SUPER FICTION
Ongoing until 03 May, 10.00am–6.30pm
Venue: Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur,
Suite 30.01, Level 30, Menara Citibank 165,
Jalan Ampang
Tel: 03–2161 2104
www.jfkl.org.my
Be bowled over by Roslisham Ismail @ ISE’s 25 frames of artwork, a short animation video and a slide show, all inspired by his two week visit to Japan in October 2007. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience his super fictional world at the Super Fiction exhibition.

VINTAGE PAINTINGS COLLECTION
Ongoing until 10 May, 10.00am–9.30pm
Venue: Jiiva Fine Art, Lot FF6, Muse Floor,
Starhill Gallery, 181 Jalan Bukit Bintang
Tel: 03–2142 0858
www.jiivaart.com
Twelve Malaysian artists have converged to bare their hearts, thoughts and souls on canvass. The diverse circle of established and up-andcoming artists in their homeland highlight works that range from still life to abstract.

A NEW BEGINNING
Ongoing until 24 May, 10.00am–5.30pm
Venue: Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor
Tel: 03–2144 9273
www.badanwarisan.org.my
A New Beginning is a photography exhibition of 30 silver gelatine black & white print shots in Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia by award winning photographer Arthur Teng. This captivating exhibition also marks a new chapter for artist Arthur Teng as a freelance photographer, following his retirement as a graphic designer.

ISABEL ROELANDTS FISCHER
03–17 May
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Kuala Lumpur,
15, Lorong Gurney, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03–2694 7880
www.isabellarte.com
www.alliancefrancaise.org.my
French artist Isabel Roelandts Fischer will be exhibiting a series of paintings at the Alliance Francaise this month. Isabel uses the pictures she took during her travels as the background for her paintings, mostly portraits. Most of the time, she uses her fingers to paint. Her mediums are oil and acrylic paints, paper, and inks

SIR ROy CALNE 2008
05–07 May
Venue: KL Convention Centre
Tel: 03–7958 2175
www.theprivategallery.com
Sir Roy Calne, eminent surgeon, researcher and award winner, is also an established artist. His works have been exhibited internationally, including in the US, throughout Europe and in Asia. Notably, his works have been included in shows at the Barbican Gallery and The Royal Academy, London. Presented here are a selection of works which will be shown in a long awaited solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, through Shalini Ganendra Fine Art. The exhibition will reflect the breadth of Calne’s skills, both as a sculptor and painter.

JOLLy KOH AT PETRONAS—ARTIST BOOK AND EXHIBITION
06–18 May
Venue: Galeri Petronas, Lot 341-343, Level 3,
Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Tel: 03–2051 7770
www.galeripetronas.com
Jolly Koh is one of the Malaysian art movement’s pioneer modernists. This exhibition showcases a selection of paintings that span his entire practice, with an emphasis on his recent works from the last ten years. The exhibition boasts some of his most iconic romantic abstract landscapes expressed in his signature marriage of beautiful colors and dynamic marks.

MALAySIAN NAÏVE ART EXHIBITION
08–25 May., 11.00am–7.00pm
Venue: The Annexe Gallery Studio Theatre,
Central Market, Annexe, Jalan Hang Kasturi,
Kuala Lumpur
www.centralmarket-kl.com.my
The participating artists are Yusof Gajah, Azmi Sharif, Ali Akhbar, Ismail Baba, Rosli M Don, Nur Yusniza / Jaja, Abdul Aziz / Jojo, Donald ‘dog‘, Solihi, Nizam, Waja, Hudri Hayat, Sabariah Hitam, Alfie, Sham Ahmad (Ringgo), Nur Azmi, Jainal Ambingan, Awang Fadillah, Noraini, Mamu, Ija, Zulkhairi Kamaruddin / Eri, Zaid Noa and Roslan Mohamed. Curated by Prof. Madya Mahzan Musa (UUM), the official opening will be officiated by the Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Mr Arild Braastad, on Thursday 8 May 2008, at 8:00pm.

MUSTAPA HAJI IBRAHIM, PAINTINGS 1968-2008
10–31 May, 10.00-6.00pm
Venue: R A Fine Arts, No 6, Jalan Aman,
off Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03–2161 7341
rafinearts@gmail.com
R A Fine Arts is proud to present a solo exhibition by Mustapa Haji Ibrahim. The exhibition entitled “Mustapa Haji Ibrahim : Paintings 1968–2008―4th Solo Exhibition”. Between then and now, there has been a gap of more than two decades in which Mustapa Ibrahim has kept out of the public eye. R A Fine Arts Gallery is proud to enlist the curatorial capabilities of T.K. Sabapathy in organizing this important fourth solo exhibition of Mustapa Ibrahim.

ANTHONy CHAN SAI WENG–LANGKAWI GEOPARK
11–31 May, Mon–Sat: 9.00am–6.00pm
Venue: NN Gallery, 53A & 56,
Jalan Sulaiman 1, Taman Ampang Hilir
Tel: 03–4270 6588
www.nngallery.com.my
Anthony Chan Sai Weng draws upon a wealth of natural beauty to create an expressive and vivid interpretation in abstraction from the Geopark landscape in Langkawi – the first to be declared in Malaysia and Southeast Asia as a UNESCO Geopark. From the inherent rock formation found in the landscape, the inland mountains and caves that make up the Machinchang range which dates back to some 400–550 million years ago, Chan rediscovers the natural beauty of the land, the people and their culture in his latest inspiring series.

JE SUIS ICI 1.0 (I AM HERE 1.0)
12—18 May, 10.00am—10pm
Venue: Limkokwing KL Center Gallery,
Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03–2694 7880
www.faf08.com
‘I am here 1.0’ is a blend of pictures, videoprojections and voice soundtracks based on JF D-Philippot’s feelings about the city of Kuala Lumpur. The exhibition is an entirely new artwork especially created for the French Art Festival 2008. The interactivity of the even will be in further enhanced with the participation of students from the Faculty of Creativity at Limkokwing University.

LIVE ANIMAL INSIDE!
13 May–02 Jun., 10.00am–5.00pm
Venue: Wei-Ling Gallery, 8 Jalan Scott,
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03–2260 1106
www.weiling-gallery.com
The works for this exhibition reveal a side of Azril which reflects his morbid fascination with life, and is a photographic diary of Pudu Jail. The 50 photographs capture a side of Pudu Jail that not many have seen. After spending two and a half months observing the (by then) vacated Pudu Jail, Azril noticed that the prisoners who had occupied the cells had left their mark in more ways than one.

EQUUS
15 & 17 May, 8.30pm; 18 May, 3.00pm
Venue: Roof Top Theatre, 4th Floor, Sunway
University College
Admission: RM10 (limited seats)
Tel: 012–350 0626
The Department of Performance and Media, Sunway University College is pleased to present its fourth batch of graduating students in a production of the critically-acclaimed play Equus, directed by lecturer Melissa Teoh. Equus tells the tale of a good hardworking stable boy who shocks his community by comitting a terrible crime.

SHIFTING BOUNDARIES
18 May–01 Jun., 10.00am–6.00pm
Venue: Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Kilometer 27,
Jalan Kuang, Kuang Selangor
Tel: 03–7803 3772
www.wwf.org.my
This year, the Art for Nature exhibition, will delve into how the borders that we have extended for short term gains have impinged on many species, including our own long term survival. Themed Shifting Boundaries, be exposed to amazing works by talented artists such as Abdul Multhalib Musa, Ahmad Shukri Mohamed, Bayu Utomo, Chang Yoong Chia and Chong Siew Ying.

BRONzE EXHIBITION
22 May, 11.00am–6.00pm
Venue: Gallery Archana, F1-1 Taman Tunku,
Jalan Langgak Tunku, Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 012–300 9788
www.archanagallery.com
Radhakrishnan is a sculptor who has been able to find a perfect balance in his works. His free hold bronzes attached only by a finger or a hand to a base find perfect harmony defying gravity. His works stand apart from other sculptors in India. Although committed to figure sculpture, he shows a deeper allegiance to the long tradition of modelling.

CN LIEW- PROTOFORM
24 May
Venue: Lotus Arte, S-208A, Level 2,
The Gardens, MidValley City,
Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03–2282 0182
International award winning Malaysia born Artist C.N.Liew, advocates artistic authenticity and the philosophy of Zen Buddhism in his artwork. He is bringing calligraphy into another level by taking its strike forms and infusing them with vibrant colours and strokes that force the viewer to think outside the box. He calls this art form surrealigraphy. Sponsored by Alliance Bank, Protoforms will feature the world’s first 3D representation of Surrealligraphy in Sculpture. It is a monumental event for Malaysia as he is the first in the world to come up with this art form.

STIRRING ODISSI—THE EXHIBITION
27 May–22 Jun., 10.00am–8.00pm
Venue: Galeri Petronas, Lot 341-343,
Level 3, Suria KLCC,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Tel: 03–2051 7770
www.galeripetronas.com
The works in this exhibition are inspired by Odissi, the Indian classical dance which has captured the imagination of Malaysians and the world. Featuring creative works —paintings, drawings, installations, contemporary photographs, and even archival materials. The exhibition will showcase specially commissioned works of some of the most distinguished artists from Malaysia and India, namely Sivarajah Natarajan, Renee Kraal, Yeoh Jin Leng, Syed Thajudeen, Dr Dinanath Pathy, Bayu Utomoradjikin, Jatin Das and AV Ilango.