Sponsored by Tourism Malaysia 14 Jun 2021
Attention urban adventurers: did you know that Malaysia is home to some of the most Instagrammable street art in the world?
Malaysia’s bustling capital cities are bringing vibrant colours and playful themes to their alleyways and building facades with the help of its thriving urban art scene.
Street art is not new in Malaysia. Graffiti was prominent on the streets of city centres in the 60s and 70s as a medium for protest and has been posing challenges to the conventional art world and property and ownership laws since.
Just a decade ago, graffiti was viewed as vandalism and artists faced hefty fines if they were caught, but now local authorities are fans of the colourful murals and even commission artists to jazz up urban spaces.