Darmawan, Ade

“Visual culture is infused with re-presentations of life, mechanically, technologically and digitally produced images of life. As consumers of this abundance of images, “we” run the risk of finding ourselves gradually belonging to a globalized scheme of construc-ted identities, leaving “us” with the illusion of being together.” Ade Darmawan Ade Darmawan. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Studied in Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta and Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mainly works on drawing, objects, installation, public art and situational works. Published a Core comic? comic magazine, in Yogyakarta in 1995. In January 2000, with five other Jakarta based artists seting up the artists initiative called Ruangrupa. Now living and working in Jakarta.

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presentation Indonesia under Construction

Indonesian video makers and artists speak about their artist practice in Jakarta, show their recent work and discuss about the intrinsic references and frameworks, the different organisation structures in which they work and the future of the video art in …Read more

 

Indonesia under Construction

An Encounter The Netherlands and Indonesia are inextricably connected because of their history. Many Dutch people and Indonesians still have personal memories of the direct links with the colonial society that the Netherlands imposed on Indonesia. Karel Doing and Lulu …Read more