Tuesday, July 16, 2024 The National Art Gallery’s “Rantau: IMT-GT Exhibition” is now open, celebrating IMT-GT 2023-2025 with regional art until December 1, 2024. The National Art Gallery has launched the “Rantau: IMT-GT Exhibition,” which will be on display from today until December 1, 2024. This exhibition is part of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Visit Year 2023-2025, also known as IMT-GT 2023-2025.
The opening ceremony was officiated by YBrs. Mr. Shaik Rizal Sulaiman , Chairman of the National Visual Arts Development Board (NVADB), at the National Art Gallery.
This exhibition showcases the artistic expressions of visual artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, capturing their thoughts and feelings about nature, family relationships, life struggles, past stories, survival, daily routines, and everyday life. The collaboration among these three countries through the exhibition highlights themes of togetherness, regional unity, and cultural diversity. The “Rantau: IMT-GT Exhibition” features the involvement of five curators, two art collectives, four solo artists, and two artist duos.
Indonesia is represented by guest curator Bayu Genia Krishbie from the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, the Rumah Ada Seni art collective from Padang, West Sumatra, led by Yusuf Fadly Aser with nine members, the Sikukeluang Collective from Pekan Baru, Riau, led by Adhari Donora with six members, and the duo Arifa Safura and DJ Rencong from Aceh. Malaysia’s contri.