Malaysia’s first pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is headlined by the country's top contemporary artists - Anurendra Jegadeva, HH Lim, Ivan Lam and Zulkifli Yusoff.
Eternally dedicated to art, Lim Wei-Ling hits a major milestone in her career when she secured Malaysia’s first pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
The acclaimed art champion has been working tirelessly to get government endorsement and financial support to ensure an invitation to participate in the world’s most prolific arts event was in the offing.
Finally, all her hard work paid off. Voila! The local contingent is now in Venice to represent Malaysia in our first ever Venice Biennale participation.
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“May 9 is an important date. It witnessed the democratic change of our government last year and spurred me to reach out to our Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed and Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia to get their endorsement with the help of the director general of the national art gallery. It also marks the inauguration of the Malaysia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale,” shared Wei-Ling when met at her gallery after the big announcement made headlines, a month before the big biennale.
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