Steve Wong is a collector who has always been interested in what artists are doing now, and in supporting current practice.
Built over a period of three decades, and including over a thousand artworks by more than 350 artists, his collection offers an extraordinary overview of contemporary art-making, and contemporary painting in particular, in Malaysia from the 1990s to the current day, alongside regional practices from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. It holds a body of artworks that can tell us a great deal about the changing contemporary; about shifting formal, material and conceptual concerns in painting; about an evolving art market and its role and influence within a growing art community. Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Happy Birthday Steve, 2001, 68 × 68 cm, gift from artist. Image courtesy of the artist Zulkifli Yusoff, Kedai Gunting Rambut Bunga Raya, 2010, canvas, embossed dye and wood panels 244 × 244 cm (Diptych). Photo: Adaptus Design System Follow Instagram for the latest news and upcoming programmes!