Museum MACAN Introduces Arisan Karya to Collect Funds for Local Art Community
Adapting from the local culture, Arisan Karya also adapts the social gathering to invites art communities to collects funds from its members. Photo courtesy of Museum MACAN/NOWJAKARTA Amidst the pandemic, the creative industry including the arts community has been affected due to the social restrictions and plunging economy that restrains the arts industry to grow. As
Srihadi Soedarsono Presents the Greatness of the Universe and Existence of Being
2020 is the comeback for him to answer all the discomforts that have been lingering in Srihadi Soedarsono's mind. Photo by Rintang Azhar/NOWJAKARTA At the age of 88, Indonesian prolific maestro artist Srihadi Soedarsono reflects back in his career, curating the archive of his landscape painting as a medium of contemplation and satirical impressionism to human existence. If there
Melati Suryodarmo and Julian Rosefeldt Bridging Performative Dialogue in Contemporary Arts
Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (MACAN) presents two exhibitions from Melati Suryodarmo and Julian Rosefeldt in the same schedule. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara debuts two exhibitions in 2020 that muse the audiences through enthralling performances from Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo and multimedia installation on Julian Rosefeldt’s
Arts for A Better Earth
Left: Baja Panggabean, Enjoy Our Breakfast – Mix Media plastic, glass. Right: Fredericho, Pamelean Somba – Acrilyc on Canvas. Photo courtesy of Kilau Art Studio A number of interdisciplinary artists voiced their concern for the current environmental condition through an exhibition titled 30×30 at Taman Budaya Jawa Barat, Bandung on 7 March. 2030 is predicted to be the limit of
The Second Edition of Art Moments Features Four Exciting Programmes
Featuring more than 50 local and international galleries, the second year of Art Moments will be held from 17 to 19 April at Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel. Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOW!JAKARTA One of the emerging art fairs in Indonesia, Art Moments returns in 2020 after earned success for its debut last year. Scheduled
Yayasan Mitra Museum Jakarta Presents “We Move Amongst Ghosts”
Ashley Bickerton Good Painting and Bad Painting 2020 Exhibition View: courtesy of the artist and Kayu Lucie Fontaine. Whereas in the past the Friends of Jakarta Museums Foundation (Yayasan Mitra Museum Jakarta/YMMJ) has presented historical exhibitions, this time it attempts to make history by presenting, in collaboration with the Bali-based Kayu | Lucie Fontaine, a
What’s Happening at Museum MACAN in 2020
Along this year, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (MACAN) has fantastic exhibitions both from renowned local and global artists. Chiharu Shiota – Uncertain Journey (2016-2019). Photo courtesy of Museum MACAN/NOW!JAKARTA Since its opening in November 2017, Museum Macan continues to attract public attention, especially art fanatics, thanks to its stunning exhibitions and programs that invite
The Humorous Kama & Hallie
Kamahele (Kama) unveiled his first comic strip book debut. Photo courtesy of Kamahele/NOWJAKARTA Many professional comic creators started small with their own comic book, and so did Kamahele, a young talented Jakarta-based artist who had just launched his first comic strip in November. Taking place at Aksara Bookstore, South Jakarta, Kamahele (Kama) unveiled his first comic strip book
Bali’s Friend, Donald
Self Portrait, 56 x 76cm, mixed media on paper Neglected in his own home country down-under due to his adherence to figurative art and notoriously decadent way of life, the figure of Donald Friend is accepted unconditionally in Bali, the island on which he chose to live in towards the end of his life. While
Reviving the Spirit of W.S. Rendra through Panembahan Reso
Panembahan Reso was first staged in 1986 and now Auri Jaya, Imran Hasibuan and Seno Joko Suyono collaborate to revive one of W.S. Rendra's masterpieces. Photo Courtesy of Ciputra Artpreneur, Genpi.co Panembahan Reso, one of W.S. Rendra’s beautiful masterpieces took to the stage again in an era of change. It was in 1986 when Panembahan Reso, one of
Artistic Connection Across Generations
Photos by Amir Sidharta/NOWJAKARTA Visiting an exhibition entitled Untouchables, Ciptadana’s annual art exhibition this year, I was reintroduced to the works of Nunung WS. Born in Lawang, East Java, 1948, is a veteran artist who actively appeared in the Jakarta art scene until 2000, when she abruptly moved to Yogyakarta. In the exhibition, her works are
Wave of Tomorrow 2019: Showcasing the Progressive Merge of New Media Art and Music
New Media Art Installation by Tundra will be exhibited at Wave of Tomorrow 2019 at The Tribrata Dharmawangsa from 20 to 29 December. Photo courtesy of Tundra at 7th Anniversary ARMA17 Festival, Moscow, 2015/NOWJAKARTA After a successful debut last year, the biggest new media art exhibition ‘Wave of Tomorrow’ returns this year with more surprises, involving a
Students Bring Dash of Colour to South Jakarta
Photos by William Woodruf If you travel on Jalan Antasari between Prapanca and Cipete Raya, and look up occasionally from your handphone, you will see a series of colourful murals depicting Jakarta’s Betawi culture and other scenes on the pylons supporting the Antasari flyover. Using various styles, they were all painted by students from several
