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| Title : | Merdeka Collision Weekend @ The Annexe |
| Venue : | The Annexe @ Central Market The Annexe Gallery Studio Theatre, Central Market Annexe, Jalan Hang Kasturi Kuala Lumpur Opening Hours : Office Hours: 10am - 6pm; Exhibition Days: 11am - 7pm URL : http://www.centralmarket-kl.com.my |
| Date & Time : | Sat 30 - Sun 31 Aug 2008 |
| Tickets : | Free Admission |
| Phone : | 03-2070 1137 |
| URL : | http://cmannexe.wordpress.com |
| Synopsis : | Guaranteeing a little something special for everyone, The Annexe's Merdeka Collision Weekend presents: Art For Grabs (12pm to 8pm) Forty arty stalls including those by witty artist Munkao, poet-illustrator Shahril Nizam, blogger Saharil, artist-musician Fathullah Luqman, intrepid journalist Jacqueline Ann Surin launching The Nut Graph, photojournalist Danny Lim, photographer Erna Dyanty, found-object sculptor Lisa Foo, the ever wonderful Gerai Orang Asli, some young NGOs and many more. All items for sale are under RM100 each! Enquiries: Lim Chung Wei (chungwei.centralmarket@gmail.com; 03-2070 1137) ~ Merdeka Cafe While you shop, enjoy songs and poetry by some of KL's best singer-songwriters and poets in the makeshift café in the gallery. With food and drinks from Precious Restaurant and others! The lineup of performers: Sat 30 Aug 1pm - 3pm: Gemerlapan, Izzy Mohamed, Priya Kulasagaran, Zalila Lee 3.30pm - 6pm: Sherry, Black, Azmyl Yunor, Alina Rastam, Meor Sun 31 Aug 1pm - 3pm: Peter Hassan + Markiza, 13 Voices In My Head, Liyana Yusof + Alia Ali, Mei Chern 3.30pm to 5pm: Fathulistiwa Soundscapes, Bernice Chauly, Jerome Kugan 6pm - 7pm: Malaysian Artistes For Diversity featuring Ning Baizura, Ida Nerina and more! Enquiries: Jerome Kugan (jerome.centralmarket@gmail.com; 03-2070 1137) ~ Inventing Malaysia (11am - 7pm) Constructions of Malaya from the Colonial to the Present Era TheOtherMalaysia and Dr Farish A Noor present a simple exhibition of posters and images that looks at how notions of race, ethnicity and "native identity" - from culture to sexuality - were invented from the colonial era to the present. Inventing Malaysia will include lectures, exhibition of archival materials and film screenings of movies about Malaya/Malaysia shot from 40s, 50s & 60s, looking at how Malaya was perceived from the Occidental worldview (Lord Jim, starring Peter O Toole; The Pirate of Malaya, starring Steve Reeves; Outpost in Malaya, starring Claudette Colbert; Malaya, starring Spencer Tracy). Enquiries: Pang Khee Teik (pang.centralmarket@gmail.com; 03-2070 1137) ~ All this and more! |
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