5:30PM | Alumni Reading Room

This lecture by Kenneth WONG See Huat (ACC 2024) introduces socially engaged art practices in Malaysia, where art intersects with heritage, memory, and community. Drawing on projects such as Bangsar Heritage Walks, Siamese Reversed food-art performance, and the proposed Jenjarom New Village digital cultural mapping initiative, Kenneth Wong See Huat reflects on how artists and curators reimagine local narratives through collaboration and place-based storytelling. The talk also revisits a series of guerrilla exhibitions in alternative and public spaces across Greater Kuala Lumpur, offering insights into the evolving ecosystem of socially grounded art and the role of curators in shaping inclusive cultural dialogue.