In an unprecedented collaboration in the art world, five galleries across Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya are coming together for a novel weekend-long showcase of contemporary art. Right Here! Right Now!, conceived during the height of the Movement Control Order, is a burst of energy in a time of diam diam, of stillness.
Each of the five galleries has put forth one of their represented artists, who has been tasked with creating a series of five new works. These works will then be distributed across the galleries, with each gallery showing one work from each artist for a total of five works per space. In the playful spirit of a scavenger hunt, visitors are encouraged to travel between galleries for the full experience, driving the motion of the moment as they traipse across the city over the course of the weekend.
Featured in the shows are the following artists and galleries: CC Kua from The Back Room KL, Syahbandi Samat from Artemis Art, Joshua Kane Gomes from Richard Koh Fine Art, Jane Stephanny from Suma Orientalis and Haafiz Shahimi from Core Design Gallery. Working in painting and mixed-media sculpture, these young artists – all below the age of 35 – bring an explosive formal sensibility to their experimentations. Charting their diverse practices across the geography of the city, Right Here! Right Now! is a kinetic transposition of the gallery-as-room to the city-as-gallery. There is no time or place like the present.
CC Kua
Going Bananas I
Watercolour on Canvas
122cm x 91 cm
2020
Going Bananas II
Watercolour on Canvas
122cm x 91cm
2020
Going Bananas III
Watercolour on Canvas
122cm x 91cm
2020
Going Bananas IV
Watercolour on Canvas
122cm x 91cm
2020
Going Bananas V
Watercolour on Canvas
122cm x 91cm
2020
Haafiz Shahimi
Bunga Gersang I
Pyrography Print, Inverted Burn, Direct Petrol Burn, Rusted Chemical Wash, Fabric Dye and Acrylic on Jute
92cm x 92cm
2020
Bunga Gersang II
Pyrography Print, Inverted Burn, Direct Petrol Burn, Rusted Chemical Wash, Fabric Dye and Acrylic on Jute
92cm x 92cm
2020
Bunga Gersang III
Pyrography Print, Inverted Burn, Direct Petrol Burn, Rusted Chemical Wash, Fabric Dye and Acrylic on Jute
92cm x 92cm
2020
Bunga Gersang IV
Pyrography Print, Inverted Burn, Direct Petrol Burn, Rusted Chemical Wash, Fabric Dye and Acrylic on Jute
92cm x 92cm
2020
Bunga Gersang V
Pyrography Print, Inverted Burn, Direct Petrol Burn, Rusted Chemical Wash, Fabric Dye and Acrylic on Jute
92cm x 92cm
2020
Jane Stephanny
Bus Ride
Gouache on Paper
74cm x 108cm (with frame)
2018
Jazzercise
Acrylic on Canvas
148cm x 192.5cm
2018
Opa
Acrylic on Canvas
76.5cm x 101cm
2018
Parasuits
Watercolour and Gouache on Paper
41cm x 31cm
2014
Joshua Kane Gomes
Bless Me with All My Sins I
Steel, Faucet, Mannequin Hands, Decorative Pebbles, Chain and Rope
89cm (H) x 34cm (W) x 45cm (D)
2020
Bless Me with All My Sins II
Steel, Ball Valve Taps, Mannequin Hands, Chain and Brackets
49cm (H) x 46 cm (W) x 48cm (D)
2020
Bless Me with All My Sins III
Steel, Brass Taps, Mannequin Hands and Chain
88cm (H) x 32cm (W) x 26cm (D)
2020
Bless Me with All My Sins IV
Steel, Taps, Mannequin Hands, Chain and Hook
98cm (H) x 47cm (W) x 47cm (D)
2020
Bless Me with All My Sins IV
Steel, Shower Hose, Bidet, Mannequin Hands and Bolts
60cm (H) x 63cm (W) x 44 cm (D)
2020
Syahbandi Samat
Un-Riveted (Right Arm)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
31cm (H) x 71cm (W) x 20cm(D)
2020
Un-Riveted (Left Arm)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
31cm (H) x 71cm (W) x 20cm(D)
2020
Un-Riveted (Torso)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
77cm (H) x 49cm (W) x 21cm(D),
2020
Un-Riveted (Right Leg)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
56cm (H) x 47cm (W) x 21cm(D)
2020
Un-Riveted (Left Leg)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
56cm (H) x 47cm (W) x 21cm(D)
2020
Un-Riveted (Left Arm)
Ballpoint pen on Canvas, Thread and Plywood
133cm (H) x 191cm (W) x 21cm(D)
2020
Art Gallery Weekend E-Catalogue