The exhibition Gerak Rupa Ubur Penyataan 1957 – 1973 traces the emergence of modern art as a cultural phenomenon in Malaysia in the 1960s through the early works of seven modern artists. These seven artists, Anthony Lau, Cheong Laitong, Ibrahim Hussein, Jolly Koh, Latiff Mohidin, Syed Ahmad Jamal, and Yeoh Jin Leng, participated in GRUP, a seminal exhibition which was held in Kuala Lumpur in 1967. They are today recognised as pioneers of modern art in Malaysia. These artists, though distinct in their stylistic approaches and aesthetic philosophies, can be viewed as part of a collective force that sought to express a modern sensibility through visual means.