Could censored Ahmad Fuad artworks be reinstated due to public outcry?


A visitor looks at Ahmad Fuad Osman's 'Missing' posters of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. It is one of the four works removed from Fuad's 'At The End Of The Day Even Art Is Not Important (1990-2019)' exhibition at NAG on Feb 4. — The Star/ONG SOON HIN

Pressure is mounting on the National Art Gallery (NAG) in Kuala Lumpur to reverse its decision to censor works in an important exhibition that opened in October last year and is still ongoing.

Malaysian contemporary artist Ahmad Fuad Osman had four works from his exhibition At The End Of The Day Even Art Is Not Important (1990–2019) taken down on Feb 4, allegedly for being too political and obscene.

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