{"id":1346,"date":"2015-05-06T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T05:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/welcome\/?page_id=1346"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:36:48","slug":"hamidi-hadi-press-and-news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/hamidi-hadi-press-and-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamidi Hadi &#8211; Press and News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cipleq-5ca9a74d06876be7620ad05f1b10e403\">\n.avia-section.av-cipleq-5ca9a74d06876be7620ad05f1b10e403{\nbackground-color:#f2f2f2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-cipleq-5ca9a74d06876be7620ad05f1b10e403 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  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-1346'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px; font-family: Open sans;\">Hamidi Hadi<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-8yfboy-329eaf631f0d66194ba5589e64afbb60 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll  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-1346'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-7slu5u-5ac190af2a7b4c23e8c2e879e58aa8eb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  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=\"Hamidi Hadi \u2013 Overview\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/hamidi-hadi-overview-2\/\">overview<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hamidi-Hadi-CV.pdf\">&nbsp;biography&nbsp;(CV)<\/a> |&nbsp;<a title=\"Hamidi Hadi \u2013 Exhibitions\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/hamidi-hadi-exhibitions\/\">exhibitions<\/a>&nbsp;| <a title=\"Hamidi Hadi \u2013 Publications\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/hamidi-hadi-publications-2\/\">Publications<\/a> | <a class=\"selected\" title=\"Hamidi Hadi \u2013 Press and News\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/hamidi-hadi-press-and-news-2\/\">press and news<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cqpdu-1b100cfc5849cd76c7f2068741b8a588\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-cqpdu-1b100cfc5849cd76c7f2068741b8a588{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cqpdu-1b100cfc5849cd76c7f2068741b8a588 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8, 2007<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-188-essay-by-niluksi-koswanage-for-accompanying-cataloguebook\/\">Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cKlang Valley Streets: 18 reasons\u201d by Loke Poh Lin\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/klang-valley-streets-18-reasons-by-loke-poh-lin\/\">&#8220;Klang Valley Streets: 18 reasons&#8221; by Loke Poh Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"No central theme yet exciting by Vivienne Pal\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/no-central-theme-yet-exciting-by-vivienne-pal\/\">No central theme yet exciting by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaa.org.hk\/WorldEvents\/Details\/9037\">Asia Art Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zero Degrees: Arts &amp; Culture\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/zero-degrees-arts-culture\/\">Zero Degrees: Arts &amp; Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 HEIRLOOMS<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2015\/12\/20\/11-artists-create-heirlooms-for-the-future\/\">&#8220;11 artists create heirlooms for the future&#8221; by Terence Toh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 KUALA LUMPUR-KARACHI<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/Story\/?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F4%2Fcentral%2F16164090&amp;sec=central\">Karachi showcase for 18 artists by Lim Chia Ying<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"From Kuala Lumpur to Karachi by Su Aziz\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/from-kuala-lumpur-to-karachi-by-su-aziz\/\">From Kuala Lumpur to Karachi by Su Aziz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Malaysian art exhibition at Gulgee\u2019s by Shamim Bano\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/malaysian-art-exhibition-at-gulgees-by-shamim-bano\/\">Malaysian art exhibition at Gulgee&#8217;s by Shamim Bano<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Let\u2019s say hello to Asian art by Salwat Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/lets-say-hello-to-asian-art-by-salwat-ali\/\">Let&#8217;s say hello to Asian art by Salwat Ali<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Asian Oz by Gina Fairley\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/asian-oz-by-gina-fairley\/\">Asian Oz by Gina Fairley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\">The works of 11 artists in a single show by Rouwen Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ABSOLUT 18@8<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\">Absolute 18@8 to Benefit SPCA SELANGOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/188absolut-artmonthlyaustralia.pdf\">Art Monthly Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinkybluefairy.net\/2010\/12\/absolut-188\/\">Absolut18@8 at the Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2010%2F12%2F19%2Flifearts%2F7644154&amp;sec=lifearts\">Fascinating work of Art by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Absolut-ly fascinating by Zuhaila Sedek\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/absolut-ly-fascinating-by-zuhaila-sedek\/\">Absolut-ly fascinating by Zuhaila Sedek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/188absolut-harper.pdf\">In good spirits by Sunitha Thayaparan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Octane Magazine\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/octane-magazine\/\">Octane Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A DECADE OF COLLECTING (PART I) &#8211; TIMELESS<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/wei-ling-gallery.html\">Listen to BFM89.9 on Wei-ling Gallery&#8217;s 10th Anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cMy gallery cares about my masterpiece once it leaves the studio\u201d by Anurendra Jegadeva\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/my-gallery-cares-about-my-masterpiece-once-it-leaves-the-studio-by-anurendra-jegadeva\/\">&#8220;My gallery cares about my masterpiece once it leaves the studio&#8221; by Anurendra Jegadeva<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cBeyond Collecting\u201d in conversation with Lim Wei-Ling by Gina Fairley\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/beyond-collecting-in-conversation-with-lim-wei-ling-by-gina-fairley\/\">&#8220;Beyond Collecting&#8221; in conversation with Lim Wei-Ling by Gina Fairley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/sleeve-text-for-a-decade-of-collecting\/\">Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elements-magazine.com\/2012\/09\/exclusive-wei-ling-contemporary-gallery.html\">Read article in Elements magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artmalaysiagroup.com\/arttalk\/detail\/87\/a-decade-of-collecting-book-launch--timeless\">Read article in ArtMalaysia by Pan Swee Chin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2012%2F9%2F22%2Fcentral%2F12045553\">Celebrating a decade in Art by Vincent Tan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nst.com.my\/life-times\/sunday-life-times\/an-exhilarating-decade-1.172693\">An Exhilarating Decade by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALUN<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u201cThe landscape within the artist\u201d by Vivienne Pal\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/the-landscape-within-the-artist-by-vivienne-pal\/\">&#8220;The landscape within the artist&#8221; by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ANTARA<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nst.com.my\/life-times\/sunday-life-times\/the-spirit-of-creation-1.32295\">The Spirit of Creation by Aneeta Sundaraj<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DARI LANGIT DAN BUMI<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmetro.com.my\/node\/173874\">Luahan Formalisme &#8211; Harian Metro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2016\/10\/16\/hamidi-hadi-art-exhibition-dari-langit-dan-bumi\/\">Cracks in the earth inspire artist to create beautiful abstract paintings &#8211; The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HO MIA<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/peakpdf.pdf\">HELPING FROM THE (HE)ART. The Peak Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">INDELIBLE MARKINGS<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/community\/2005\/08\/20\/art-lecturer-draws-inspiration-from-the-energy-of-life\">Art lecturer draws inspiration from the energy of life by Lim Chia Ying &#8211; The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MIND, BODY &amp; SOUL III<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read catalogue essay by Rachel Jena\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay-by-rachel-jena-2\/\">Read catalogue essay by Rachel Jena<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Freedom of Expression by Tho Xin Yi\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/freedom-of-expression-by-tho-xin-yi\/\">Freedom of Expression by Tho Xin Yi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F27%2Flifearts%2F20080426155013&amp;sec=lifearts\">Figuring Identities by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Expresi Minda, Jasad dan Jiwa by Abd. Aziz Itar\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/expresi-minda-jasad-dan-jiwa-by-abd-aziz-itar\/\">Expresi Minda, Jasad dan Jiwa by Abd. Aziz Itar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SARING: SUBLIMITY<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/culture\/2021\/02\/24\/this-new-creative-project-lets-contemporary-art-meet-poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This new creative project lets contemporary art meet poetry by Terence Toh &#8211; Star2.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevibes.com\/articles\/culture\/19403\/saring-ii-sublimity-works-by-hamidi-hadi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Saring II: Sublimity\u2019 \u2013 Works by Hamidi Hadi by Sarah NH-V \u2013 the Vibes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tracing Stillness (Menjejak Hening)<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/lifestyle\/sunday-vibes\/2026\/02\/1373466\/arts-sake-why-artist-tearing-his-own-canvases\">\u2018For art&#8217;s sake: Why this artist is tearing up his own canvases\u2019<\/a> By&nbsp;Elena Koshy &#8211; NST<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/culture\/2026\/03\/18\/for-his-10th-show-hamidi-hadi-turns-inward-on-a-quieter-more-personal-journey\">For his 10th show, Hamidi Hadi turns inward on a quieter, more personal journey<\/a>\u2019 By M. Irsyad &#8211; The Star<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TIMANG TIMANG<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read catalogue essay by Amanda Katherine Rath\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay-by-amanda-katherine-rath\/\">Read catalogue essay by Amanda Katherine Rath<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/Story\/?file=%2F2009%2F2%2F17%2Fcentral%2F3264583\">Artist portrays moods in abstract form by Priya Menon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Reflections of his life by Sayfiq Razali\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/reflections-of-his-life-by-sayfiq-razali\/\">Reflections of his life by Sayfiq Razali<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hamidi Hadi overview&nbsp;|&nbsp;biography&nbsp;(CV) |&nbsp;exhibitions&nbsp;| Publications | press and news 18@8, 2007 Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book \"Klang Valley Streets: 18 reasons\" by Loke Poh Lin No central theme yet exciting by Vivienne Pal Asia Art Archive Zero Degrees: Arts &amp; Culture 18@8 HEIRLOOMS \"11 artists create heirlooms for the future\" by [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26689,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1346\/revisions\/26689"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}