Leading art collectors put pressure on Balai Seni Visual Negara
about 51 months ago (02/15/2020)
Leading art collectors put pressure on Balai Seni Visual Negara | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles February 15, 2020 by Kathy Rowland In a first for Malaysian art history, a Collectors’ Petition signed by 55 private art collectors have warned Balai Seni Visual Negara that they will no longer be lending works from their collection to Balai in future unless Balai reinstates pieces removed from Ahmad Fuad Osman’s exhibition immediately . Fuad Osman’s critically praised retrospective, At the End of the Day Even Art is Not Important (1990 – 2019) , had been open to the public at Balai since October 2019. On Monday, 10 Feb, Fuad issued a statement accusing Balai of removing 4 pieces from the show without his consent.