Hamir Soib @ Mohamed & Yaksa Agus Widodo

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b. Johor, 1969; b. Indonesia, 1975
Hamir Soib @ Mohamed & Yaksa Agus Widodo
Lagi-Lagi
2004
signed and dated ‘Hamir 04’ (bottom right), ‘Yaksa 2004’ (bottom left)
acrylic on canvas
120 x 150cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur.
Estimate
RM 5,000 – 8,000
Price Realised
RM 4,400

This is one of two ‘fun’ collaborations between the two artists who play-acted as boxers in a self-realisation ritual, in the wake of Indonesia’s accusations of Malaysia allegedly appropriating the Balinese Pendet dance (in a cultural advertisement aired on Discovery Channel) and the Terang Bulan song as its national anthem.

A founding member of the Matahati artists’ cooperative, Hamir set up the Gudangstudio-cum-workshop in Damansara Jaya, Selangor in 2003. Besides establishing his art career, he was also into indie-filmmaking and theatre set design.

Yaksa, on the other hand, is into performance and cartoons besides being an artist. From 2004 to 2008, he took part in several exhibitions in Malaysia, including ‘1+1=1’ (Galeri Shah Alam), NotThatBalai (Lost Generation Space), Takung (National Art Gallery, KL), KopiKretekKraton (Kebun Mimpi Gallery) as well as Art Triangle and Art Triangle 2 (Soka Gakkai Building, KL). He was also artist-in-residence for Project MAGER in 2004 and at Rimbun Dahan in 2007.