Family reunions to satay sellers: Ilham Gallery's Malaysian art story


Yau Bee Ling's 'Home Dinner II (Family Series)' from 1995, which is part of the Ilham Gallery art collection. Photo: Ilham Gallery

A colourful painting by contemporary artist Yau Bee Ling, which will resonate with many Malaysians this Chinese New Year, is an artwork picked by Ilham Gallery in Kuala Lumpur for its festive greetings on social media.

It is part of Yau's Home Dinner II (Family Series) from 1995, an early work which is in the Ilham Collection.

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