Mixed Media from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art

Mixed Media from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art presents a focused selection of works by first-generation Malaysian contemporary artists drawn from The AFK Collection. Spanning the 1990s to the mid-2010s, an era recognised as the Golden Period of Malaysian contemporary art, the exhibition examines a moment of significant artistic experimentation, when artists moved beyond the conventions of single mediums to adopt hybrid practices incorporating painting, printmaking, collage, assemblage and found materials. Working across these expanded material languages, artists rapidly responded to the social, cultural, political and economic transformations shaping Malaysia at the time, pushing the conceptual and formal boundaries of contemporary artmaking.

Building on the exhibitions To Know Malaysia is To Love Malaysia: Highlights from The AFK Collection (Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, April–September 2025) and Paintings from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art (The Drawing Room at Yap Ah Shak House, August 2025), this presentation foregrounds mixed media as a key mode of artistic inquiry during the Golden Period.

By bringing these works together, the exhibition highlights how experimentation with materials and interdisciplinary approaches became central to the emergence of Malaysian contemporary art.

The Mixed Media from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art is a free walk-in exhibition that does not require prior booking or registration. 

Mixed Media from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art mempersembahkan karya-karya terpilih yang memberi sorotan kepada artis kontemporari generasi pertama Malaysia daripada Koleksi AFK. Merangkumi tahun 1990an hingga pertengahan 2010an—satu tempoh masa yang diiktiraf sebagai Zaman Keemasan seni kontemporari Malaysia—pameran ini meneliti detik penting eksperimen artistik yang menyaksikan para artis melangkaui kelaziman penggunaan medium tunggal dan melakukan amalan hibrid yang menggabungkan lukisan, cetakan, kolaj, asemblaj dan bahan jumpa. Melalui penerokaan bahasa bahan yang diperluas ini, para artis memberi respons pantas terhadap perubahan sosial, budaya, politik dan ekonomi yang membentuk Malaysia pada waktu tersebut, sekaligus menolak batas konseptual dan formal dalam penghasilan seni kontemporari.

Berdasarkan pameran To Know Malaysia is To Love Malaysia: Highlights from The AFK Collection (Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, April–September 2025) dan Paintings from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art (The Drawing Room di Yap Ah Shak House, Ogos 2025), pameran ini mengetengahkan media campuran sebagai mod utama penerokaan artistik pada Zaman Keemasan seni kontemporari Malaysia.

Melalui karya-karya berikut, pameran ini mengutarakan bagaimana eksperimentasi bahan dan pendekatan silang disiplin menjadi menjadi teras kepada kemunculan seni kontemporari Malaysia.

The Mixed Media from the Golden Period of Malaysian Contemporary Art ialah sebuah pameran tanpa bayaran yang tidak memerlukan pendaftaran atau tempahan awal.