ART JAKARTA 2022
Art fair, group presentation
26 - 28 August 2022
Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia
Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) is pleased to announce its participation in Art Jakarta 2022 with a group presentation of three Malaysian artists; Joshua Kane Gomes, Justin Lim, Yeoh Choo Kuan. The presentation will comprise of new acrylic paintings and mix media sculptures from the artists.
In Gomes’s new body of work, the artist navigates the pitfalls of unhealthy dependencies within relationships, particularly the evolution of distant infatuation into all-consuming delusions of intimacy. These themes are explored through a voyeuristic point-of-view, in relation to the mythos of the Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit cursed into existence of constant starvation, driven only by the hunger of an ever-increasing appetite. While morbid in a thematic sense, the sculptures underplay their ghoulish inspiration, hiding behind shades of pastels and innocuous expressions, a meld of grim desires against dreamlike delirium.
In tandem with dreamlike landscapes, Lim’s new works are an extension of his ongoing series in which the artist adopts a pensive stance during times of isolation and social change. Yeoh presents two previously unseen works from his Streaming Mountain series specifically from his 2019-2020 period. The works are emotionally charged with Yeoh’s personal experiences.
This presentation comes together as a reminder of the complexities of contemporary life, specifically during these times of social anxiety. Colourful and playful the façade of an individual may seem, but the undercurrents are usually ominous and a constant struggle for acceptance.
Bread Crumbs
Duo exhibition
The forces of our memories are hard to predict. Some memories are delicate, tip-toeing in our minds furtively. Some are brute yet invisible gales of strong winds. And there are others that come abrupt and short-lived, like the flick of a matchstick. We carry and juggle the weight of our memories with varying efforts. Sometimes, we are fortunate enough to deliver an effective balancing act. Occasionally, something falls from our grasp and we lose our footing, struggling to get back up on our feet again.
As we cope with an assortment of memories, we have adapted as the hermit crab has. We learn to outgrow and maneuver our thoughts into new shells, particularly larger ones that fit and provide more breathing room. What then, becomes of our old shells? What do we leave behind when we move on? In Joshua Kane Gomes and Sarah Radzi’s dual exhibition Bread Crumbs, the artists commemorate notions of duplicate personas in response to lingering memory trails. Using installations and paintings as artistic devices for cocooned reflection and malignant vulnerability, Gomes and Radzi present a vivid palette of past and present recollections in an unspecified time of limbo.
14 - 29 January 2022
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore