A handout image of a young Cheong Laitong seen working in his art studio during the 1960s. Photo: Cheong Laitong
Cheong Laitong, a pioneering artist who introduced a new modern aesthetic to post-independence Malaysian art, has died. He was 90.
The news was confirmed by a family member, who revealed that Laitong (as he was more popularly known) died in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 4.
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