Eko nugroho biography channel

Eko NUGROHO was raised among the revolutionary environment of the 1990s Indonesian atmosphere and pour those experiences caused by the aftereffect of multiple civil revolutions into his work with a unique sense of humor and dazzling color and image.

His work was first exhibited in 2008 at the National Museum of Singapore and has since been shown in prestigious international institutions and events in solo and group exhibitions.

The artist was 20 years old when in 1998, the autocratic regime of President Suharto, in place for 32 years, fell, overthrown by student demonstrations during violent riots.

His works are present in numerous public and private collections in Asia, Europe, America and Oceania. Curated by Nirwan Dewanto. Commissioned by Asia Society.
“SEMELAH (GOD BLISS)” Collaboration with Gunawan Maryanto (writer, director, actor), Triyanto “Genthong” Hapsoro, Jagad Mellian Tejo Ndaru (Puppeteer), Ari Wulu (Musician), Banjar Tri Andaru Cahyo (Lighting), Octo Cornelius, Anggit Sudibyo (Stage crew) Ratri Kartika Sari, Kusworo Bayu Aji, Wiwit Endri Nuryaningsih (Management), M Arif Wijayanto (Actor), Attinna Rizqiana (Custom).

Traveling exhibition: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, Victoria; Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide; Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory, Australia
“FINDING ME” Semarang Gallery, Indonesia.
“ARTJOG11”, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
“BEASTLY”, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta and Salihara Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
“EKSPANSI”, National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
“TRANSFIGURATION & CONTEMPORARY MYTHOLOGIES”, Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
“MEER AND TEKENEN”, Galerie Nouvelles Image, Den Haag, The Netherlands
“ISLES OF A CITY NAMED JOGJA”, Primo Morella Art Gallery, Milano, Italy.

VIDEO ART FROM INDONESIA”, Galería Jesús Gallardo, Leon Mexico. Nugroho has held numerous solo exhibitions among which: On Site: Eko Nugroho/ Wayang Bocor, Asia Society, New York, USA (2017), WAYANG BOCOR, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA (2017), LOT LOST, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2016), WE ARE CONCERN ABOUT NOTHING, Arario Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2013), at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore (2013), Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France (2012), Peking Fine Art, Beijing, China (2009), Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland (2008), and Artoteek, The Hague, The Netherlands (2005).

ISN’T IT!” & “WHAT DO YOU WANT?”, A mural for the foyer of the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and for the Children’s Art Center in conjunction with APT5. Curated by Enin Supriyanto
“HIDDEN VIOLENCE”, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He graduated from the Indonesian Art Institute in Yogyakarta in 2006 and exhibited at the National Museum of Singapore in 2008.

Whether democracy, religion, urbanism or ecology, his works are at the same time very critical and full of humor and exuberance, as can be seen in the titles given by the artist to his works: Happy To Be Alienated, Yes We Concern About Nothing, or We Are Complaining About a Future That Doesn't Exist.

In this universe, there are no easy answers, no grand narratives, good and evil, right or wrong.

Curated by Katerina Valdivia Bruch.

Miami Art Fair, USA
“BIENNALE JOGJA X: JOGJA JAMMING”, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“EXPOSIGNS”, Jogja Expo Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“CREAM” International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama, Japan
“LYON BIENNALE X: THE SPECTACLE OF THE EVERY DAY”, Lyon, France.

These symbolic figures, part-man, part-machine, part-animal, give him the opportunity to explore the often absurd condition of humans in contemporary societies and to trigger further questions with far greater implications than is immediately apparent.

Like most Yogyakarta artists, his work is heavily imbued with socio-political content.

Eko Nugroho is part of the generation of artists who made their debut during this period of democratic transition and tried various practices in a context of brutal liberation of speech.

His work follows a multidisciplinary approach from the start: drawings, paintings, sculptures, installations, interventions in public space. Curated by Evelyn Tsitas
“VACANCY”, A3 Singapore
“ARTJOG11: ENLIGHTENMENT”, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
“SPRING MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND WORLD BANK GROUP”, World Bank Office, Washington, USA.

Curated by Amir Sidharta.
“ART FROM THE STREET”, Art Science Museum, Singapore. In association with his solo exhibition, Eko Nugroho collaborated with Jakarta based fashion label Major Minor for their Spring Summer 2016 collection.

“WE ARE CONCERN ABOUT NOTHING”, Arario Gallery, Seoul, Korea
“WE ARE WHAT WE MASK”, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore

“THREAT AS A FLAVOUR”, Arndt Fine Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
“TEMOIN HYBRIDE”, Musee d’Art Moderne Paris, France

“THE EKO CHAMBER: RECENT WORKS BY EKO NUGROHO”, Art Gallery of South Australia North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
“SNOB BEHIND KETCHUPS”, Lombard Freid Projects, New York, USA
“THIS REPUBLIC NEED MORE SEMELEH”, Ark Galerie, Jakarta, Indonesia

“SOLO EXHIBITION OF EKO NUGROHO”, Galerie Nouvelles Image, Den Haag, The Netherlands
“UNDER THE SHADOW”, Pekin Fine Art, Beijing, China
“IN THE NAME OF PATING TLECEK”, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia.

His work has been shown internationally in group and solo exhibitions: Contemporary Arts Centre in New Orleans (2008), Lyon Biennale (2009), MOCA Shanghai (2010), ZKM Karlsruhe (2011), National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (2011), Musée d'art moderne in Paris (2012), Venice Biennale (2013), Kunstverein in Frankfurt (2015) and M+ in Hong Kong (2018).