Art & Culture

The art of seeing differently.

Meet the artists finding extraordinary possibilities in the familiar.

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Tay Cher Siang and fellow musicians performing together against a dark stage background
ART & CULTURE2 MIN READ

Tay Cher Siang finds his rhythm

A record-shop discovery in Melaka set a young pianist on a new course. Two decades of WVC later, curiosity still leads the way.

Guardian Tigers by Tan Ken Ming, showing two tigers among richly coloured flowers
ART & CULTURE2 MIN READ

A world of wilderness & wonder

Tigers, dragonflies and imagined worlds. Inside the vivid visual language of Malaysian artist Tan Ken Ming.

An intricately layered work by Tulika Prakash combining a female face, textiles and celestial motifs
ART & CULTURE2 MIN READ

A universe woven in colour

For artist Tulika Prakash, a reclaimed textile is the beginning of a conversation about memory, identity and belonging.

A colourful painting by Noor Asyikin Abd Aziz showing tropical birds and foliage
ART & CULTURE2 MIN READ

Painting Malaysia’s beauty

For Noor Asyikin Abd Aziz, familiar scenes and small natural details are an invitation to pay closer attention.

There is always more to discover.

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