Meet the millennials leading Malaysian art into the future


A close-up detail of Izat’s 'Sorry Prof' (2K automotive paint and lacquer on MDF board, 2020).

They might not always be given the same kind of adoration we shower on some of those who come with more years behind them, but the millennials of the art world have a unique voice and plenty of stories to tell.

Locating Malaysian Contemporary Art: The Echo Boomers at Richard Koh Fine Art gathers six of these artists, namely Izat Arif, Lee Mok Yee, Faizal Yunus, Mark Tan, Joshua Kane Gomes and Sarah Radzi.

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