Exploring the Zain Azahari Collection
Presented by The Culture Story
18 January 2020
Nearly 70 art collectors, gallerists, artists, and enthusiasts joined us for a conversation with Pak Zain, who shared his journey in art and approach to collecting.
One of Malaysia’s most respected collectors of modern and contemporary art, Pak Zain’s Azahari Collection holds over 1,000 works and is regarded as one of the country’s most significant private collections. Known for his low profile, Pak Zain and Haslinda offered rare insights into their collection, the vision behind Galeri Z (established in 2015), and their dedication to publishing three books to date.
The event marked the launch of Hati & Jiwa: Volume 3 (2019), a four-part publication featuring over 500 artworks by Malaysia’s old masters and 50 contemporary artists from the region. The volumes are thematically categorised—Landscape, Figurative, Abstract, and Other Regions—spanning works from the 1920s to the present.
