Art can be as sharp as hugging barbed wire in Fergana's new show

Mansoor Ibrahim's 'Colour Study' (mixed media on canvas, 2015). — Photos: Fergana Art

There might not be any loud “Make art great again” banners at Fergana Art’s upcoming group exhibition Bukan Makan Ditiup Angin, now showing at Galeri Chandan in Kuala Lumpur. Yet, for this show, there is enough on board to suggest that art can calmly reflect certain truths.

The exhibition, featuring artists Alex Lee, Hawari Berahim, Mansoor Ibrahim, Masnoor Ramli Mahmud and Tan Nan See, is undoubtedly loaded with satire and social engagement, but there is no room for “static noise and commotion” as indicated by Jaafar Ismail, Fergana’s founder.