Weekend for the arts: 'Trilogi Bulan', Indian Ocean Triennial Australia show in KL

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif (left) and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa (second, left) visiting the Indian Ocean Triennial Australia (IOTA 24) exhibition at The Toffee building in Kuala Lumpur on Sep 12. Photo: The Star/Raja Faisal Hishan

The Kuala Lumpur companion show for the Indian Ocean Triennial Australia (IOTA) 2024 at The Toffee, titled Language of Craft In Contemporary Art, South-East Asia, is a bonus for art enthusiasts who can't make it to the festival's venues across Western Australia.

This year’s IOTA, with its theme "Codes In Parallel", is an investigation of various languages codified in contemporary craft. The KL showcase, supported by Cult Gallery, presents a solid line-up of internationally acclaimed Malaysian artists and their South-East Asian peers who use craft language in their practice, offering a rich and diverse artistic exploration in the region that reflects craft traditions in their culture and revealing different ways they respond to the techniques and philosophies or indirect influences of their countries' artisans.