It has been a great honor to write, converse, and think alongside the artmakers of Southeast Asia for the last two years. This TOP TEN list, while shedding light on critical artistic practice and unconventional exhibitions, is nowhere near exhaustive. Wrapping up 2024 and preparing for 2025 with a heart filled with joy and gratitude. […]
View of “Ade Darmawan: Water Resistance,” 2024, Cemeti Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Kurniawan Widodo. Tuban (2019–), in the first room, was a mélange of furniture, found paraphernalia, and a distillation apparatus. Electric stoves were placed on wooden dining tables, reclining chairs, and wardrobes, transmitting heat into glass distillers and condensers. Various
As part of the Jakarta Biennale 2021, titled ESOK, I collaborated with curator Grace Samboh to curate an exhibition about crossings: of languages and translation, of migration through plants and via screen, of a perpetually weird state when you are ready to shift and move anytime, yet always eager to dig down for roots. Titled
Pengembara Molek – Cỏ Cắc Cớ – ꦏꦼꦝꦺꦪꦴꦃꦲꦤƖꦩꦸꦮꦒꦸ,: Exhibition Catalog Read More »
Haiza Putti, ‘Salutan Oranye #1,’ 2024, oil and acrylic paint, crayon on canvas, 80 x 100cm (left), and ‘Salutan Oranye #1,’ 2024, oil and acrylic paint, crayon on canvas, 100 x 150cm (right). Image courtesy of M. Revaldi. “Ancestry holds the big answers to our identity. For me, exploring and discovering my family’s history did