Lunar Peaks: KL’s beloved public sculpture must rise from ruins

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) demolished the historic public sculpture Lunar Peaks (1986) by the late National Laureate artist Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal on July 1. Photo: The Star/P. Nathan

The National Visual Arts Gallery (NVAG), the art community and the family of the late Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal (1929-2011) are prepared to take the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to task for its decision to demolish the Lunar Peaks (Puncak Purnama) public sculpture in Kuala Lumpur on July 1.

Lunar Peaks, arguably one of Kuala Lumpur’s prominent public sculptures, was created by National Laureate artist Syed Ahmad in 1986.