Contemporary paintings of Malaysia

Catalogue for an exhibition held at the Pacific Asia Museum from June 22, 1988 to January 22, 1989.

The exhibition, co-organized with the National Art Gallery of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, featured paintings by 41 of Malaysia's leading artists.

'One of the primary responsibilities of the artist is to

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sharpen our sensitivity to the world around us and within ourselves. Contemporary Malaysian artists move in various directions of commitment, drawing material from myth and legends. They probe questions of identity, their cultural heritage, personal cosmology, the extension of calligraphic gestures, the physical properites of materials, and the dichotomy of traditional and contemporary values.'

(Abstract from essay by Syed Ahmad Jamal, Director of the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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