The Ilham Contemporary Forum (Malaysia 2009-2017) is a project to explore Malaysian art and culture

Vincent Leong's Keeping Up with the Abdullahs 2 (chromogenic print and plague in artist’s frame, 2012) shows an ethnic Indian family dressed in Malay clothes, a commentary on cultural assimilation in Malaysia. Photos: The Star/Ong Soon Hin

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just when you think you have seen it all, KL’s Ilham Gallery ventures into the experimental with its latest project exhibition called Contemporary Forum (Malaysia 2009-2017).

There are some curiosities among the 35 works here, like a bunch of bananas hanging off the wall with tape trailing off the work, prompting the cleaner to ask if it should be cleared from the floor.