The work of the late artist Svay Ken is being exhibited at Meta House in Phnom Penh. The exhibition is being curated by Svay Sanuch, the artist’s brother, who administers an online museum for his late brother, and collector Helen Jarvis, who was a close friend of the artist.
The work of the late artist Svay Ken is being exhibited at Meta House in Phnom Penh. The exhibition is being curated by Svay Sanuch, the artist’s brother, who administers an online museum for his late brother, and collector Helen Jarvis, who was a close friend of the artist. Svay Ken: My Art, My Life will open on February 7.
Since the arrival of the French about 170 years ago, countless books about Cambodian history have been written. Australian collector of photography Nicholas Coffill believes most of these works lacked the rich illustrations which help a reader to engage personally with its subject matter.
Cambodian artist Kem Keosocheat has collaborated with German artist Lars Breuer to examine the typography of their two languages for their In Collaboration exhibition at Phnom Penh’s Meta House.