MENCARI TAMING SARI: THE STORY OF A MALAY INTELLECTUAL

PRESTIGE has an intimate look at life's work of Ahmad Shukri-one of Malaysia's foremost (and elusive) contemporary artists.

- ZENA KHAN

Widely acknowledged as one of Malaysia’s leading Mixed Media artists, Ahmad Shukri is a master at creating vibrant artwork that are a visual description of the Malaysia he inherited. He was born in 1969 in Kelantan, a state rich in heritage and craft traditions such as batik, silversmithing, and wood carving. The deft hand required for such refined work seems in be innate in Shukri, who naturally tends towards diverse mediums, while the conversations he sparks on unity, politics, or the environment reflect a deep understanding of the physical and social landscape he inhabits. It’s little wonder then that Shukri’s art is housed in venerated art collections and spaces, like The World Bank in Washington, Fukoka Art Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Al-Burj Dubai, and Remisen Brande Denmark, or at home in Malaysia within The AFK Collection, National Visual Arts Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Petronas Gallery, Mandarin Oriental, and The Ruma.

A LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF AHMAD SHUKRI