Masterpieces from the National Art Gallery of Malaysia

• Other Authors: Redza Piyadasa 1939- (introducer)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur BALAI SENI LUKIS NEGARA 2002
• Subjects: Art, Malaysian > Catalogs > 20th Century; Art > Catalogs > Malaysia
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: 215 pages illustrations (chiefly colour) 30 cm
• ISBN: 9839572504

The formation of the National Art Gallery of Malaysia in 1958, one year after the nation's achievement of independence, was "a self conscious declaration that the nation of the modern in the visual arts had arisen in the national consciousness," Beginning with humble circumstances, the Gallery began to play a vital and significant role in the promotion of Malaysia's multi-ethnic artists and their art works, both locally and internationally. Besides legitimising the visual artists and their art movement within the purview of the new nationalistic contexts, the Gallery also became the repository of the nation's finest modern artistic productions. In 1998, the Gallery finally took possession of its long-awaited permanent home. It is today one of the significant modern art museums in the Asia-Pacific region. This timely publication features a sampling of eighty artistic masterpieces from the Gallery's permanent collection. They have produced by four generations of Malaysian artists. Besides exposing the reader to the rich,multi-cultural flavor of the selected artworks, this publication is useful for students, art lovers and the public alike for the information that it sheds on Malaysia's vibrant modern art tradition.