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Installation by Made Djirna at his Ubud studio, 2017 Exploring Balinese artist Made Djirna’s cavernous studio conjures up notions of a journey into a mysterious inner sanctum that is vibrant and fascinating, yet is equally as powerful and confronting. A collector of all manner of cultural artifacts, naturally formed shapes and unusual objects, which … Continue reading Made Djirna – soul mining
Puputan Badung #2, 2016 (The Fall of the Badung Kingdom) After a wait of six years Bali’s most important painter Agung Mangu Putra has followed on from Teater Rakyat (People Theater), his landmark 2010 exhibition at Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta. Mangu Putra: Between History and the Quotidian opened at Singapore’s Gajah Gallery 25 November, … Continue reading Mangu Putra: Between History and the Quotidian
Assistant Director of the National Gallery Singapore Resource Center Indonesian Art Historian Farah Wardani. Image Courtesy NGS A meeting point for major civilizations, religions and colonial powers, Southeast Asian art has experienced a turbulent social and political history defined by a complex relationship between local traditions and influences from the West. Open from November 2015, … Continue reading National Gallery Singapore: presenting & archiving Indonesian Art
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