{"id":4168,"date":"2015-07-12T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T04:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4168"},"modified":"2015-07-12T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T07:15:53","slug":"group-show-a-decade-of-collecting-part-i-timeless-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-a-decade-of-collecting-part-i-timeless-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Show &#8211; A Decade of Collecting Part I (Timeless) &#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-4168'><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\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/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 A Decade of Collecting Part I (Timeless) \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-a-decade-of-collecting-part-i-timeless-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Group Show \u2013 A Decade of Collecting Part I (Timeless) \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-a-decade-of-collecting-part-i-timeless-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  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">A Decade of Collecting (Part I)<br \/>\nTimeless<br \/>\nGroup Show<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery celebrates it\u2019s tenth year in September 2012 and to commemorate it\u2019s decade in existence they have lined up an exciting list of exhibitions and will be publishing a book entitled, \u2018A Decade of Collecting\u2019, to mark it\u2019s milestone year.<\/p>\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery, was set up by Lim Wei-Ling and Yohan Rajan in 2002 to showcase the works of Malaysian contemporary artists.<\/p>\n<p>The gallery is located in a pre-war building in the edgy yet distinctive suburb of Brickfields. This area is one of the oldest settlements of Kuala Lumpur and is home to many residences, commercial entities and religious structures of different denominations.<\/p>\n<p>The building is a historical and architectural landmark in itself as after it was razed by a fire in 2004, it was re-constructed by the award-winning architect, Jimmy Lim to house both Jimmy Lim Design (JLD) and the gallery. The refurbishment of the building garnered an architectural award for its innovation in adaptive re-use.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the gallery is to bring the best of contemporary art with a focus on Malaysian art, to the public and to share with art lovers and collectors alike artworks by some of the country\u2019s most cutting-edge artists. The gallery\u2019s program changes monthly and it has a large stockroom of works by their stable of artists on constant rotation.The gallery also represents foreign artists of international repute and has worked with revered Cuban artist Nelson Dominguez, the renowned Pakistani sculptor Amin Gulgee, celebrated Australian artist Stewart MacFarlane, the ground-breaking photographic works of Michal Macku and most recently hosted Indian maestro Paresh Maity\u2019s first solo exhibition in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>To encourage a better understanding of how and what to collect the gallery also places emphasis on educational talks and art investment and consultancy services and has advised on and procured major artworks for both private collectors and public institutions since its inception. The gallery is also the largest publisher of art books in Malaysia with over 80 titles to their name and has worked closely with numerous corporate sponsors, including UOB Bank, HSBC, Hong Leong Bank, Nipponpaint, Absolut Vodka, Bombay Sapphire and Siemens who have supported them in several projects over the years.<\/p>\n<p>From 2006, Wei-Ling Gallery embarked on a bolder approach in bringing Malaysian contemporary art and the works of their represented artists to an international platform and has since taken exhibitions to Pakistan, India, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. They have also participated in international art fairs being one of the first Malaysian galleries to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, the gallery opened Wei-Ling Contemporary, their second space in Kuala Lumpur at The Gardens Mall. The new gallery serves as a satellite space and complements the gallery\u2019s flagship in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>Wei-Ling Contemporary aims to bring down the barriers on art to make it more accessible to the public at large. To this end it has been creating more interactive events and exhibitions which reach out to a broader audience, as well as offer talks by artists and art professionals on topics which range from the thought processes of an artist; &#8220;What is contemporary art&#8221;? &#8220;Is art an Investment&#8221;? to &#8220;How to start an art collection&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wei-Ling Contemporary will be an art space with a difference as it brings real art by serious artists into the consciousness of Malaysians and allows people to see contemporary art from a new perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last ten years Wei-Ling Gallery has held more than 100 exhibitions at both at it\u2019s galleries in Malaysia and at exhibitions spaces abroad.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2012, two major group exhibitions by some of the country\u2019s finest Malaysian artists will take place concurrently at the gallery\u2019s two venues &#8211; Wei-Ling Gallery in Brickfields and their second gallery space, Wei-Ling Contemporary at The Gardens Mall.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Decade of Collecting<\/span><br \/>\nTo commemorate ten years in the industry the gallery with the support of United Overseas Bank Malaysia will be publishing a book entitled &#8220;A Decade of Collecting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This is a hard cover 200 page tome that will document some of the most important artworks that have been made over the decade (2002-2012) and highlights the development of the local art scene over the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p>As a gallery in Malaysia, where there has not been much government support for the arts we have taken the initiative to make things happen, to create an environment which is stimulating for artists and collectors alike. In many ways we have taken on the role of a public institution much like a museum or a national gallery to promote art to the people of Malaysia to encourage them to appreciate and understand it.<\/p>\n<p>This book is testament to our commitment to developing art in Malaysia as we want to show Malaysians and the world the spectacular artworks that have been produced by artists in the country.<\/p>\n<p>As Asian Art is taking centre stage now we have invited some of the most influential and important writers and thinkers of Asian art to write essays to accompany the book. This book will serve as an important tool for collectors and people interested in contemporary Malaysian art as it is a comprehensive look at how the Malaysian art scene has developed over the last 10 years and our gallery\u2019s role in that development.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, it will provide a thorough overview of the Malaysian art scene-it\u2019s most significant artists, the major artworks that have been created and how contemporary art has developed in Malaysia over the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Now is the time for Asian art and the next 100 years will be a great milestone for Asia.&#8221;A Decade of Collecting&#8221; will be one of the most important books on Malaysian art for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Timeless<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Part of the &#8220;Decade of Collecting&#8221; exhibition showing concurrently at Wei-Ling Gallery and Wei-Ling Contemporary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first exhibition entitled \u2018Timeless\u2019 will feature 10 of the gallery\u2019s represented artists and revolves around a theme which reflects its title. This exhibition challenges each artist to question the idea of what makes an artwork timeless and to look at Art that will withstand the test of time. What artworks have transcended time over the centuries and still appeal to our senses or have some sort of relevance today?<\/p>\n<p>The future is anyone\u2019s to tell, and we only know what has happened already but we are uncertain of what the future holds. This exhibition aims to examine what are the qualities of a timeless work of art.<\/p>\n<p>For the artists, it will be an introspective, almost reflective, time, where they examine where they have come from in their artistic practice and what you think the next decade has in store for them. Essentially, the work they make for this exhibition should be made with the future in mind.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that this project will continue in 10 years time when we collate all these artworks for the next decade exhibition to see which pieces still resonate then.<\/p>\n<p>This excerpt from an interview with the art collector Christian Boros sums it up:-<br \/>\n\u201cThe difficult thing in buying contemporary art,\u201d Boros continues, \u201cis to be able tell the difference between works that are only contemporary, that reflect their time just like hip-hop music or fashion does, and those that will have a certain relevance in the future,\u201d he says. \u201cI was looking through a catalogue of Picasso\u2019s late works recently, and although Picasso doesn\u2019t interest me as a collector, I find these works so powerful, so relevant today, more than 30 years after he created them,\u201d Boros continues. \u201cA work of art that is made in 2006 should not only have relevance for 2006, it should have the potential to have relevance for 2016 and beyond,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I think that one of the keys in making that distinction is to avoid works that are too slick, too easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The participating artists for \u2018Timeless\u2019 are Anurendra Jegadeva, Ivan Lam, Choy Chun Wei, Yau Bee Ling, Chin Kong Yee, Kim Ng, Rajinder Singh, Zulkifli Yusoff, Hamidi Hadi and Chen Wei Meng.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a04e9a999f2af535624a76d569713c2e hr-short  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  hr-center '><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_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-9  el_after_av_hr  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 href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/wei-ling-gallery.html\"><strong>Listen to BFM89.9 on Wei-ling Gallery&#8217;s 10th Anniversary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><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\/\"><strong>&#8220;My gallery cares about my masterpiece once it leaves the studio&#8221; by Anurendra Jegadeva<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><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\/\"><strong>&#8220;Beyond Collecting&#8221; in conversation with Lim Wei-Ling by Gina Fairley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/sleeve-text-for-a-decade-of-collecting\/\"><strong>Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elements-magazine.com\/2012\/09\/exclusive-wei-ling-contemporary-gallery.html\"><strong>Read article in Elements magazine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artmalaysiagroup.com\/arttalk\/detail\/87\/a-decade-of-collecting-book-launch--timeless\"><strong>Read article in ArtMalaysia by Pan Swee Chin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2012%2F9%2F22%2Fcentral%2F12045553\"><strong>Celebrating a decade in Art by Vincent Tan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nst.com.my\/life-times\/sunday-life-times\/an-exhilarating-decade-1.172693\"><strong>An Exhilarating Decade by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release A Decade of Collecting (Part I) Timeless Group Show Wei-Ling Gallery celebrates it\u2019s tenth year in September 2012 and to commemorate it\u2019s decade in existence they have lined up an exciting list of exhibitions and will be publishing a book entitled, \u2018A Decade of Collecting\u2019, to mark it\u2019s milestone year. 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