Art

ASHTA District 8 reimagines the lifecycle of discarded objects through ARTCYCLE: EARTHFORM. Running from April 20 to May 17, 2026, at the Melting Pot, this Earth Month initiative creates a sophisticated dialogue between industrial design, fine art, and environmental advocacy. The curated exploration centers on “meaningful evolution,” where the focus shifts from consumption to the

This April, 25hours Hotel Jakarta The Oddbird flips the script on how art is shown. Turning its 10th floor into a corridor of galleries, the hotel debuts Room Art Fair 2026, timed with World Art Day. For four days, from 16–19 April, hotel rooms shed their everyday function, becoming portals into different artistic worlds. Each

The paintings displayed at the HOARSE HORSE exhibition by Berlin-based artist Ida Lawrence do not behave like paintings. They hang, slack-backed and unstretched, as if they have shrugged off the polite posture of the gallery wall. Some are tethered with straps and rope; others carry hardware in the form of collars, leashes, and fastenings. The

When entering Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey at Museum MACAN, your vision tilts, the colour thickens, and the world outside is muted. They say that our body adjusts before our mind does, an adjustment period one can really feel when immersed in the artist’s installations. There are rooms shaped by mist, reflections, shadows, and slow-moving

Botanical art is a unique fusion of science and aesthetics, where the method of observation meets the grace of artistic expression. More than simple flower paintings, botanical art is the careful study of plants translated into images that are scientifically accurate and visually appealing. Botanical artists turn to plants as subjects of study and sources

In Jakarta, culinary traditions and contemporary art often run on parallel tracks, and no one evokes this in their artwork as best as artist Mulyana, or better known as Mang Moel. In his latest ‘Edible Dreams’ exhibition at ARTOTEL Thamrin Jakarta, Mang Moel brings them together in an installation that transforms food into a language

The Jakarta Illustration & Creative Arts Fair (JICAF) officially opened on Thursday, 18 September 2025, at The Space, Senayan City, marking its third edition under the New Heights theme. This year’s event – JICAF 2025 – runs until 5 October, featuring more than 100 artists from 25 countries. As Indonesia’s largest illustration art platform, JICAF

Article by Jean Couteau | Read his other articles in NOW! Bali A very interesting exhibition has recently been held at the Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, between May 28 and June 8, showing the works of the Balinese artist Putu Wirantawan. When gazing upon Wirantawan’s work, one is immediately struck—if not utterly overwhelmed—by elements that feel

You wouldn’t expect a hotel gallery next to one of Jakarta’s most high-energy stadiums to be the place where time folds in on itself, but then again, Chronospira is not your average exhibition.  Opening 8 July 2025 at ARTOTEL Gelora Senayan, Chronospira is a mixed-media installation by renowned artist and production designer Dita Gambiro. Inspired