Taman Ismail Marzuki

The last stop was at Taman Ismail Marzuki. The exhibition still gravitates towards contemporary artworks just like the ones at Galeri Nasional. The artworks are great as always, but I wish they would have a bigger space thus more works could be shown.

Some are kind of spooky, while others are very satirical. I was very drawn to the scribbled money notes. They actually gather those with the most silliest drawings, and documented in a single giant-sized book. Its a kind of work that just make you laugh and said "why didn't I think of this?".

galeri nasional

 

Next stop was the galeri nasional. The exhibition takes about 4 gallery spaces + an outdoor area, showcasing from small sculptures to outdoor installations. Not just the amount of artwork that excites me, but the fact that the exhibition focused on contemporary artworks, made me feel ecstatic!

Now, I'll take you to each and every space of the entire gallery.

OUTDOOR SPACE

Note: visitors can actually walk along a path and go inside the red box on the left

 HALL C

deconstructed mp3 players

strong imagery that reminds us the scarcity of water as a resource

screening of a short film titled "bangkai"

Waafa Bilal's paint ball project titled "domestic violence"

AUDITORIUM

the sandals was actually moving,

creating an illusion that some people are walking on it

HALL B

return of the cassette man

possibly one of the scariest installation I've ever seen as the bubble inflate and deflate following the rhythm of a heartbeat

HALL A

yes, its a hologram

took me a minute to put my jaw back into place after seeing this

I still cant believe that they had an artwork by the famous Ai Weiwei

After walking around the gallery, I was smiling from ear to ear. Its nice to see fantastic ideas from local artists. Go Indonesia! :)

bentara budaya

 

Following the official start date of Jakarta Biennale, all kinds of art exhibitions are opening up around town. And to create a kind of fun journey for myself, I allocate myself a whole day for some kind of an "art trip", a whole day spent looking at galleries.

For my first stop, I went to the Bentara Budaya gallery. Showcasing a wide collection of traditional Indonesian paintings and sculptures, from top notch maestro such as affandi. I'm not exactly a fan of the classics, but it was nice to familiarize myself with how the art was back then.

adu ayam - by affandi

amazing details on this litograph work

one of the best watercolor painting I've ever seen