{"id":7091,"date":"2015-10-17T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=7091"},"modified":"2015-10-17T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:43:35","slug":"group-show-the-year-that-was-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-the-year-that-was-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Show &#8211; The year that was &#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-7091'><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 The year that was \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-the-year-that-was-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Group Show \u2013 The year that was \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/group-show-the-year-that-was-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;\">The year that was<br \/>\nGroup Show<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery rounds up its annual calendar with a fitting group exhibition entitled \u2018The Year That Was\u2019 &#8211; an almanac of sorts, presenting the themes that have defined the year 2008 from the perspective of some of Malaysia\u2019s most provocative artists.<\/p>\n<p>Each artist has corresponded to the year\u2019s transformative events, which have potential to change Malaysia\u2019s socio-political landscape. The exhibition simultaneously records and writes history, as artworks err from being mere documentation or retrospection. In short, participating artists go beyond simple storytelling using the highly potent medium of visual imagery.<\/p>\n<p>The line-up of artists is a diverse one that mirror\u2019s the nation\u2019s mixed makeup. They include Hamir Soib, K. Azril Ismail, Jeganathan Ramachandram, Juhari Said, Marvin Chan, and Noor Azizan Rahman Paiman. Each artist has a distinctively individual style (offering audiences variegated insights), but collectively, they are known for their captivating narration and sensitivity to the developments of the environment they live in, certainly making for a thought-provoking exhibition on the year that was.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u2018The Year That Was\u2019 runs from December 1 \u2013 29 at Wei-Ling Gallery, 8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.<\/em><\/span><\/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=\"Read catalogue essay &amp; artists\u2019 statements\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay-artists-statements\/\"><strong>Read catalogue essay &amp; artists&#8217; statements<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2008%2F12%2F21%2Flifearts%2F2826856\"><strong>2008: An Arty view by Mas Zeti Atan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release The year that was Group Show Wei-Ling Gallery rounds up its annual calendar with a fitting group exhibition entitled \u2018The Year That Was\u2019 - an almanac of sorts, presenting the themes that have defined the year 2008 from the perspective of some of Malaysia\u2019s most provocative artists. 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