I found myself disagreeing strongly with some
points in some of the essays in the recently-launched Volume 2 of the
Narratives of Malaysian Art project, edited by Beverly Young and Nur
Hanim. Some arguments can be contested. But of course, that
does not mean that the editors and writers should be hated and taken as
my sworn enemies. The difficult and tedious efforts to publish a
confluence of diverging or contesting takes, thoughts, opinions,
sentiments, interpretations in regards to the contemporary art practice
in Malaysia, in a civilized way and in good spirit, should be commended
and encouraged, not despised. Its okay to question and disagree, or not
sharing similar 'neural patterns'. Its human to be so. Congrats Bev and
Hanim.
No comments:
Post a Comment