Making Meaning of Ismail Zain’s Art

Jaafar Ismail, Curator, Fergana Art | Elizabeth Cardosa, President, Badan Warisan Malaysia

22-Oct-19 15:00

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The late Ismail Zain is a familiar name in the Malaysian art world, both as an artist and a cultural icon. An exhibition of his works, called (Mem)bayang Maksud, celebrates his unique approach to making Malaysian art and his view of what it meant to be Malaysian. We speak with the exhibition’s curator Jaafar Ismail and Badan Warisan Malaysia president Elizabeth Cardosa, about Ismail’s life, art, and legacy.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: SME, Entrepreneurship, Film, Visual Arts, History, People and Places

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Front Row, art, Malaysian art, visual art, digital art, art history, modernism,

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