Senseless demolition of iconic work

IT was a tragic day for all art lovers and practitioners when Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) demolished the sculpture Puncak Purnama by Seniman Negara (national art laureate) Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal.

This senseless and inane action by DBKL is tantamount to desecrating the memory of a Malaysian art icon.

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