{"id":8697,"date":"2015-12-27T16:49:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=8697"},"modified":"2015-12-27T17:37:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T09:37:02","slug":"group-show-188-2005-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/group-show-188-2005-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Show &#8211; 18@8, 2005 &#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  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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-8697'><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_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><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=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 CURRENT\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/exhibition-past\/\">PAST<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\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-3  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  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Group Show \u2013 18@8, 2005 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/group-show-188-2005-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Group Show \u2013 18@8, 2005 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/group-show-188-2005-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">18@8, 2005<br \/>\nGroup Show<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Townhouse Gallery to open new space in Brickfields in September 2005<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frontage<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8689\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-1.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-1-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8690\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-2.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-2.jpg 525w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-2-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Images of work in progress<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8691\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-3.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-3\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-3-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8692\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-4.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-4\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-4.jpg 525w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-4-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8693\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-5.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-5\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-5-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8694\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-6.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-6\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-6.jpg 700w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-6-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8695\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-7.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-opening-7\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-opening-7-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In September 2005, <em>Wei-Ling Gallery<\/em> opens its doors to a new space in KL Sentral. An extension of the current Townhouse Gallery, Wei-Ling Gallery will be situated in a converted pre-war building in edgy, fast-paced Brickfields. The new gallery will be an exciting art venue unlike anything ever seen in Kuala Lumpur as contemporary artwork will be showcased within a resurrected office building that was destroyed in a fire in 2004.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wei-Ling Gallery<\/em> is named after Lim Wei-Ling, who, together with Yohan Rajan established Townhouse Gallery in 2002 in a Bangsar townhouse. Through the years, Townhouse Gallery has built upon the owner\u2019s passion for and interest in the arts, and therefore the artists that have been represented are those that she believes and invests in. Promising contemporary Malaysian artists who are serious in their pursuit of art are featured prominently, with internationally renowned guest artists from overseas gracing the impressive artist list.<\/p>\n<p>To mark it\u2019s arrival, Wei-Ling Gallery brings together some of the most innovative names in the region for its inaugural show <em>\u201c18@8\u201d<\/em> in a rare convergence of artistic talent. From figurative impressionism and abstract expressionism to pop art and multi-media &#8211; paintings, sculptures, and ceramics will be displayed side by side at this momentous show. Leading contemporary Malaysian artists <em>Ahmad Shukri Mohamed, Bayu Utomo Radjikin, Chin Kong Yee, Chong Choon Woon, Choy Chun Wei, Ivan Lum, Jailani Abu Hassan, Jolly Koh, J. Anurendra, Kim Ng, Kow Leong Kiang, Lim Wei-Ling, Multhalib Musa, Sabri Idrus, Umibaizurah Mahir<\/em> and <em>Yau Bee Ling<\/em> come together with renowned Pakistani sculptor <em>Amin Gulgee<\/em> and eminent Australian artist <em>Stewart MacFarlane<\/em> in this unprecedented exhibition. This show promises to be one of the most important exhibitions of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In commemoration of the opening of the new space, a Special Edition book featuring the 18@8 exhibition and the artists involved will be published. This book will be the first of it\u2019s kind as it will feature the who\u2019s-who in Contemporary Malaysian art, together with two internationally renowned artists.<\/p>\n<p>In their continuing commitment and support of the Arts, HSBC will be the presenting sponsor of the \u201c18@8\u201d exhibition and the Special Edition book. Having recently launched HSBC in the Arts, the bank is taking a focused approach in the preservation of cultural assets in Malaysia by encouraging the development of artistic talents, in particular young artists.<\/p>\n<p>To quote Mr Zarir J Cama, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cOur participation in the forthcoming \u201c18@8\u201d art exhibition at Wei-Ling Gallery is one of the many projects that we are supporting to preserve Malaysia\u2019s culture, arts and heritage for future generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>18@8 features at Wei-Ling Gallery, No. 8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur and runs from 17th September 2005 to 5th October 2005.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Presenting sponsor: HSBC in the Arts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-sponsorlogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8696\" src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-sponsorlogo.jpg\" alt=\"18@82005-sponsorlogo\" width=\"161\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-sponsorlogo.jpg 370w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/18@82005-sponsorlogo-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  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  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Gallery opening \u201ca feeling of resurrection\u201d by Lim Chia Ying\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/gallery-opening-a-feeling-of-resurrection-by-lim-chia-ying\/\"><strong>Gallery opening &#8220;a feeling of resurrection&#8221; by Lim Chia Ying<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"\u201cRise from the ruins\u201d by John McCarry\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/rise-from-the-ruins-by-john-mccarry\/\"><strong>&#8220;Rise from the ruins&#8221; by John McCarry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release 18@8, 2005 Group Show Townhouse Gallery to open new space in Brickfields in September 2005 Frontage Images of work in progress In September 2005, Wei-Ling Gallery opens its doors to a new space in KL Sentral. 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