Minstrel Kuik (b. 1976, Malaysia), is a Chinese Malaysian born in Pantai Remis in 1976. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Taiwan, she obtained her master’s degree in photography in Arles, France. As a social actor, Kuik continues to undergo tensions coming from different ideologies, social bounds, identities and interests. Not only these daily experiences help position herself between the political society and the authorities, they also shape her artistic practice. With a belief that the private space is the major battlefield of ideological, political and economic interests, she explores art as a historical trajectory where the personal mutation through the process of reading, thinking, making and revisiting is traceable and reflective, and hopefully, transformative.
Her awards include the Regional Winner of one-month Fukuoka Asian Art Museum residency (2015); Winner of the UOB Painting of the Year (2014) for the Established Artist Category, Malaysia; Winner of the International Photographer Award (2013), Higashikawa Photo Festival Japan. Public collections include: the Michelangelo and Lourdes Samson Collection, Singapore Art Museum (SAM), Higashikawa International Photo Festival (Japan), United Overseas Bank (Singapore).


1972, Masyarakat Adil (Fair Society), the Social Contract versus the Origin Myth
Minstrel Kuik
2019
Mixed media (political party flags, pins and thread)
150 x 180 x 6.5 cm

Parti Sosialis Malaysia, A Social Organization
Minstrel Kuik
2018
Mixed media (political party flags, pins and thread)
88 x 123 x 6.5 cm

Pan Malaysian Islamic Party, A Rural Space 2
Minstrel Kuik
2019
Mixed media (political party flags, pins and thread)
46 x 33.5 x 6.5 cm

Tuntut Semula Ruang Kita (Reclaim Our Space)!
Minstrel Kuik
2019
Charcoal on paper
100 x 150 cm

1970, Muhibbah dan Perpaduan (Goodwill and Unity), from 9 May 2108 to 13 May 1969
Minstrel Kuik
2018
Mixed media, wooden structure, cotton fabrics, threads, laces
150 x 180 cm
In Our Own Frame: 15th Year Celebration
3 - 19 December 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
34-1, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru, 59100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Cantum-Combine, Online Exhibition Curated by Elham Shafaei
15 September - 10 October 2020
Online Exhibition
Richard Koh Fine Art
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ContemporaryIdentities International Art Magazine
Minstrel Kuik – Merdeka, The Lonesome Club
10 May - 01 June 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tue - Sat, 11am - 7pm
Anne Samat & Minstrel Kuik – Stories We Tell To Scare Ourselves With
26 Jan - 14 Apr 2019
Museum of Contemporary Art
No. 39, Chang'an West Road,
Datong District, Taipei City 103,
Taiwan
Daily, 10am - 06pm
ART – staged : No Booth
25 - 27 January 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
10am - 7pm