Seasonal Exhibitions

GILA-GILA is a national humour magazine that was first published on 1 April 1978. It is a socially-accepted novelty and an important piece of history that embodies the brilliant minds of Malaysia‛s top cartoonists.The LAGI-LAGI GILA-GILA exhibition focuses on the intellectual capabilities of our national cartoonists. Using comical expressions of humour and h umanity, or hilarious perspectives on social, political and economic issues, these wo nderful works of art depict the uniqueness of being Malay sian.

GALERI PETRONAS presents an exhibition of Malaysian landscapes drawn from the PETRONAS Art Collection. Featuring some 30 paintings, watercolour and sculptures by influential Malaysian artists from the Peninsula, Sarawak and Sabah. The exhibition explores the layers of interpretations of the landscape with relation to our past, present and the future. Venue: Muzium Seni Sarawak (Located at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, 93566 Kuching, Sarawak)

World’s Modern and Contemporary Art MastersThis exhibition showcases a collection of key graphical works, which puts together trends of modern and contemporary art within the international art landscape. There over 200 works by 76 masters, which have been selected from the Arte 10 collection not only for their contribution as graphical artists but also for their widespread role as painters or sculptors.

EARTHWORKS is an exhibition by 6 Malaysian foremost ceramicists, Dr. Shamsu Mohamad, Dr. Salwa Ayob, Roslan Ahmad, Mohamad Radzi Ismail, Tan Vooi Yam, Awangko’ Hamdan Pgn Arshad that challenges the creation of beauty and the arts used the concept of mimesis to critique our everyday lives.

Projek #tanahairku was originally conceived in 2013 by PETRONAS to celebrate Malaysia’s independence and to emphasise its significance among the youth of the country. The campaign was designed around ‘Tanahair’, a poem by National Laureate, Usman Awang, and kicked off with a newly commissioned song written by renowned composer, Audi Mok.