THIS WEEK AT ANNEXE GALLERY: 29 AUG TO 31 AUG 2008 , make sure you all check it out…this is the place to pick up some briliant artworks for a steal before these artists are discovered and become famous!! Yeah, if you think you’ve got it and would like a chance to shwo and maybe who knows be discovered , get in touch with the organisers!!

ART FOR GRABS

Art Bazaar Plus Plus

Sat 30 & Sun 31 Aug 2008, 12pm to 8pm

Presented by Central Market and The Annexe Gallery

Admission Free

You can’t get cooler t-shirts, artworks & knick-knacks at cooler prices! Forty arty stalls including those by witty artist Munkao, poet-illustrator Shahril Nizam, blogger Saharil, artist-musician Fathullah Luqman, intrepid journalist Jacqueline Ann Surin launching The Nut Graph, photojournalist Danny Lim, photographer Erna Dyanty, found-object sculptor Lisa Foo, the ever wonderful Gerai Orang Asli, some young NGOs and many more. Let’s see what Cenderahati Merdeka they’ve come up with for the masses! All items for sale are under RM100 each!

Enquiries:

Lim Chung Wei [Email: chungwei.centralmarket@gmail.com; Tel: 03-2070 1137]

MERDEKA CAFÉ

While you shop, enjoy songs and poetry by some of KL’s best singer-songwriters and poets in our makeshift café in the gallery. With food and drinks from Precious Restaurant and others! Below is our lineup of performers.

Sat 30 Aug

1pm to 3pm: Gemerlapan, Izzy Mohamed, Priya Kulasagaran, Zalila Lee

3.30pm to 6pm: Sherry, Black, Azmyl Yunor, Alina Rastam, Meor

Sun 31 Aug

1pm to 3pm: Peter Hassan + Markiza, 13 Voices In My Head, Liyana Yusof + Alia Ali, Mei Chern

3.30pm to 5pm: Fathulistiwa Soundscapes, Bernice Chauly, Jerome Kugan

6pm to 7pm: Malaysian Artistes For Diversity featuring Ning Baizura, Ida Nerina and more!

Enquiries:

Jerome Kugan [Email: jerome.centralmarket@gmail.com; Tel: 03-20701137]

INVENTING MALAYSIA

Constructions of Malaya from the Colonial to the Present Era

Exhibition, Lectures & Film Screenings

Sat 30 Aug to Sun 31 Aug, 11am to 7pm

The Annexe Gallery

Presented by TheOtherMalaysia and Dr Farish A Noor

TheOtherMalaysia and Dr Farish A Noor present a simple exhibition of posters and images that looks at how notions of race, ethnicity and “native identity” - from culture to sexuality - were invented from the colonial era to the present. Inventing Malaysia will include lectures, exhibition of archival materials and film screenings of movies about Malaya/Malaysia shot from 40s, 50s & 60s, looking at how Malaya was perceived from the Occidental worldview (Lord Jim, starring Peter O Toole; The Pirate of Malaya, starring Steve Reeves; Outpost in Malaya, starring Claudette Colbert; Malaya, starring Spencer Tracy).

Enquiries:

Pang Khee Teik [Email: pang.centralmarket@gmail.com; Tel: 03-2070 1137]

SEKSUALITI MERDEKA

Sexuality Rights Fest
Fri 29 to Sun 31 Aug

Annexe Gallery

Forums, workshops, film screenings and storytelling with a focus on the human rights of those marginalised for their sexuality, by creating understanding, championing compassion and empowering the marginalised. The aim is to promote the freedom to love, and the freedom to live without fear of violence and harrassment for your preferences!

Fri 29 Aug

8pm to 10.30pm

Film: “Comolot” by Mohd Ikram Ismail, “Pangyau” by Amir Muhammad, and “Arisan” by Nia Dinata

Sat 30 Aug

12pm to 2pm: Forum: To Live Without Fear ~ Dealing with violence against transsexuals in Malaysia

3pm to 5pm: Forum: Probing Sexualities ~ Recent research findings into sexual diversity in Malaysia

6pm to 7.30pm: Lecture: Psychology Of Homophobia ~ Find out if you fit the profile

8.30pm to 10.30pm: Storytelling: Heartbreakers Anonymous ~ Stories by Jit Murad, Dara (of Air-Con), Julian Jayaseela & others

Sun 31 Aug

12pm to 2pm: Lecture: From Panji To The Present ~ A short history of sexuality in Malaysia and South East Asia by Dr Farish A Noor

3pm to 5pm: Workshop: Tongues Out ~ Borak-borak on our sexuality landscapes

6pm to 7pm: Music: Malaysian Artistes For Diversity: with Ning Baizura, Ida Nerina and more

Enquiries:

Pang Khee Teik [Email: pang.centralmarket@gmail.com; Tel: 03-2070 1137]

Grant For Grabs Update

Recipients of The Annexe Gallery’s Grants For Grab arts fund program have been sending us updates of their respective projects and we’d like to share them with you.

On 23 August, Simon Soon and a gaggle of artists and artsy types will be bussing to Kuala Kubu Baru for a “Picnic At Sungai Chilling Falls”. The picnic is Simon’s winning proposal to create an event that would foster a post-disciplinary dialogue among the artists in a natural environment.

Meanwhile, grant recipient Rumah Air Panas will present their proposed event “Contemporary Art In School Project” at SM Stella Maris from 25 August to 6 September. Please visit their blog at http://caisproject.blogspot.com or call +6016 684 3063 for more details.

On 31 August from 9am onwards, at 501 Block C, Taman Prima Selayang, Selayang, Batu Caves, grant recipient Elaine Pedley, together with Sister Bertha, will be presenting two skits and two dances, which are showcase presentations of her project “Dance & Performance Workshops For Children Of The Selayang Community”. Please contact Elaine at +6013 3300 680 for more information.

The Annexe Gallery would like to wish the recipients all the best in their respective endeavours.

The Annexe Gallery

1st & 2nd Floor, Central Market Annexe

Jalan Hang Kasturi

Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603-2070 1137

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