Elite Crowd at Brazilian Art Launch

New Straits Times: Kuala Lumpur— April 11, 2000

– By Cindy Yeap

THE `A Brazilian Affair' art exhibition, held at Hilton Kuala Lumpur, was launched by Tunku Nurul Hayati Tunku Bahador, wife of the Regent of NegriSembilan Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, recently.

Welcoming guests were Simply Unique Sdn Bhd director Datin Terry Kayoom, Art Affair's Jurema Walendowsky Baker, Hilton KL general manager Van der Putten, Hilton KL assistant director of marketing communications Cindy Yoong and Hilton KL marketing communications executive Nurulhanum Raffar.

Present were Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Suhara Tunku Bahador, Peruvian ambassador Javier Gonzales-Terrones and wife Geni, Argentinian ambassador Armando J.J. Maffel, Datuk G.S. Gill and Suhaimi Khor Zulkifli & Chang lawyer James Khor and wife Marianne.

Intergrafica Print & Pack (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Hubertus Roch and wife Hanne, Unisys MSC Sdn Bhd project manager Chris Robinson and wife, and Kausar Development Bhd executive director (operations) Ramli Hajar and wife Fatimah Mohd Shariff were also present.

Others at the exhibition included American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce president Nicholas S. Zefferys, its governor Steve Setera, Southend Constructions project manager Yalcin Kaya, P&P Marketing Ltd managing director Syed Mudrik Jamalullail, Datin Mooni Baharuddin and Maria Samad.

Also seen were personal assistant to the Defence Adviser of the New Zealand High Commission Deborah Eban, Eastern Records Sdn Bhd operations and accounts executive Jaclyn Lim, Robyn Kassas, Mea Wheatley, Lester Lai and Julia Boyles.

Over 70 pieces of artworks by 17 Brazilian artists are available for sale.

The exhibition, a collaboration between Art Affair, Simply Unique Sdn Bhd and Hilton Kuala Lumpur, ends Saturday.