Spotlight on contemporary Malaysian art

MALAYSIA'S top news this week was, not surprisingly, finance-related - the country's scandal-ridden fund, 1MDB, went into default after missing a US$50 million interest payment and the government named the next central bank governor after months of speculation and uncertainty.

Right after he was named Bank Negara Malaysia governor, Muhammad Ibrahim's first public appearance was to launch artist Chang Fee Ming's solo exhibition at the bank's museum and art gallery in its glass-and-steel Sasana Kijang complex.

The exhibition, entitled Terengganu, is practi…