About the AFK collection

The AFK Collection is a collection of the first generation works of Malaysian contemporary artists. Initiated in the mid 1990’s by Aliya and Farouk Khan, the collection is dedicated to the collection, preservation and documentation of the artworks that mark when the contemporary art movement began to grow in Malaysia.

Critical in quality, and encompassing all genres, mediums and forms of art produced from 1980 to the present, the collection is recognised as a watershed moment for contemporary art both in Malaysia and the wider region of Southeast Asia. Indeed, it was subsequent to the development of the AFK Collection that a contemporary Malaysian art ecology was solidified. As the AFK Collection grew, the curatorial narrative underpinning the collection became increasingly visible, and evolved into a drive to preserve this narrative and contemporary artworks for posterity.