{"id":18994,"date":"2022-01-08T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=18994"},"modified":"2022-01-08T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:55:19","slug":"s-e-a-focus-2022-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2022-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"S.E.A FOCUS 2022 &#8211; PRESS RELEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-2t4ud6a-89daee70239fc5c15b478bcc208ea455 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-18994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-9ewc6q-d9283e584ef17fb424b70cb04f053dbc 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-1wneqr6-42fe72ddf8e13426ab8f3631e0b808e7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1wneqr6-42fe72ddf8e13426ab8f3631e0b808e7{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1wneqr6-42fe72ddf8e13426ab8f3631e0b808e7 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=\"Mixed hanging | 28 October \u2013 18 November 2021 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2022-works\/\">WORKS&nbsp;<\/a>|<a title=\"Mixed hanging | 28 October \u2013 18 November 2021 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/s-e-a-focus-2022-press-release\/\"> PRESS RELEASE<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-zxvmia-db8694ce3fcb35c057e778540443ff54 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;\">S.E.A FOCUS 2022<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, is pleased to announce its participation in the third edition of S.E.A. FOCUS exhibition, featuring five selected artworks by Malaysian contemporary artist Sean Lean. Lean\u2019s work often deals with the issues of fragmented identities and the contradictions between traditionally Eastern values that he was brought up with, and the lure of Western popular culture that he is exposed to. He traces social, political, and religious tensions, disparities, and engages with stories that have shaped the collective memory of his region. Despite the seriousness of the issue, elements of humour often find their way into his practice.<\/p>\n<p>Through his latest solo exhibition, <em>\u2018M2\u2019<\/em> in 2020, Sean Lean encapsulated the struggle and tension of his relationship with his cultural identity, considering the vast variety of influences that affects it. Compared to the previous series <em>\u2018Motherland\u2019<\/em> (2015), <em>\u2018M2\u2019<\/em> saw Lean dive deeper into the crux of his obsession with his own contradictory cultural past. The works in the series drew references that present us with this exploration into his cultural self, such as typically East Asian iconography, yet adopting an unconventional medium such as automotive paint on steel. It is in these juxtapositions that we see the core of Lean\u2019s exploration into his relationship with culture. It is a struggle that many relate to, particularly in a postcolonial Malaysia, where the idea of a unilaterally Malaysian identity is so vast and varied, and so affected by race, creed and social standing, that the tensions of conflicting cultural identities reveal their urgency.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he was one of 6 artists from around the world commissioned by KENZO, in collaboration with Tiger Beer and WWF to work on a project called Rare Stripes \u2013 a collection of garments inspired by actual stories of wild tiger. Sean Lean&#8217;s design of Kamrita is very apt, as it showcases three sets of paw prints in different colours, signifying the Himalayan tigress with her two cubs walking through the forest floor. For years, Kamrita was &#8220;WWF\u2019s adopted tiger and a symbol of hope for her whole species&#8221;. The collection was unveiled at the Ginza Six KENZO store in Tokyo, and was available in limited collection. He was also commissioned by Harper\u2019s Bazaar to create a cover specially for Bazaar Art magazine in 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ky5animd-6a0d65df9b9f90cdb4f191079addece8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ky5animd-6a0d65df9b9f90cdb4f191079addece8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ky5animd-6a0d65df9b9f90cdb4f191079addece8 av-styling- avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '  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-19006 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-19006 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web-300x140.jpg\" alt='' title='Event Page Image Web'  height=\"140\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web-1030x480.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web-705x329.jpg 705w, https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Event-Page-Image-Web.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/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>Under S.E.A. FOCUS\u2019 Projector X screening programme, the gallery is pleased to present a curated selection of videos highlighting the works of critical Southeast Asian artists Ivan Lam, Rajinder Singh, and Dadang Christanto.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by his experience of being under the lockdown, Ivan Lam produced three short black-and-white animations entitled <em>Necessity <\/em>(2020-2021) that encapsulates his everyday life and the idea of the mundane. Ivan Lam has earned a reputation as one of Malaysia&#8217;s leading contemporary artists for his continuous ability to push the boundaries of his art practice. Dualities and dichotomies abound within his conceptual works, both harmoniously and in tension, underpinning his enquiries on popular culture, current affairs, art history and autobiography.<\/p>\n<p>Rajinder Singh single-channel video works <em>Pilgrimage <\/em>(2018) and <em>Knot <\/em>(2019) present his movement-based experimentation, dedicated to the vulnerable body and its pain and the gestures and movements it inspires. Rajinder Singh is a Malaysian artist who holds an enduring interest in South Asian magico-religious belief systems, and the shape and space that they deny us. His art practice is multifaceted, as he explores the variety of ways the human body unfolds at the intersections of the world of the otherworldly and the dynamics of global modernity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The documentary <em>GRIT <\/em>(2018), directed by Sasha Friedlander and Cynthia Wade, follows the victims of a heavy mudflow in East Java, believed to have been caused by an irresponsible drilling for natural gas in 2006. This documentary also highlights the making of Indonesian artist Dadang Christanto\u2019s monumental work <em>Survivors <\/em>(2014), consisting 110 cement sculptures that represent the victims of the mudflow. These figures are silent, nothing is spoken, as if to portray the fact that the voices of these villagers remain unheard. Throughout his career, Christanto has produced a body of works that honours the countless victims of political violence and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitor\u2019s Information<\/strong><br \/>\nVernissage (by invitation only)<br \/>\n13 Jan. 2022 Thursday \/ 17:00-21:00<\/p>\n<p>VIP Preview (by invitation only)<br \/>\n14 Jan. 2022 Friday \/ 12:00\u201320:00<\/p>\n<p>Public days<br \/>\n15 Jan. \u2013 22 Jan. 2022 \/ 13:00-20:00<br \/>\n23 Jan. 2022 \/ 13:00-17:00<\/p>\n<p>Address: S.E.A. Focus 2022<br \/>\nTanjong Pagar Distripark<br \/>\n39 Keppel Rd<br \/>\nSingapore 089065<\/p>\n<p>For further information or press enquiries, please contact:<br \/>\nTelephone: +60322601106<br \/>\nE-mail: weilinggallery.amanda@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WORKS&nbsp;| PRESS RELEASE S.E.A FOCUS 2022 Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, is pleased to announce its participation in the third edition of S.E.A. 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