Sarah Abu Bakar’s articles and reviews have been published in newspapers such as The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Singapore as well as The Edge Galerie’s website. Selected articles are available for preview here.
Editorial
MALAYSIA’S PREEMINENT ART PATRON AND COLLECTOR, ZAIN AZAHARI, LAUNCHES THE THIRD VOLUME OF HATI & JIWA: THE ZAIN AZAHARI COLLECTION A gentleman with an immense [...]
The Edge Auction 2019 has on offer highly desirable and collectible artworks by top Malaysian artists as well as leading contemporary artists from Southeast Asia [...]
Distinguished Malaysian artist Latiff Mohidin has created a monumental steel sculpture in Singapore at DUO, a contemporary twin building designed by German architect Ole Scheeren. [...]
Noor Mahnun Mohamed, 53, may be petite but she has held many roles, including that of a painter, curator, writer and educationist. Born in 1964 [...]
Newly-opened KEN Gallery at Menara KEN TTDI boasts 20,000 sq ft of art space that houses Ken Holdings Bhd chairman’s private art collection and will [...]
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts alumnus Tang Juey Lee can claim the rare honour of being taught by distinguished Singapore artist Georgette Chen,but his painting [...]
Distinguished Southeast Asian art historian T K Sabapathy remembers his late lecturer, Michael Sullivan, a pioneer in the field of art history in the region. [...]
Highlights of The Edge Auction 2017 to be held on March 5 in Kuala Lumpur includes serious works by some of the most desirable names [...]
The ‘Nanyang’ style, one of the genres that characterises Southeast Asian aesthetics, goes beyond literature and is popular among art collectors in the region.The style [...]
The consumption of transnational culture has become an appeal in post-modern society. How and why does one collect regional works of art? In Southeast Asia, [...]
How are Malaysian artists ranked? The Edge Galerie has compiled a list of their artworks that have exceeded the RM100,000 mark at auctions and private [...]
Major works sold at auction by top artists can and invariably do offer a better deal than at private sales. While incredible records are sometimes [...]
Buying desirable artworks at auctions should not be left to chance. This first of a two-part article offers some tips on how to bid at [...]
How are the pieces selected, and what do the auction houses look for? The secondary art market has gained popularity since the establishment of the [...]
With a provocative exhibition title like Era Mahathir, given the present political climate, the curators at Ilham Gallery have a tall order to fill. The [...]
Galeri Petronas’ exhibition, Crossings: Pushing Boundaries, offers an ambitious theme but glaring omissions are hard to explain away or be summarily dismissed. “It was by [...]
Tucked away in the Piyadasa Gallery at Universiti Malaya is an exhibition that reflects the ‘internal struggles’ of artists Amron Omar and Raja Shahriman. “It [...]
“It is as though every work contains an ‘exclamation mark’, so to speak,” says Mark Neo, Deputy High Commissioner of Singapore, at the recent preview [...]
In Malaysian art, few artists handle sociopolitical subjects as deftly as Jalaini Abu Hassan, who has established himself with works that continuously prick our collective [...]
Private sales appear to be spearheading the niche demand for artworks with historical significance. Three art advisers talk about the current market for vintage Malaysian [...]
Ceramic artist, sculptor and painter Umibaizurah Mahir Ismail is probably the most exciting Malaysian contemporary artist today. The biting installations at her solo show, Fragile, [...]
In reinterpreting the late Ismail Zain’s works, Al-Kesah: Homage to Ismail Zain aims to encourage the exploration of new ideas and critical thinking through artistic [...]
Art collective Anak Alam regroups in a showcase of the evolution of its idealism. Four members of Anak Alam, an influential art collective established in [...]
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