Colorful Kuala Lumpur Street Art 2024

There is no shortage of delightful things to see in Kuala Lumpur. One of my favorites is street art. KL has plenty of it. My favorites are below.

The art is divided into three sections. The first is murals and a sculpture. Two areas where you can see a lot of street art are on Jalan Rembia and the surrounding streets in the Bukit Bintang neighborhood and in Chinatown. In Chinatown, don’t miss Kwai Chai Hong. This is a small alley with some charming artwork. You reach it by going over a little bridge where the ceramic lady in the pink dress is sitting. Kwai Chai Hong translates to Little Demon Alley.

The second section is for Lat sculptures. The sculptures are based on the cartoons of Malaysian cartoonist Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid who goes by the name of Lat. Twenty-two sculptures were installed in 2016. I don’t know how many are still standing. We saw several besides the ones I photographed, but some of them weren’t in very good shape.

The third section is painted utility boxes. This is the first time I have seen them, but learned this has been done in many cities worldwide. We saw them in every part of the city we visited, so there are plenty of cool surprises waiting for you.

Click on any photo and you well see them all in slideshow format with the approximate locations.

Murals and One Sculpture

The front of a large building covered with paintings of plants and animals

A mural of a yellow and blue bird among colorful plants

A mural with a tree and three woodpeckers

Sea creature mural with large orange koi

A mural of a green tree frog in a tropical plant

A mural of a squirrel in a tree with a bird cage next to it

The side of a building painted bright yellow with trees and animals on it

A mural of a boy blowing leaves through a bubble wand

A mural of a blue bird with a long, narrow beak

A mural with people and animals and the words respect, unity, and love

A mural of an old woman and a young boy smiling with tropical symbols

A mural with four women and many flowers

An underpass painted in the colors of a rainbow

A mural of a toucan and a flying ladybug

A mural of a stork-like bird with plant life

A modern building with sculptures of three people rappelling down its side and faces of five animals

A mosaic sculpture of a woman sitting on a bench

A mural of a man playing a string instrument

A mural of two boys playing and a girl looking out of a window with a real girl in front of the window

A mural of a man writing on red paper with pages hanging to dry

Lat Scuptures

Two two-dimensional statues of men; one looking at his watch and the other thinking about coffee

A two-dimensional statue of a boy carrying a bag of art supplies

A two-dimensional statue of a man with a turban waving hello

A two-dimensional statue of a woman in Muslum dress waving hello

Utility Boxes

Utility box painted with a man playing a guitar

A utility box painted with a tree, mountains, and two deer

A utility box painted with a piano player

A utility box painted with a decorated gray elephant

A utility box painted with a decorated orange elephant

A utility box painted with a heron in water with cattails

A utility box painted with a toucan in tropical plants

A utility box painted with symbols of Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia

I hope you enjoyed these examples of Kuala Lumpur street art. Check out our post about Street Art in the Canary Islands 2024, too. And find out why Kuala Lumpur is the ideal country in which to start your S.E. Asia journey here.

Happy traveling,
Linda

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2 Comments

Khong

October 9, 2024 at 7:21 am Reply

I like that you took shots of the utility boxes. Even i did not notice about those. 👍

Linda Gerbec

October 9, 2024 at 6:59 pm Reply

I bet you will now. That’s one of the benefits of walking a lot.

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Khong

October 9, 2024 at 7:21 am Reply

I like that you took shots of the utility boxes. Even i did not notice about those. 👍
- Linda Gerbec
  
  October 9, 2024 at 6:59 pm Reply
  
  I bet you will now. That’s one of the benefits of walking a lot.

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