HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Indonesian artist Dadang Christanto has always used his work as a tribute to victims of political violence and crimes against humanity. Christanto’s passion stems from his personal life—in 1965, the anti-communist purge led to the deaths of millions of Indonesians and the disappearance of his own father, a communist sympathiser. ‘Missing’, his first solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, features graphic paintings of disembodied heads crying tears of blood, as well as a performance that reflects on the torturous acts that have incited grief and suffering. Repetition is key in Christanto’s practice, as shown in his 2015 installation ‘Slaughter Tunnel’, in which portraits of anonymous faces lined the walls of a dingy tunnel to reference the fragility of human life. Until November 4 at Wei-Ling Contemporary, RT01, Sixth Floor, The Gardens Mall. Tel: 03-2282 8323. www.weiling-gallery.com