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What Happens When We Censor Artists

Ahmad Fuad Osman, Artist

10-Feb-20 14:30

What Happens When We Censor Artists

The National Art Gallery has removed 4 artworks from Ahmad Fuad Osman’s retrospective exhibition, titled ‘At The End Of The Day Even Art Is Not Important’. The artist has issued an open letter calling for the gallery to close the entire exhibition, rather than let it run in its “compromised state”. We will be speaking to Fuad himself to find out more.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann, Juliet Jacobs


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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  censorship,  Balai Seni,  National Art Gallery,  At The End Of The Day Even Art Is Not Important,  Shabbir Hussain Mustafa,  Malaysian art,  contemporary art,  Bakat Muda Sezaman (Young Contemporaries),  Izat Arif Saiful Bahri,  Cheng Yen Pheng, 


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