersecano, dove mito e storia si scontrano, dove si costruiscono prospettive nazionali e internazionali.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crescere in Malaysia significa venire a contatto con differenti storie e culture. La costruzione stessa dell&#8217;identit\u00e0 avviene attraverso un processo di narrazione che si muove tra passato e presente, spesso estendendosi attraverso diverse geografie che raccontano storie di diaspora, migrazione e integrazione. Per comprenderlo basta guardare i quattro artisti selezionati i cui retroscena culturali riflettono la complessa narrativa della Malaysia. Mentre ognuno di questi artisti \u00e8 di fatto malese, al contempo le loro etnie, religioni e radici culturali fanno immediatamente luce sulle diverse realt\u00e0 che compongono l\u2019identit\u00e0 nazionale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Insieme, i lavori esposti, rappresentano un&#8217;indagine sul <em>s\u00e9<\/em> all\u2019interno del pi\u00f9 ampio quadro della collettivit\u00e0, dimostrando che l&#8217;identit\u00e0 \u00e8 eterogenea e in costante flusso; \u00e8 un intreccio di molte narrative personali in un tessuto condiviso di coscienza pubblica che \u00e8 al contempo vario e unificato.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Attraverso l\u2019utilizzo di diversi mezzi espressivi &#8211; pittura, video, suono e installazione &#8211; gli artisti rappresentati offrono una riflessione sulle loro singole ricerche in merito all&#8217;identit\u00e0, abbracciando concetti e ideologie che ruotano intorno ai temi dell\u2019alterit\u00e0, dell&#8217;egemonia culturale, del patriarcato e della globalizzazione.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Il primo Padiglione Nazionale della Malaysia \u00e8 stato possibile grazie al generoso supporto dei seguenti sponsor: CREADOR Foundation, BRDB Developments and Seeing Eye Arts. Il progetto \u00e8 supportato inoltre da Big Tree and Allianz, e commissionato dal Ministero del Turismo, dell\u2019 Arte e della Cultura della Malaysia e dalla Galleria Nazionale d\u2019Arte Visuale<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;La Malesia ha una vivace comunit\u00e0 artistica e la CREADOR Foundation \u00e8 entusiasta di dare l\u2019opportunit\u00e0 ai suoi artisti nazionali di presentare i loro lavori alla Biennale di Venezia. Vorremmo anche sottolineare che nulla di tutto ci\u00f2 sarebbe stato possibile senza Wei-Ling Lim, che ha investito il suo tempo e i suoi sforzi personali per rendere tutto questo realt\u00e0. Inoltre crediamo fermamente che gli artisti malesi e la loro arte meritino di essere sostenuti e riconosciuti a livello internazionale &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Da lungo tempo mecenate delle arti in patria e all&#8217;estero, il sostegno di BRDB al primo padiglione nazionale della Malesia alla 58. Esposizione Internazionale d\u2019Arte della Biennale di Venezia rispecchia perfettamente i nostri intenti per la valorizzazione della tradizione artigianale, che \u00e8 evidente in ognuno dei nostri sviluppi immobiliari in tutto il mondo. La nostra sincera aspirazione \u00e8 che questi quattro artisti di talento, sotto l&#8217;attenta guida di Wei-Ling Lim, possano rappresentare il ricco patrimonio culturale malese e la sua societ\u00e0 poliedrica ad un pubblico allargato e multiculturale come quello della Biennale di Venezia\u201d. Nancy Tan, Chief Marketing Officer of BRDB Developments<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>La 58. Esposizione Internazionale d\u2019Arte \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia\u00a0<\/em><em>si terr\u00e0 dal\u00a0 11 Maggio al 24 Novembre 2019.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Il Padiglione Males<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ia ha sede presso:\u00a0<\/span>Palazzo Malipiero, Campo San Samuele, San Marco 3198, Venezia.\u00a0Orari di apertura al pubblico: da Marted\u00ec a Domenica, dalle 10:00 alle 18:00.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Per ulterior informazioni si prega di contattare:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">E-mail: <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"mailto:press.malaysiainvenice@gmail.com\">info.malaysiainvenice@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Telefono: +60322828323 \/\u00a0+60322601106<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Contatto WhatsApp: +60178877216 (Wei-Ling) \/ +60163407993 (Noel)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Social Media:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Malaysia-Pavilion-Biennale-Arte-2019-285326352390098\/\">Malaysia Pavilion \u2013 Biennale Arte 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Instagram: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/malaysiapavilion\/\">malaysiapavilion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">#MalaysiaPavilion #holdingupamirror<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-ed3186f1ee972cc8e5ef9bc44a9d81ea\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-ed3186f1ee972cc8e5ef9bc44a9d81ea .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-ed3186f1ee972cc8e5ef9bc44a9d81ea av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-13662 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13662 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos.jpg\" alt='' title='logos'  height=\"164\" width=\"1658\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos.jpg 1658w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos-300x29.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos-1030x101.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos-1500x148.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos-705x69.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logos-450x44.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-dcd2069817a0e3d34ae04cad8f3443c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Essay-by-Gowri.pdf\">Essay by\u00a0Gowri Balasegaram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to view artist statements<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1xwOJa2-xMEli4okwYdz8T39xnCEPsAeP\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Anurendra Jegadeva<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"%20https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1GthqIP44GauVRWvQRNdbJOZ6rzhjn1v_\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">H.H. Lim<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"%20https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1JjvUbU425wuuBuXYC1QLyVkeVDTXphiV\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ivan Lam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"%20https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1JjvUbU425wuuBuXYC1QLyVkeVDTXphiV\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Zulkifli Yusoff<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u00a0Media coverage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/2019\/04\/03\/malaysia-pavilion-venice-art-biennale-hh-lim-ivan-lam-zulkifli-yusoff-anurendra-jegadeva\/?fbclid=IwAR0-yeX_nyG-DaoGld_aSNwGrMu3iARi-6zdv3ANH0bzslSO-Ztcnx1irdk%20\">Malaysians Make Art History at La Biennale in Venice, Italy by Rouwen Lin &#8211; Star2.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/arts-culture\/article\/3004484\/how-malaysia-got-its-first-pavilion-venice-biennale-thanks?fbclid=IwAR1Q603nhqSjkt9OHnJ7K32R7Wz2R5pCHFpy4BWYQ_EcBNcUdqyYhYm5C2U%20\">How Malaysia Got Its First Pavilion Thanks to Gallerist\u2019s \u2018Fit of Madness\u2019 by Enid Tsui &#8211; South China Morning Post<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unreservedmedia.com\/all-eyes-on-the-work-of-these-4-malaysian-artists-in-italy\/?fbclid=IwAR3dW_WC_4Bc7VKIv3DHbVHWrAeYm1Ie76hmfnruZuwzWaGbOVEK2Z7oulI%20\">All Eyes On the Work of These 4 Malaysian Artists in Italy by Lainey Loh &#8211; Unreserved Media<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/artspectacleasia.com\/asia-pacific-at-the-58th-venice-biennale\/?fbclid=IwAR3i3IH-vDB61xwcvrG_2_9BjG2MNyFwQ_cYEpAZKfuQDXc1zPYu7BzLJck%20\">Asia Pacific at the 58th Venice Biennale by C.A. Xuan Mai Ardia &#8211; Art Spectacle Asia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c4c62fa4-6b40-11e9-80c7-60ee53e6681d%20\">Pakistan, Madagascar and the Other First-Timers at the Venice Biennale by Seth O\u2019Farrell- Financial Times<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cactusdigitale.com\/articles\/venice-biennale-the-malaysia-debut%20\">Venice Biennale, The Malaysia Debut by Simone Rossi &#8211; Cactus Digitale<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/my.asiatatler.com\/life\/4-malaysian-contemporary-artists-first-ever-pavilion-venice-biennale-2019%20\">4 Malaysian Contemporary Artists to Watch Now in Our First Ever Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2019 by Dian Pasquinal Kaur &#8211; Malaysia Tatler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifestyleasia.com\/kl\/culture\/art-design\/a-first-look-at-malaysias-inaugural-national-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale-2019\/%20\">A First Look at Malaysia\u2019s Inaugural National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2019 by Martin Teo &#8211; Lifestyle Asia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.art-critique.com\/en\/2019\/05\/holding-up-a-mirror-malaysias-first-venice-biennale\/amp\/?fbclid=IwAR2FVCT5_7qKbXybKOBVOz4GvwnZDAQrYrTfD3a58mpeYmPpWH3dAkmD6HU%20\">Holding Up a Mirror: Malaysia\u2019s First Venice Biennale by Katherine Keener &#8211; Art Critique<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/hk.asiatatler.com\/life\/venice-biennale-2019-pavilions%20\">Venice Biennale 2019: 10 International Pavilions to Visit by Oliver Giles &#8211; Hong Kong Tatler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/art-for-all-at-the-singapore-pavilion%20\">Art for All at the Singapore Pavilion &#8211; Other Country Pavilions to Check Out by Toh Wen Li &#8211; Straits Times<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.optionstheedge.com\/topic\/culture\/how-malaysia-got-its-first-pavilion-la-biennale-venice?fbclid=IwAR3nziYVj-qsyR5Y_yXcaMgFX1fc2vgnhZdBvsArfgzo8SuIyhdH9832qAE\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">How Malaysia got its first pavilion at La Biennale in Venice\u00a0by Mae Chan &#8211; Options The Edge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/2019\/05\/13\/art-exhibit-malaysia-first-national-pavilion-venice-biennale\/\">Discourse on identity, belonging at Malaysia\u2019s first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale by Rouwen Lin &#8211; Star2.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artslife.com\/2019\/05\/15\/nuovi-padiglioni-in-biennale-dallo-stupefacente-ghana-alla-poesia-del-madagascar\/%20\">DA VENEZIA. Nuovi padiglioni in Biennale. Dallo stupefacente Ghana alla poesia del Madagascar by Niccolo Lucarelli &#8211; Arts Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Vernissage_June-2019.pdf\">Special Biennale 2019 (June Issue, page 15) &#8211; IL GIORNALE DELL&#8217;ARTE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobosocial.com\/dossiers\/southeast-asian-pavilions-at-the-2019-venice-biennale\/?utm_campaign=socialmedia_art&amp;utm_medium=fb_organic&amp;utm_source=facebook_cs&amp;utm_content=regular_eng_textlink&amp;fbclid=IwAR0j5Y2Sq-g2e9fWJx6_dVv1VQtho1j3rcTLmZTds-48XY5rxKW9--pZwZA\">Southeast Asian Pavilions at the 2019 Venice Biennale by Naima Morelli &#8211; COBO Social<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Radio<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfm.my\/podcast\/the-bigger-picture\/front-row\/fr-malaysia-debut-venice-biennale%20\">Malaysia to Debut at the Venice Biennale, conversation with Sharmilla Ganesan &#8211; BFM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radioartemobile.it\/blog\/lim_biennale_malaysia\/%20\">H.H. Lim Representing Malaysia Pavilion \u2013 58th Biennale d\u2019Arte di Venezia &#8211; Radio Arte Mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;\"><strong>TV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BernamaNewsChannel\/videos\/vb.167047123315520\/327427881291536\/?type=2&amp;theater%20\">58th International Art Exhibition: La Biennale di Venezia &#8211; Bernama Today<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0wsFoaqgaE4&amp;feature=youtu.be%20\">Conversation with Jessy Chahal and Elane Noor Abdullah &#8211; Bernama Today<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/english.astroawani.com\/malaysia-videos\/lets-talk-beyond-venice-biennale-445696%20\">Beyond the Venice Biennale, conversation with Sharaad Kut &#8211; Let\u2019s Talk with Sharaad Kuttantan (Astro Awani)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"PAGES_CONTAINERbg\" class=\"pc1bg\" style=\"text-align: right;\" data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$bg\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"post-title left\"><\/h1>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13657'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-2e5d46ad1ce78795498916d7f6ad3f7d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-2e5d46ad1ce78795498916d7f6ad3f7d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-2e5d46ad1ce78795498916d7f6ad3f7d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-13708 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13708 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240.jpg\" alt='' title='41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240'  height=\"763\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240-1030x727.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240-260x185.jpg 260w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240-705x498.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41ea4771-f095-41d6-94cc-bdcc39635240-450x317.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WORKS\u00a0|\u00a0PRESS RELEASE Pavilion of Malaysia at the 58th International Art Exhibition \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia This year Malaysia marks a historic event with the country\u2019s first ever National Pavilion at the world-renowned 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. 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