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23/05/2026

The Zhongshan Building Directory (2023– )

Commissioned by The Zhongshan Building management. The directory panels, posters, and mini guide were designed by Kenta.Works with text by Ellen Lee and signage by Prints Buddy Sdn Bhd

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22/05/2026

Sidang Sepetang – Jalaini Abu Hassan
Self-published by the artist for the solo exhibition ‘Melekat Malay Kitsch’ at Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur, from 28 November to 17 December 2023.

Foreword by Ar. Affendi Salleh
Editing & proofreading by Rohiman Haroon
Designed by Kenta.Works
Printed by Unico Services

© 2023 Dr Jalaini Abu Hassan
ISBN 978-629-98983-0-6
Paperback, 152 pages, 11 × 18 cm, full colour, hot foil stamping on metallic card.
A limited number of hardback collector‘s editions were released simultaneously.

14/05/2026

The Back Room, Kuala Lumpur – Selected exhibitions since 2020

Edited by Ellen Lee
Designed by Kenta.Works Kenta.Works
Printed by Percetakan Kencana
Writers: Ellen Lee, Eric Goh, Lim Sheau Yun, and Wong Hoy Cheong
Foreword by Liza Ho
Published by The Back Room KL in 2026
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© The Back Room
ISBN9 78-967-14837-2-5
Paperback, 84 pages, 10.5 × 18 cm, full colour, glossy laminate cover (two cover designs)
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Download a free PDF of the book at The Back Room website
https://www.thebackroomkl.com/the-back-room-book

26/04/2026

Farewell to the 'ILHAM Art Show 2025'; the exhibition is concluding its final week and will end on 3 May 2026.

13/04/2026

[new work] Posters for The Back Room KL latest exhibition – April, New Photography by Alvin Lau, Amani Azlin and Nadirah Zakariya.
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Plan your visit: thebackroomkl.com/2026/april

07/04/2026

Extended until 3 May 2026

Good news! Ilham Art Show 2025 has been extended until 3 May 2026. Don’t miss it!

03/04/2026

Welcome 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭, the beginning of spring and the blossoming of young things. We are delighted to invite you to the opening of our next show, an exhibition of new photography from a group of emerging, Malaysian contemporary photographers. 

With motifs of fleeting youth, the precarity of time, and the abundantly incidental beauty of nature, the photographs in 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 express a mood of calm, quiet contemplation. All three photographers are established in their respective image-making fields which run parallel to the art world. The work of a professional photographer is busy and there is rarely time to contemplate one’s photos on a human scale, i.e. in a size larger than a phone screen. 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 presents photography in real life, as something to gaze at rather than scroll past, something you can own rather than merely Like, something that can accompany you through life rather than be drowned among the flood of images that we consume daily. 

Our three featured photographers are Alvin Lau (), known for his photographs of urban terrains and textures, who has shifted his lens away from concrete and manmade structures to contemplate the precarious fragments of the natural world that bloom secretly within urban surroundings. Amani Azlin () is an editorial and fashion photographer who is sharing with us a selection of diaristic photos of her observations while on location and in between scheduled shoots, betraying a more intimate and personal gaze which is at once the core and the reverse of her studied editorial style. Conversely, Nadirah Zakariya (), known for her personal meditations on womanhood through self-portraiture and floral still lives, has shifted her lens outward to present tender portraits and landscapes captured during her residency at an artist commune near Mt Fuji, Japan, in 2025. 

Please join us for an opening reception on Saturday, 11 April 2026 from 3pm – 7pm. All are welcome.

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𝒜𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓁
New photography by Alvin Lau, Amani Azlin, and Nadirah Zakariya
11 April – 3 May 2026
The Back Room

Opening reception:
Saturday, 11 April from 3pm – 7pm

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Enquiries: [email protected]

02/04/2026

[Exhibition identity, publication, and environment graphics] Bayangnya itu Timbul Tenggelam – Photographic Cultures in Malaysia (2020) at Ilham Gallery
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Virtual tour: https://ilhamgallery.com/tours/bitt/
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Photo © Kenta Chai

01/04/2026

Rasa Sayang (2019), a group exhibition that brings together an assembly of artists, writers and poets to mark the one-year anniversary of the 14th general election. The title, which refers to the folk song known to most Malaysians regardless of ethnicity, class and age, evokes the sense of love and loss that was felt by many towards the nation’s precarious political trajectory. Rasa Sayang showcases works by Azizan Paiman, Chang Yoong Chia, Sharon Chin, Intan Rafiza, Okui Lala, Liew Kung Yu, Pangrok Sulap, Phuan Thai Meng, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Tan Zi Hao, and Yee I-Lann, while the participating writers and poets include A. Samad Said, Arafat Hambali, Bernice Chauly, Samantha Cheh, Faisal Tehrani, Eric Goh, Lang Rahman, Ann Lee, Carmen Nge, Petak Daud, Pyanhabib Rahman, Raja Syahrul Helmi, Dr. Serina Abdul Rahman, Dr. Vilashini Somiah, Yvonne Tan, and Zikri Rahman.
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Graphic design by Kenta.Works for A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur. Photos © Kenta Chai

20/03/2026

Selamat Hari Raya