If 2022 was a year of getting back to a pre-pandemic pace of activity in the Kuala Lumpur scene, then there was a blooming of new spaces and initiatives, and dare we say, new audiences. We felt something of a shift, an expansion, and a tentative energy following the introversion and mostly quiet productivity of the past three years.
The National Art Gallery (NAG) reopened on June 21 after two years of renovations, with a very broad selection from its permanent collection—perhaps the first introduction to the national collection for some younger audiences. During the hiatus, under the helm of director Ameruddin Bin Ahmad, the
