{"id":4235,"date":"2015-07-12T14:48:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4235"},"modified":"2015-07-12T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T07:13:15","slug":"sleeve-text-for-a-decade-of-collecting","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/sleeve-text-for-a-decade-of-collecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting"},"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-4235'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">Sleeve text for Wei-Ling Gallery\u2019s 10th anniversary book<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>A lot can happen in ten years. Malaysia, no different to any other country, has had a fair share of developments on the sociopolitical front, and local artists have duly responded with their craft and intellect.<\/p>\n<p>This book features some of Malaysia\u2019s top contemporary artists and their key works from the last decade. Many of these works have found homes in important public and private collections, indicating that there is a strong level of interest for art of this nature and encouraging levels of patronage.<\/p>\n<p>These contemporary works form part of the bedrock in the overall entity that is Malaysian art, not only covering local topics, but also how Malaysia stands with the rest of the world. What is featured in this book are narrations of Malaysia\u2019s political and social history, images that trigger emotions, and always, a personal point-of-view from the artists involved. Above all, the artworks define what it has meant to be Malaysian in these new and sometimes challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>Essays by Anurendra Jegadeva, Nur Hanim Khairuddin, and Gina Fairley offer contextual substance to the artworks, and help readers paint a picture of the last ten years in Malaysia\u2019s thriving contemporary art scene.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the boom in contemporary Malaysian art comes at a critical time in art for the region and the continent as a whole. Contemporary Asian art has been gaining great headway in the global art scene over the last decade, and works from Southeast Asia more specifically, have been receiving much acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>The success of Malaysia\u2019s contemporary art industry can largely be credited to the people involved, and this book \u2013 published in conjunction with Wei-Ling Gallery\u2019s 10th anniversary \u2013 celebrates these individuals and their marvelous effort in shaping the country\u2019s visual art landscape. It also marks the gallery\u2019s steadfast commitment to producing art books of fine quality, for posterity and the scholarship of Malaysian art.<\/p>\n<p>May the contents of this book inspire you as you turn each page, and may they continue to do so for many decades to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sleeve text for Wei-Ling Gallery\u2019s 10th anniversary book A lot can happen in ten years. Malaysia, no different to any other country, has had a fair share of developments on the sociopolitical front, and local artists have duly responded with their craft and intellect. 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