Wei-Ling Contemporary presents: 18@8KUL-SIN, the 8th edition of an annual exhibition that is created by Wei-Ling Gallery Kuala Lumpur. The exhibition will first run at ION Art, Singapore from 12 December to 19 December 2012 and then it will proceed at the Wei-Ling Contemporary from 21 December to 8 January 2013.

Ever since its inauguration in 2005, 18@8 has become a definitive event in the Malaysian art scene. 18@8 has always incorporated an exciting slew of themes from year to year, with the sole intent of inspiring the artists to constantly push boundaries and create artworks which are both compelling and iconic. Doing so not only retains an exciting pace, but provides the artists with the creative opportunity to experiment with new themes and ideas.

Finally, with this year’s installment, 18@8 KUL-SIN will be witnessing an enthralling overview of contemporary Malaysian art in the present day, which shall comprise of the biggest, most important names, as well as some of the more exciting emerging artists working today, namely Ivan Lam, Anurendra Jegadeva, Zulkifli Yusoff and Chin Kong Yee amongst them. In addition to this, we will also be featuring a selection of Singapore’s definitively cutting edge artists, with Jason Wee being amidst their company.

Having just recently welcomed their tenth year as an established art gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Wei-Ling Gallery takes pride in placing their focus on the most cutting-edge contemporary artists that Malaysia has to offer. The gallery’s program changes monthly and it has a large stockroom of works by their stable of artists on constant rotation. The gallery is dedicated to bringing contemporary art to an international audience and has taken major exhibitions of Malaysian art to China, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Singapore and Taipei.