Haffendi Anuar’s (b.1985, Malaysia) current work looks at the kain pelikat, a type of colourful plaid tubular transnational ‘male skirt’ usually worn domestically and sometimes as an informal labour uniform in parts of the global south. Oriented in relation to his childhood memories of encountering and being enveloped by the fabric, his research and exploration into the iconography of the garment encompasses personal family photos, archival photographs, images from social media and the Internet as well as texts on Malaysia written by colonial writers and looks into the fabric’s origin, social utilization, visual patterns and formal structure. From the materials gathered, he would reimagine the fabric as ‘constructions’ inspired by the structures of hammocks, hanging cradles, nets, curtains/veils and webs, drawing inspiration from man-made and animal-made architecture. He works in a process that combines collage, dyeing, painting, image transfer and sewing and incorporates physical materials such as seashells, pebbles, gutter pipes, brass pipes, rice sacks and chicken feathers into his sculptures, embellishing as well as animating the forms.
Haffendi initially studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence before completing his undergraduate degree in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and an MFA at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, Oxford. Recent exhibitions include Midday Stanza (solo), Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore in 2019; Elephant Utopia (solo), Art Taipei in 2015; A Good Line, A Good Lie (group), A.I., London in 2021; The Foot Beneath the Flower (group), Nanyang Tech University ADM Gallery, Singapore in 2020; For the Few and the Many (2-persons), Beers London, London in 2019; head, heap, heat (group), Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore in 2018 and Powerhouse Commission 2017, Battersea Power Station, London in 2017.
His works are in the collections of the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Kuala Lumpur. He lives and works in London, UK and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
More of his work can be viewed at https://www.haffendianuar.net/
Sunset
Haffendi Anuar
2022
Watercolour and gesso on canvas
43 x 29 cm
Folds of the Mountain
Haffendi Anuar
2022
Watercolour and gesso on canvas
30 x 20.5 cm
Blue Columns
Haffendi Anuar
2022
Watercolour on 300 gsm Arches paper
31 x 23 cm
Temple for Ants
Haffendi Anuar
2022
Watercolour on 300 gsm Arches paper
31 x 23 cm
Sunset
Haffendi Anuar
2022
Watercolour on 300 gsm Arches paper
31 x 23 cm
Unit
Haffendi Anuar
2021
Kain pelikat, natural and artificial felt, hemming tape, eyelets, metal brackets, wood, varnish and hooks
160 x 45 x 45 cm
81 x 40 x 40 cm
150 x 45 x 45 cm
Drying Rack
Haffendi Anuar
2021
Painted and dyed canvas, textiles, kain pelikat, bags, thread, wood and screws
136 x 153 x 35 cm
Haffendi Anuar – Interiors
15 July - 5 August 2023
Richard Koh Fine Art
Blk 47 Malan Road
#01-26 Gillman Barracks
Singapore 109444
Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Diverse Visions (A Group Exhibition of Southeast Asian Artists)
1 - 22 April 2023
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Open on Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm.
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & public holidays.
The Colour Of Life: Exploring Kaleidoscopic Narratives
1 February - 30 September 2023
Virtual Exhibition
by Galeri Khazanah
Soft Façade – Haffendi Anuar
10 November - 17 December 2022
Gerald Moore Gallery
Mottingham Lane,
London, SE9 4RW
Opening on 10 November 2022 (Thursday), 4 - 8pm
Second Private View on 19 November 2022 (Saturday), 2 - 4pm
Open to public on Saturday 10am - 4pm or by appointment
STILL – Haffendi Anuar, Yuki Nakayama and Dawn Ng
2 - 12 November 2022
A.I. Gallery,
4 Cromwell Place, South Kensington,
London, SW7 2JE
Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 5 pm
Viewing by appointment
Time Together: Exploring Art Through Khazanah’s Collection
25 August - 4 September 2022 (Physical Show)
1 July - 31 December 2022 (Virtual Show)
Slate@The Row
52, Jalan Doraisamy,
Chow Kit, 50300 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Sunday - Monday, 10am - 6pm
Haffendi Anuar – Rumah Berkaki (Legged House)
10 June - 29 August 2022
IKON Gallery
Tower Room, Second Floor
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace
Birmingham, B1 2HS
Tuesday - Sunday, 11am – 5pm
With Whom We Mutually Communicate? – Haffendi Anuar (Curated by Mengtong Zhang)
27 - 28 May 2022
Copeland Gallery,
Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Road
Peckham, London
SE15 3SN
26 May 2022 (Thursday), 6 - 9pm (Private Viewing)
27 May 2022 (Friday), 10am - 6pm
28 May 2022 (Saturday), 10am - 6pm
ILHAM Art Show 2022 – Haffendi Anuar, Hasanul Isyraf Idris & Yeoh Choo Kuan
17 May - 23 October 2022
ILHAM Gallery
Level 5, ILHAM Tower
No 8, Jalan Binjai,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Sundays, 11am - 5pm
Closed on Mondays & Public Holidays
Haffendi Anuar – Eye of the Collector 2022 (by Nazy Vassegh)
12 - 14 May 2022
With A.I. Gallery, London
Two Temple Place,
London WC2R 3BD
12 May 2022 (Thursday), 11am - 8pm
13 May 2022 (Friday), 11am - 7.30pm
14 May 2022 (Saturday), 11am - 5pm
Haffendi Anuar – Notes From The Motherland
16 December 2021 - 3 February 2022
Aicon Gallery
35 Great Jones Street
New York, NY 10012
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Haffendi Anuar – Flat Lands (Curated by Tatjana LeBoff)
2 - 7 November 2021
Gallery 1,
4 Cromwell Place, London,
SW7 2JE, United Kingdom
10 - 27 November 2021
1a Tenter Ground,
E1 7NH, United Kingdom
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Haffendi Anuar – Rintangan (Resistance)
1 November 2021 - 31 January 2022
(Extended till 28 February 2022)
PULSE Clinic,
Bangsar Health Center,
Ground floor, 11, Jln Telawi 3,
Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Daily, 11am - 7:30pm
Haffendi Anuar – A Good Line. A Good Lie
22 - 27 June 2021
4 Cromwell Place,
London, SW7 2JE,
United Kingdom
(Organised by A.I. Gallery, London)
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-6pm
Sunday, 10am-4pm
Opening hours may vary for certain exhibitions
Haffendi Anuar – A Life Beyond Boundaries (The Geography of Belonging)
1 June - 30 September 2021 (Extended till 17 October 2021)
JWD Art Space,
188/72 Chulalongkorn Soi 16, Jarusmuang Road,
Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tuesday - Monday, 10am - 7pm
Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays
In Our Own Frame: 10th Year Anniversary
3 - 19 December 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
The Foot Beneath the Flower: Camp. Kitsch. Art. Southeast Asia (Curated by Louis Ho)
28 August - 31 October 2020
NTU ADM Gallery
School of Art, Design & Media
Nanyang Technological University
81 Nanyang Drive,
Singapore 637458
Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, 12 - 5pm
Closed on Sundays, Public Holidays & Term Holidays
Haffendi Anuar – Empty Vase
14 September - 19 October 2019
Gallery Vacancy,
No.2, LN. 19, M. Wulumuqi Rd.
Jing'an Dist., Shanghai 200040
Tue - Sat, 10am - 6pm
Haffendi Anuar – For the Few and the Many, Two-Artists Show with Nadia Waheed
18 May - 22 June 2019
BEERS London,
1 Baldwin Street,
London, United Kingdom,
EC1V 9NU
Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
Haffendi Anuar – 5th Kooshk Artist Residency Award (KARA) 2019
1 - 31 May 2019
Deegar Plaform
S Mofatteh st. Varzandeh st.
Malekoshoara st. No30
Tehran, Iran
Friday - Wednesday, 11am - 8pm
Haffendi Anuar – Bakat Muda Sezaman 2019
1 May - 6 September 2019
Galeri Tun Razak, Galeri 2A & 2B,
Lembaga Pembangunan Seni Visual Negara,
No.2, Jalan Temerloh,
Off Jalan Tun Razak,
53200 Kuala Lumpur
Daily, 10am - 6pm
Haffendi Anuar – Midday Stanza
23 January - 16 February 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 7pm
Elysian Fields – Haffendi Anuar & Sinta Tantra
06 - 25 September 2018
Opening reception
06 September, 5 - 8pm
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukti Bandaraya,
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Haffendi Anuar – Migratory Objects
21 September - 07 October 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
10 am - 7pm, Tuesday - Saturday
(Closed on public holidays)
Malaysian Art, A Special Preview
22 - 26 November 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar
59000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tues - Sat, 10am - 7pm
GWKL Opening Reception
25 November 2016, 6 - 8pm
Malaysian Art, A New Perspective
06 - 21 September 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar,
59000 Kuala Lumpur.
Open Tues - Sat, 10am - 7pm
26 June - 8 August 2015
The Art Center,
Office of Academic Resources,
Chulalongkorn University,
Phyathai Rd, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Mon - Fri, 9am - 7pm
Sat, 9am - 4pm
Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays
I am Ten – 229
13 June - 1 July 2015
229 Jalan Maarof
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm - 6pm
(By Appointment Only)
I am Ten – BVII
10 - 24 June 2015
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
Haffendi Anuar – M13
15 - 30 April 2015
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
Malaysian Art, A New Perspective
Gan Chin Lee, Haffendi Anuar, Hasanul Isyraf Idris, Justin Lim, Saiful Razman, Tan Wei Kheng, Wong Perng Fey, Yeoh Choo Kuan, Liew Kwai Fei, Phuan Thai Meng, Raduan Man
13- 29 JANUARY 2015
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
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15 - 30 JANUARY 2015
Artspace@Helutrans
39 Keppel Road
#01-05 Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
26 - 30 March 2024
Booth 1D34 Richard Koh Fine Art
Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Harbour Road Wan Chai
Hong Kong, China
VIP Days (by invitation only)
First Choice - 26 March (Tuesday), 12 pm - 4 pm
First Choice and Preview - 26 March (Tuesday), 4 pm - 8 pm
First Choice and Preview - 27 March (Wednesday), 12 pm - 4 pm
First Choice and Preview - 28 March (Thursday), 12 pm - 2 pm
First Choice and Preview - 29 March (Friday), 12 pm - 2 pm
First Choice and Preview - 30 March (Saturday), 11 am - 1 pm
Vernissage
27 March (Wednesday), 4 pm - 8 pm
Public Days
28 March (Thursday), 2 pm - 8 pm
29 March (Friday), 2 pm - 8 pm
30 March (Saturday), 1 pm - 7 pm
The last admission time is thirty minutes before closing
S.E.A. FOCUS
16 - 19 January 2020
S.E.A. Focus
Tent A - Galleries,
Gillman Barracks,
7 Lock Road, Singapore 108935
Thursday: 16 Jan, 1 - 7 pm
Friday: 17 Jan, 1 - 10 pm
Saturday: 18 Jan, 12 - 7 pm
Sunday: 19 Jan, 12 - 6 pm
Art Expo Malaysia 2019
10 - 13 October 2019
Art Expo Malaysia 2019
MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre,
Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah,
Kompleks Kerajaan,
50480 Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
11.30am - 9.00pm
VOLTA 14, Basel
11 - 16 June 2018
Richard Koh Fine Art
Booth A05
VOLTA 14,
Elsässerstrasse 215,
4056 Basel, Switzerland.
http://voltashow.com/visit/
Asia Now, Paris Asian Art Fair
18 - 22 October 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art, Booth A101
9 Avenue Hoche,
75008 Paris
Art Central 2017, Hong Kong
21 - 25 March 2017
Art Central 2017
Booth C1
Central Harbourfront,
No.9, Lung Wo Rd,
Central, Hong Kong
Volta NY 2017 – Ten Years of Solo Focus – Haffendi Anuar, Migratory Objects
01 - 05 March 2017
Volta NY - Ten Years of Solo Focus
Booth A11
PIER 90, West 50th Street
at 12th Avenue,
New York, USA
Art Stage Singapore 2017
12 - 15 January 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Booth C8, Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
Singapore 018956
Bazaar Art Jakarta 2016
25 - 28 August 2016
Bazaar Art Jakarta 2016
Booth D1
The Grand Ballroom,
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta,
Pacific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia.
10am - 10pm
Art Central Hong Kong 2016
23 - 26 March 2016
Booth B2,
Central Harbourfront,
9 Lung Wo Road, Central,
Hong Kong.
Art Stage 2016
21 - 24 January 2016
Booth B11
Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Centre,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
Singapore 018956.
Haffendi Anuar – Art Taipei 2015
30 October - 02 November 2015
Art Taipei 2015
Future Section, Booth Y01
Taipei World Trade Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
Art Stage 2015
22 - 25 January 2015
Art Stage 2015
Booth B12, Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Centre,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
018956 Singapore
Art Taipei 2014
31 October - 03 November 2014
Art Taipei 2014,
Booth D 27,
Hall One,
Taipei World Trade Centre.
KIAF/14 Korea International Art Fair
25 - 29 September 2014
Booth A 93, Guest Country Program,
Seoul COEX, 1st Floor, Hall A & B,
Samseong 1-dong, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, South Korea
Haffendi Anuar – Rintangan (Resistance)
24 August - 24 September 2021
Online Exhibition
Cantum-Combine, Online Exhibition Curated by Elham Shafaei
15 September - 10 October 2020
Online Exhibition
Richard Koh Fine Art
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