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Running from 12 October to 13 November 2022, Telur Pecah 2.022 will feature more than 300 artworks of 128 amateur and established independent Malaysian artists, curated by Phillip Wong into 10 categories.

This year’s edition of Telur Pecah will feature a whole group of senior artists, some exciting new media artists, artists hailing from Sabah, Sarawak and the Orang Asli community, many installations and solo exhibitions featuring a wide variety of mediums from smoke to natural installations (roots and vines), AR art, and more.

“WAF x Marriott International” was a stunning mix of art, style and inspiration across 60 leading wedding vendors in the region. The highlight of the festival was the Bridal Runway Fashion Shows that showcased the latest seasons in bridal wear, featuring the likes of GALA by Galia Lahav that was presented by The Proposal, and gowns by Lusan Mandongus and Estee’ Couture Bridal presented by Designer Bridal Room. There was also the exclusive men-only event, The Gentlemen’s Club presented by The Glenlivet and Wardrobe, The Gilded Affair section by Wishing Tree and a highly curated photographers exhibition featuring locals FunkyDali Photography, MunKeat Photogrpahy, and Keda.Z of the Amazing Group alongside internationals Terralogical (Indonesia), Metrophoto (Philippines) and Brian Ho of thegaleria (Singapore).

To GMBB, Wedding. Arts. Fashion. represents an enterprising future where local creatives and artists can come together to make more with their passion and craft.

“Yasmin: 10 Years On” celebrated one of Malaysia’s most iconic and influential creative talents in Yasmin Ahmad. Her cinematic works defined a generation of Malaysians, and inspired many more. This mini festival comprised of film screenings featuring Yasmin’s entire filmography, complemented by the premiere of the short student documentary “What Yasmin Left Behind”, art installations on her works and life, and an exhibition on Yasmin Ahmad.

With high audience numbers for the screenings and great engagement during the talks and Q&A sessions, the event was a great example of how GMBB aspires to be a space for the community to mean more, make more and meet more in celebration of the Malaysian values that bring us together.

“Banana Leaf: A Celebration of Malaysian Indian Arts & Culture” was a visual art exhibition in conjunction with the Deepavali celebrations, championing Indian art in Malaysia. Featuring more than 20 artists and writers as well as children from the Sivananda Ashram, “Banana Leaf” is a movement for social change that is meant to empower local Indian art and artists, and help them gain more ownership of their stories in the Malaysian arts and culture narrative. Featured artists include Blank Malaysia, Rames Harikrishnasamy, Veshalini Naidu and Mogan Selvakannu. Aside from exhibitions, “”Banana Leaf”” also had documentary screenings and research works.

“Banana Leaf” is exactly the kind of effort that GMBB hopes to advocate and champion – a wholesome arts and cultural event that fights for social causes and representation, helping make more meaning to create a Malaysia that recognises all her sons and daughters.

“Japan Traditional Craft Art” was a collaborative one-day event to celebrate the beauty in Japanese heritage art. Featuring four distinguished Japanese craftsmen, “Japan Traditional Craft Art” presented a 400-year old Edo-era dyeing technique, a 15-year old woodblock printing method, a fifth-generation blademaker and a third-generation fusuma paper specialist via a series of live public demonstrations. These master craftsmen showcase the discipline behind their respective craft while showing how they can be incorporated into contemporary culture. A highlight was a live collaboration between Keisaku Aoki – a living Japanese legend – and Malaysia’s own Bujins (founder of BUJINS Batik).

The event is an example of GMBB’s constant effort to connect and collaborate with different cultures to make more meaning.

This exhibition was organised to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Mr. Sim Mow Yu, a reputable educator in the Malaysian Chinese society, and a famous calligrapher. Bringing together calligraphies and paintings by Malaysian Chinese educators and calligraphers in celebration of Mr. Sim’s contribution to Chinese education, the exhibition also featured calligraphies from ethnic groups and cultures such as a Jawi Calligraphy workshop by Cikgu Ishak Surin, a Tamil Calligraphy workshop by Dr. Velu Perumal, along side an education seminar and exhibition.

This event showcases GMBB’s intent to support and celebrate the multiculturalism of Malaysia. We aspire to do more together with others in embracing the very values that make us Malaysian.

Co-founded by Malaysian Shafeeq Shajahan (director, writer, composer) and Britain Hannah Shields (writer, choreograher), Liver & Lung are the voices of their generation seeking to inspire through compelling stories. They won the BOH Cameronian Award for Innovation in Musical Theatre in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. They have made us their long-standing home throughrout a fruitful 2-year period, and have been prolific in staging innovative and meaningful plays such as the Malaya Relived series and the sold out show of Sepet the Musical.

GMBB’s partnership with “Liver & Lung” is a great example of how we want to collaborate with the local performing arts community, by providing space for them to mean more by making more with their craft and meeting more of their community.

“In Pursuit of Santosham” was the official launch of Santosh Logandran’s first ever titular Tamil album. Santosh is a musician and music producer, while at the same time being a member of Nadir. “In Pursuit of Santosham” is an ambitious and timely album, aimed to disrupt and break the cycle in the Malaysian Tamizh music industry for the last three decades. Dedicated to all the women in his life, the launch featured the likes of Zee Avi, all present to celebrate this landmark album by a prominent member of the local music circuit.

“In Pursuit of Santosham” was a great example of what GMBB hopes to see in the local arts and culture – the community coming to celebrate a fellow peer who is doing his enterprising best to make more meaning in the local music industry.

GMBB received a pleasant visit from MOTAC (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture) Malaysia and the team enthusiastically brought MOTAC on a tour of the building before culminating in a guided tour of the Borneo’s Tree of Life wildlife photography exhibition.

Thank you so much to the VIPs who took the time to drop by, it was our honour to receive you all. Terima kasih!

YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri – Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Noor Zari bin Hamat – Chief Secretary, MOTAC
YBrs. Encik Mohd Zamri bin Mat Zain – Deputy Chief Secretary (Tourism), MOTAC
YBrs. Dr. Tan Awang Besar – Section Secretary (Cultural Policies), MOTAC
Dato’ Haji Zainuddin Abdul Wahab – Deputy Director Tourism Malaysia
Tuan Amerrudin Bin Ahmad – Director General, National Visual Arts Gallery
Tuan Syed Yahya Syed Othman – Director of Production, Tourism Malaysia

These fashion shows launched Rico Rinaldi’s eight and ninth seasons of his acclaimed Summeraya line. A portmanteau of ‘summer’ and ‘raya’, Rico took inspiration from the summer season to add some chic Rico flair to his already fashionable Raya designs. These two events featured over 40 garments each, across Rico’s Ramadan, Bespoke and Summeraya collections. It was a huge hit within the local fashion industry, and attracted high profile attendances from local celebrities.

Padai is a Tamil word which has two meanings – “to create”, and “a crowd of people”. Which is why it was chosen as the name for an art movement initiated by a group of young film practitioners in the effort to bring awareness focusing on Malaysian Indian youth. The vision is to promote a critical thinking society through the arts and to bring fine art to the working-class people and the younger generation. Padai Art Movement organised a series of weekly screenings covering a wide range of international classic films with talks and sharing sessions with industry experts as panelists.

GMBB’s work in supporting the initiative of “Padai Film Community” underlines our passion and commitment to our brand values – passion, enterprise, community – in our aspirations to become an enterprising hub for Malaysian creatives, artists and artisans to do more together for Malaysian arts and culture.

“MalaysiaKu 2020” was a campaign celebrating Merdeka and Malaysia Day. Comprising a range of workshops on a wide range of art forms of traditional and contemporary Malaysia, the campaign focuses on making arts and culture more accessible to Malaysian families. “MalaysiaKu” featured the likes of Fusion Wayang Kulit, HANDS Percussion, Yusof Gajah, Malaysia Origami Academy, Reimagine Plastic, Tempat Bibah & Friends

“MalaysiaKu” underlines GMBB’s passion and commitment in doing more together to make our space meaningful and useful to the Malaysian arts community and public.

Welcome to Telur Pecah 3.0!

A contemporary art exhibition by GMBB

Date: 10 Oct 2023 – 12 Nov 2023

In Collaboration with Core Design Gallery

In our third year, Telur Pecah remains a vibrant platform dedicated to celebrating the diversity and creativity of Malaysian artists. This year, we’re thrilled to unveil an exciting collaboration with Core Design Gallery that adds new dimensions to our exhibition.

As you explore the five categories curated by our founding curator Phillip Wong, you’ll encounter a diverse array of art, crafted by various individuals, many of whom have found inspiration and community within GMBB’s creative spaces over the years. It’s an invitation to immerse yourself in the world of art, to feel the vibrant pulse of our local arts, and to witness firsthand how, together, we can #MakeMore art that truly #MeansMore to everyone. Thank you for being a part of our journey and for sharing in the celebration of art that unites us all.

Art Battle is a global drawing challenge movement founded by American illustrator Jake Parker. After participating in the live art tournament in Sao Paulo, Rupa Subramaniam founded the Malaysian chapter in 2016 upon returning home. The 2020 Art Battle MY saw artists battling in a fun-tastic speed drawing competition for the #WomensMarchMY initiative. The event brought together 14 local artists in a race to create their own interpretation of feminism within 20 minutes. Art Battle MY is an example of the kind of community events and efforts GMBB wants to do more together.