Wei-Ling Gallery Podcast

The artist reminisces about his relationship with Wei-Ling Gallery, growth in art practice and latest work for the 20th Anniversary show.

The artist reminisces about his relationship with Wei-Ling Gallery, growth in art practice and latest work for the 20th Anniversary show.

The artist reminisces about his relationship with Wei-Ling Gallery, growth in art practice and latest work for the 20th Anniversary show.

The artist reminisces about his relationship with Wei-Ling Gallery, growth in art practice and latest work for the 20th Anniversary show.

Why is the Gallery's 20 Anniversary Exhibition title causing such a stir? Tune in! And discover the exciting ongoing programs the Gallery offers for up and coming artists as well as for the public.

Welcome to Wei-Ling Gallery Artist Podcast Sessions. What is "real" art? How does one begin an art collection? Tune in in this part 2 session and find out!

Welcome to Wei-Ling Gallery Artist Podcast Sessions. In this first episode, Lim Wei-Ling discusses how the Gallery took root and thoughts on artist practices.

#WLGPodcast | Dorothy Parker once suggested that “Art is a form of catharsis.” As an art enthusiast, do you agree with this statement? In our latest WLG Podcast episode, we discussed this topic with Malaysian contemporary artist Ivan Lam in relation to his new series 'catharsis'. The artist shared his personal journey of understanding and accepting both physical and emotional pain within...

Learn about the exhibition currently held at Wei-Ling Gallery, 'It's Been a While and I'm Finally Here...', featuring Tang Tze Lye's latest works!  This new series is a culmination of his experimentations surrounding themes he has always been drawn to: the body, queer identities and beauty. The main artworks, taking form as a combination between painting and sculpture once...

In the previous two episodes, Gallery Director Lim Wei-Ling conversed with Malaysian contemporary artist Ivan Lam, discussing the roots and growth of his artistic journey which unfolded with silkscreen and mixed media renderings to later, painting. Chapter 3 of Ivan's  'Retrospective' series covers an important phase  in his practice: using resin in a series of layers, resulting in...

Last week, our Gallery Director Lim Wei-Ling spoke to Malaysian contemporary artist Ivan Lam about his early career, which saw him exploring silkscreen and mixed media works. In this second chapter of Ivan Lam's 'Retrospective' series, the discussion revolves around a significant phase of Ivan's artistic journey; this time highlighting the artist's shift to painting, as we...

WLG Podcast launches a new series called ‘Retrospective’, in which we speak to established Malaysian artists about their artistic journey, to understand how their practice has not only evolved and developed over the years, but also how they have remained committed, stoic and true throughout, despite challenges faced. In the first edition of the series, our Gallery Director Lim Wei-Ling sits with c...

In this 18th episode, “Performance and installation as tools of awareness” we are pleased to speak with contemporary Indonesian artist Arahmaiani, whom we had the pleasure to work with in 2020, through an exhibition at Wei-Ling Contemporary, entitled ‘She who is watching.’ For over two decades, Arahmaiani has directed our attention towards modern gender awareness and pushed the idea of pluralism t...

On the first episode of our Wei-Ling Gallery Podcast, we shared some tips for new collectors, through an episode called “10 questions to ask a gallery – if you want to start collecting." As galleries and museums are starting to re-open their doors again, we would like share with you some insights on how to maximize your experience when visiting an exhibition, so that you could learn something...

The WLG Young Artists Collaborative Mentorship Program is a program under the WLG Incubator, that provides the opportunity for emerging artists to be advised and guided by an established artist. Launched in 2020 and held for the second time in 2021, each year, thorough research was conducted to identify the next generation of young progressive artists from Malaysia.  In this episode, our Gallery D...

In August 2021,the gallery curated the ‘Aesthetics of Silence’ exhibition at Wei-Ling Contemporary which brought together a stellar group of internationally recognized artists. The title of the show borrows Susan Sontag’s first essay from her famous oeuvre, ‘Styles of Radical Will’ (1969), in which she examines how silence mediates the role of art as a form of spirituality, particularly in a globa...

In what way does art speak about our society? How can art be used to tell stories and amplify voices that are less heard? In this episode, we speak to critically acclaimed Thai contemporary artist,Arin Rungjang on his 7-channel video installation ‘Ravisara’ (2018), which was shown as part of the exhibition ‘Aesthetics of silence’ which took place at Wei-Ling Contemporary in  September 2021. During...

What is facial recognition? Did you realise how much we are surrounded by it in our daily lives? How do we take agency to prevent this technology from taking over our lives? Through this episode, Dr. Heather Dewey-Hagborg explains her artwork ‘How Do You See Me?’ as part of Wei-Ling Contemporary’s recent exhibition ‘Aesthetics of Silence’, exploring the risks of this technology.  The work was comm...

This 12th episode, hosted by our very own Lim Wei-Ling, features photographer Roger Ballen. The collective exhibition ‘Aesthetics of Silence’ featured his series of photographs ‘Roger the Rat’. Photographed in Johannesburg between 2015 and 2020, Ballen created and documented a part-human, part-rat creature who lives an isolated life outside of the mainstream society. In the series of photos and vi...

In this 11th Episode, we speak with Ivan Lam on his new artwork ‘Breathe’, part of his ongoing project ‘Curating Human Experiences’. Why did Ivan use TikTok as a medium for this work? How can all of us achieve a state of peace during these difficult times? Listen to find out all about it!  This artwork is featured in the international group show, ‘Aesthetics of Silence’ at Wei-Ling Contemporary. I...

How does one start collecting art? What are the factors to consider when collecting an artwork or an artist? How does one find the right place to start? In our new podcast series, 'WLG Collectors Highlight', we invite collectors to share their personal stories and views when collecting art! One of our gallery friends Mr. Akram shared his exciting journey in collecting: from buying art pi...

In this 9th episode of the Wei-Ling Gallery Podcast, Yau Bee Ling shares some insights on her new series of work “A Relentless Whirlwind – From Inside, Looking Out”. Curious about what she experienced during the pandemic, that inspired her to paint this series? Listen to find out! Through her work, Yau challenges and ponders the questions that inhabit her mind and soul. Each series of paintings ar...

Amin Gulgee is a sculptor, curator and performance artist from Pakistan. His works possess a spirituality that transcend religion, exploring spiritual territories and narrative traditions, with their intersections bridging sculpture, installation and performance.  He has curated or co-curated many large-scale non-commercial exhibitions in his eponymous gallery and was chief curator of the first Ka...

NFTs have been making headlines lately, some selling for millions of dollars. NFT stands for “non-fungible token,” and can technically contain anything digital: from graphic art, music, memes, to generated visuals. Using the blockchain, NFTs allow you to buy and sell ownership of these digital items and keep track of who owns them. To understand this phenomenon and its future and shortcomings thro...

For our 6th episode of the WLG Podcast, we spoke to artist Dadang Christanto, and writer Dr Jean Couteau on the background and intentions behind Christanto’s Wuku, a series of aluminium and enamel-painted sculptures currently exhibited at Wei-Ling Gallery, Brickfields.   Wuku is a set of 7 days in the 210-day Javanese calendar system, which was organised based on the crop harvest season. The origi...