During the height of the financial and political crises of 1998, artist and curator Wong Hoy Cheong organized a show of protest and criticism titled “Siapa? Apa? Kenapa?”, Artis Pro Activ. I sent in a long faxed scroll piece with the above text.

Yup! Mahathir knows well how the Government and those who helm it share purse strings with PETRONAS!

Mahathir has come back with his take on the 1MDB math – and according to him it does not add up. One or two key questions – “…will PETRONAS be selling gas to the power plants? If so at what price.“

A Sikh Tradition is alive in Post-traditional Canada! The Minister of Defence was born in Bombeli, a small village in the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab State. A different approach to kaum pendatang here now – I hope it lasts!

Post-Traditional Worldview 1 – Anthony Giddens
Post-Traditional Worldview 2 – Niranjan Rajah

My Graphic take on Modern, Postmodern and Post-tradition.

Tradition and Post-tradition with reference to my curatorship of ‘Insyirah: The Art of Sulaiman Esa from 1980-2000′. Pak Sulaiman was in the audience! 

This design for a caribou skin parka made in the early 1920s by  Inuit shaman Ava  to protect himself spiritually has been appropriated by fashion line Kokon To Zai. Regardless of the technicalities of copyright and permissions, the question is – is it appropriate to appropriate sacred form for secular ends? And further – What is the place of tradition in the contemporary world?

Traditional tattoos are a form of sacred art. They signify animal totems, lineage and gender identity.They constitute a living record of  cultural concepts. They are a rite of passage and a symbol of bravery and a form of protection. Often prayers are said during the tattooing ritual. What happens in the secular application of these powerful motifs?

The Lax Kw`alaams are using social media to speak directly to Prime Minister Trudeau and the Humpbacks are talking too!