REFORMASI GENERATION Speaks....

Labels: Annexe, Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, hanna yeoh, Liew Chin Tong, Nik Nazmi, nurul izzah anwar

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EMERGENCY FESTIVAL Sebuah Darurat Dua Minggu

The Annexe Gallery

Wed 16 Oct to Sun 26 Oct, 11am to 7pm

Presented by Five Arts Centre

Admission to all events is free except for theatre performances

Check http://fiveartscentre.org for detailed festival calendar



Emergency Festival is a 16-day explosion of histories, images, narratives and sounds from the first Malayan Emergency which happened from 1948 to 1960. Featuring an exciting mix of Malaysia's cutting-edge art personalities, the fest cuts across multiple genres and presents new perspectives, offering an intriguing re-examination and creative storytelling of the Malayan Emergency, sixty years on. Events include:



12 YEARS

Exhibition





Thu 16 to Sun 26 Oct 2008, 11am to 5pm

Curated by Wong Tay Sy, Norman Teh and Grey Yeoh

This multi-angled exhibition focuses on contextualising visual materials from the Malayan Emergency within a contemporary framework. They offer an alternative and interactive approach to presenting history via often unheard rakyat-centric experiences of the Emergency.



OPERASI OKTOBER

Theatre





Thu 16 to Sun 19 Oct 2008, 8.30pm

Directed by Fahmi Fadzil

Performed by Janet Moo Tein Ni, Lim Chung Wei, Mislina Mustaffa and Mohammad Hariry

Fresh from winning the Best Group Performance (Theatre) at the 6th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, Fahmi Fadzil directs a performance that looks at the beginning of the Emergency, following a group of four individuals who meet in anticipation of a revolution, not realising it had already begun.



NEW VILLAGE PEOPLE AND PINEAPPLE RICE

Theatre



Thu 21 to Sat 25 Oct 2008, 8.30pm

Sun 26 Oct 2008, 4pm

Directed by Hari Azizan

Performed by chi too, David Xaxier, Lau Mengq Yek, Renita Che Wan & Tan Zi Hao

Hari Azizan, director of the much-publicised The Vagina Monologues, brings us a story that trace the lives of two good friends that change forever when they are forced to leave everything behind by the British army and start afresh in a New Village during the Malayan Emergency.



REVOLUSI '48

Documentary Film





Mon 20 to Sat 25 Oct 2008, 8.30pm

Sun 26 Oct 2008, 4.00pm

Directed by Fahmi Reza

Revolusi '48 is Fahmi Reza's sequel to his award-winning 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka. It chronicles the largely forgotten armed revolution for national liberation launched against British colonial rule. Hear the untold story of those who struggled in the anti-colonial guerrilla war of independence during the Malayan Revolution of 1948. The screening on Wed 23rd is accompanied by the director's commentary live. Meanwhile, 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka will be specially screened again on at 8pm of 20 Oct. This date happens to be the 61st anniversary of the Malaya-wide strike against the Federation of Malaya Constitutional Proposals devised by the British colonial regime, which is the subject of the documentary.



RE: SEARCH RE: SOURCE

Presentations, performances & participatory events






Thu 16 to Sun 26 Oct 2008,

Please refer to the festival calendar at http://fiveartscentre.org for more information

Curated by Mark Teh

"Re:Search Re:Source" features some of Malaysia's foremost creative personalities presenting their personal research, and interpreting the arts, images and themes of the Emergency years - proving that history can be a highly creative, participatory and relevant.

These presentations include:
1. Documentarian Fahmi Reza presents "Sekolah Revolusi Malaya", a daily lecture series on the social history of the forgotten Malayan Revolution of 1948.
2. Dancer-choreographers Marion D'Cruz & Elaine Pedley provide a demonstration-discussion of Communist propaganda dances.
3. Singer-songwriter and poet Jerome Kugan is the DJ for 2 nights of Disko Darurat!
4. Curator Seng Yu Jin presents on Art During The Emergency. Reproduced publications from the personal collection of art researcher Koh Nguang How will be made available for browsing.
5. A reading of the entire transcript of the 1955 Baling Talks will be staged.
6. Playwright Leow Puay Tin curates a selection of texts related to Merdeka, written and performed by public intellectuals Azmi Sharom, Mavis Puthucheary and Tricia Yeoh.
7. Visual artist Chu Chu Yuan of 1948 Artspace talks about the Entry Points art projects in the New Village community of Seri Kembangan, Serdang.
8. Singer-songwriter Azmyl Yunor creates and performs new songs inspired by the Emergency era. He'll be backed by Alia Ali, Aziz Ali and Ryan Lee Bhaskaran.
9. Filmmaker Imri Nasution examines the parallel developments of the studio-era Malay film industry & the Emergency.
10. Writer-filmmaker Amir Muhammad provides alternative readings of films made from 1948-1960 ("Matahari", 1951 & "Mogok", 1957).
11. Composer-new media activist Hardesh Singh will create audio installations using music, sounds & speeches from the Emergency.
12. "We! Will! Wikipedia! The Emergency!" You too can contribute to the Emergency Festival! You will be provided a 1-hour shift to input your own research (or someone else's) on Wikipedia.

Intrigued and interested? Email mark.teh@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info. Help us make history!

Enquiries:

Five Arts Centre: Tel: 03-77254858, Email: fivearts@tm.net.my

Web: http://www.fiveartscentre.org

Labels: Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, Fahmi Reza

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SeeYou at Arts For Grabs This Weekend

Sat 30 & Sun 31 Aug 2008, 12pm to 8pm

Presented by Central Market and The Annexe Gallery

Admission Free

You can't get cooler t-shirts, artworks & knick-knacks at cooler prices! Forty arty stalls including regulars like Munkao, Shahril Nizam, Saharil, Jacqueline Ann Surin, Danny Lim, Lisa Foo, Gerai Orang Asli, some young NGOs and many more. Let's see what Cenderahati Merdeka they've come up with for the masses! All items for sale are under RM100 each!

Labels: Central Market Annexe, Selak

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50 Tahun Terang Bulan Terbarai

Pada 20 Jun kelmarin, aku mempunyai banyak majlis jemputan. Di antaranya ialah Perayaan 100 Hari Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor. Tetapi, aku memilih untuk hadir di majlis pelancaran Pameran Seni bertajuk "Pelan-pelan dan Bilik Gerakan" yang dirasmikan oleh Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai, YB Nurul Izzah Anwar dan turut dihadiri oleh YB Gwo-Burne Loh (Ahli Parlimen Kelana Jaya).

Pameran tersebut ialah pameran lukisan solo oleh Saiful Razman, salah satu artis muda berbakat besar. Beliau menggunakan bitumen, akrilik dan dicetak di atas permukaan sutera.

Saiful juga mempamerkan siri 'logo' di bawah tema 'PELAN CAP' yang memaparkan hipokrisi agama dan moral, mono-budaya dan tirani mono-theistik serta ideologi kanan chauvinist. Ianya juga boleh dicetak di atas t-shirt dan boleh diperolehi dengan harga RM25.

Pameran tersebut juga mempamerkan koleksi fotografi HishamuddinRais dan Mohd Redzuan Othman bertajuk "789".

Dalam buku cenderamatanya, Saiful memetik rencana Hishamuddin Rais bertajuk "Lima Puluh Tahun Terang Bulan Terbarai" yang mengkirik hebat lagu kebangsaan Malaysia; Memula Moon a.k.a Terang Bulan a.k.a Negaraku a.k.a Negara Kuku.

"....Lima puluh tahunProjek Malaysia telah terbukti semakin gagal. Apa yang sdang kita semua lihat dan baca hari ini adalah meanifestasi daripada kegagalan Projek Malaysia, Projek Malaysia ini tidak bertiang, tidak berpaksi dengan kebenaran. Projek Malaysia tidak berdiri di atas fakta sejarah. Projek Malaysia berdasarkan kong kali kong dan klentong demi klentong, Tutup lubang gali lubang."

Sekitar 200 orang hadir di majlis pelancaran "Pelan-pelan dan Bilik Gerakan" dan mendengar ucapan perasmian Nurul Izzah. Gambar beliau bersaiz dua meter juga dilelong untuk didermakan kepada kumpulan Food Not Bombs dalam aktiviti-aktiviti mereka.


Sebelum berakhir hari pembukaan, 40 peratus daripada hasil luikisan Saiful habis dijual. Antara lukisan-lukisan yang dipamerkan ialah Tersusun (Acrylic on Canvas, 122 x 183 cm), Berhala Berkembar (Acrylic &Bitumen on canvas, 244 x 122 cm), Tertindas (Bitumen on canvas, 123 x 215cm), Terancang (Acrylic &Bitumen on canvas, 183 x 122 cm) dan Jalur Tembelang (Acrylic & Bitumen on canvas, 213.5 x 183 cm).

Gwo-Burne Layan

Saiful minta aku menjemput Ahli Parlimen Kelana Jaya yang terkenal kerana mengambil gambar kontroversi VK Lingam untuk hadir di hari pembukaannya. Aku menelefon beliau dan pada mulanya menolak kerana terpaksa ke Stadium Malawati untuk acara 100 Hari Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor. Tetapi pada hari terakhir, beliau menelefon dan memaklumkan bahawa beliau akan hadir di upacara perasmian seni ini yang berlangsung di Annexe, Pasar Budaya Kuala Lumpur.

Beliau datang bersama adik dan teman wanitanya. Loh Mui Fah, bapa dan tulang belakang Gwo-Burne juga hadir dan menjadi tarikan umum pada malam itu. Nasib baik kehadiran Nurul Izzah sebagai tetamu utama tidak tenggelam dengan kehadiran Gwo-Burne ini.

Pameran ini berlangsung bermula 21 Jun hingga 6 Julai akan datang. Galeri buka bermula 11 pagi hingga 7 malam dan masuk percuma.


Kepada yang berminat, hubungi Pang Khee Teik (Email: pang.centralmarket@gmail.com; Tel: 03-2070 1137) atau Jerome Kugan (Email: Jerome.centralmarket@gmail.com: Tel: 03-2070 1137).

Seterusnya, aku layan Parti Halau Hantu Raya yang diadakan di Bau-bau Cafe sehingga 1 pagi.

Labels: Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, hishamuddin rais, saiful razman

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PELAN-PELAN & BILIK GERAKAN

A Solo Art Exhibition by Saiful Razman



With photography installation “789” by Hishamuddin Rais and Mohd. Redzuan Othman

Exhibition Opening: Fri 20 June 2008 / 8pm
Admission free!


Venue: The Annexe Gallery @ Central Market Annexe
Gallery Periods: Sat 21 June to Fri 4 July, 11am to 7pm


03-2070 1137 / cmannexe.wordpress.com
017- 371 5641 / saifulrazman80@gmail.com


The Exhibition

One of Malaysia’s brightest young artistic talents Saiful Razman presents his first solo exhibition, entitled Pelan-Pelan Dan Bilik Gerakan. Tackling the theme of urban fatigue and psychological stress of the sensibility-numbing life in the Klang Valley where Saiful lives and works, the artist puts city life squarely in focus in his latest works. Among the subjects Saiful tackles include media overload, religious and moral hypocrisy, monocultural and monotheistic tyranny, and right-wing chauvinist ideologies.


The Artworks

"Pelan-Pelan" is the title of Saiful’s new series of drawings and paintings executed in acrylic and bitumen on canvas, with emphasis on repeated patterns that symbolise the repetitive drudgery of urban life. The title is a play on the Malay words “pelan-pelan” which literally translates as “plans” but when pronounced is similar in sound to “perlahan, perlahan” which literally translates as “slow, slow”.

"Bilik Gerakan" is the title of the room installation that will be part of the exhibition, which includes drawings by Saiful Razman, video works entitled “Dilarang Melarang” with music by Gasoline Grenade; and Hishamuddin Rais and Mohd. Redzuan Othman’s photographic documentation of this year's general elections, entitled “789”. “Bilik Gerakan” is the Malay term for the “mobilisation centres” of political parties during the election period.


About the Artist

Since graduating with BA in Fine Art from UiTM in 2003, Saiful Razman has made a name for himself with invitations to participate in various exhibitions in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. He was featured in Valentine Willie Fine Art's Three Young Contemporaries in 2004 and was selected for the artist-in-residence programme at Rimbun Dahan in 2004/2005. Aside from his art, he was involved as a committee member of Notthatbalai, the annual fringe arts festival held at Lost Generation Space. Formerly the arts space manager at The Annexe, Central Market, also plays in the punk rock band Gasoline Grenade.

Check out the band lah!!
http://www.myspace.com/gasgrenade


Media Enquiries

Jerome Kugan, PR Officer, The Annexe (HP: 016-802 7347; Email: jerome.centralmarket@gmail.com)




GASOLINE GRENADE

Pijan: Guitar/Vocal
Razman: Bass/Vocal
Aiman: Drum


Dilarang Melarang

Lihat saja billboard itu berjalan di kepalamu
Melintasi awan jerebu hinggap ke paru-paru
Teruskan perjuangan cita-cita shortcut ke syurga
Atau terus bikin akta kerja nak menyaman saja!

c/o
Dilarang melarang!
Silakan menentang!
Bukti saja dosa-dosa kita
Kami kamu semua terkira
Tersimpan dalam beban agama
Bangsa dan negara
Polis dan Rela!

Lihat saja billboard itu berjalan dikepalamu
Ada wajah kecil besar ada kasta projek juta
Teruskan perjuangan cita-cita shortcut ke syurga
Atau terus bikin akta kerja nak menyaman saja!

Tersimpan!
Dosa!
Agama!
Bangsa!

Tersimpan!
Beban!
Polis!
Rela!

Lyric: Razman
Music: Gasoline Grenade
Video: Fairuz Sulaiman

Labels: Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, hishamuddin rais, mohd redzuan othman, saiful razman, VK Lingam

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ART FOR GRABS....See Me There!!!

ART FOR GRABS

Now everyone can afford art!

"IT IS NOT OFTEN IN LIFE that I have experienced this level of excitement about art."

-- Lucien de Guise, Curator for Islamic Art Museum, on the first ART FOR GRABS

Featuring 40 stalls by artists known and not-yet-known selling Paintings, Drawings, Photos, Self-designed T-shirts, Hand-made Accessories, Hand-sewn dolls, Sculptures, Music, Movies + Artistic Services (hmm!). You can also join Workshops on Tap-Dancing + Modern Jazz Dance or Chill Out with Cupcakes + Coffee in the Loft, while you watch the masses haggle below you... Eh, no need to haggle lah please...

EVERYTHING UNDER RM100!

Dates: Sat 3 & Sun 4, May 2008
Hours: 12pm - 6pm

Venue: The Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, KL
Admission: FREE!

Enquiries: 03 2070 1137

Labels: Annexe, ART FOR GRABS, Central Market Annexe

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Melati Suryodarmo : Solitaire

Kepada sesiapa yang tidak ada sebarang rancangan pada Khamis ini, saya mencadangkan agar turun menyaksikan persembahan Melati Suryodarmo.

Bagi pihak diri sendiri, saya telah mengosongkan tarikh tersebut dan akan berada di Annexe bagi menyaksikan persembahan ini. Gimme a break!

Melati Suryodarmo : Solitaire
on Thursday, 17 April 2008, at 8pm
at the Annexe Studio
The Annexe, Central Market

Melati will open her show with a performance piece, 'I Love You'.

"I INTEND TO TOUCH the fluid border between the body and its environment through my art works. I aim to create a concentrated level of intensity without the use of narrative structures. Talking about politics, society or psychology makes no sense to me if the nerves are not able to digest the information. I love it when a performance reaches a level of factual absurdity."

Absurd yet poignant, this landmark event will introduce the KL art scene to one of the most promising and relevant artist working in the performance medium.

Exhibition

Dates: Thu 10 - Sun 27 Apr, 2008
Hours: 11am - 7pm daily (Closed on Mondays)

Venue: The Annexe Studio, Central Market Annexe, KL
Admission: FREE!

Enquiries: 030 2070 1137 (The Annexe), 603 2284 2348 (Valentine Willie Fine Art)

Artists' Talk: Sat 19 Apr, 3pm, The Annexe Gallery

Performance Workshop: Sun 20 Apr, 9am - 6pm, Rimbun Dahan Residency

Labels: Central Market Annexe, Melati Suryodarmo, pasar budaya, Solitaire

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"MIGRATION ADDICTS", INTRUDE: ART & LIFE"

Labels: Annexe, Biljana Ciric, Central Market Annexe, Ke Center of Contemporary Arts, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art

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New Malaysian Essays 1 - Launching

Labels: Amir Muhammad, Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, KONFLIKTING, Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things, New Malaysian Essays 1

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