Artist Statement 2015
– Tidak ada yang lebih berharga dari seni, kalau ada itupun pasti palsu
– Cinta itu sementara, kesepian itu abadi
– Kemiskinan adalah ibu tiri seni kontemporer
Biography 2016
Born on 14 March, 1968 in Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Agung Kurniawan is an artist who works with a variety of mediums. His traditional media is drawing, but lately he works actively with performance art. Although he works with performance art, he refuses to be called as a performer, he preferred to call himself as the director of the crowds. He was born in Jember, East Java, and did not complete studies at several universities. He co-founded of Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) and co-owner of Kedai Kebun Forum (KKF). He stays in Yogyakarta with her wife Yustina Neni, three dogs, and two motorcycles.
Education and Experiences
1987-1991
- Archeology, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (not graduated)
1991-1995
- Graphic Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (not graduated)
Publication/Book
2015
- Lubricant, Agung Kurniawan, Brigitta Isabella, Farah Wardani, Umah Seni, Jakarta
SOLO EXHIBITION
2015
- Hanya Kematian Yang Setia Menunggu, performance at Indonesian French Institute (IFI), Yogyakarta
2013
- Milik Nggendong Lali (Owning Cradling Forgetting), Richard Koh Gallery, Singapore
2012
- Actus Contritionis, Umah Seni @Mentengartspace, Jakarta, Indonesia
2011
- The Lines that Remind Me of You, Kendra Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
2006
- Budiman Project, ArtiIpol Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherland
- Mural Project: Could I entertain you sir, Esplanade, Singapore
2003
- Sex, Lies, and Drawing, Goethe Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia
2001
- Lick me, please!, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Lapendos, Centre Culturel Français (CCF) Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Lapendos, Barak Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
1998
- Ironi dan Parodi, Galeri Lontar, Jakarta, Indonesia
1995
- Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1994
- Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
- The Remember Day parade, Sonsbeek 2016, Arnhem, The Netherland
- Public Spirit, Centre of Cotemporary Art Ujasdowsky, Polland
- Home Project, North Dakota, Amsterdam, The Netherland
- Mahabharata project, Dance Performance, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta
- Seven Scenes, Indonesian cotemporary art and Design (ICAD), Grand Kemang, Jakarta
2015
- Masya Allah Transgenik part 2, performance at Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015, Jakarta
- Monuman, Ten Second Monument, Jakarta Biennale, Jakarta
2014
- Ten Million Years of Yearning, Sex in Hongkong, Para Site gallery, Hongkong
- Passion / Possesion, Hongkong Art Center, Hongkong
2013
- SIP, Contemporary Indonesian Art, Mathias Ardnt gallery, Singapore
- Once Upon a Time, The Collection Now, Van Abbe Museum, The Netherland
- Masya Allah Transgenik, Performance at Jogja Bienalle XII, Yogyakata, Indonesia
2012
- Penumbrae, at Art Stage Singapore 2012, presented by Umahseni Art Space, Marina Bay Sands,Exhibition and Convention Center, Singapore
- Legacy: The Trace of Civilization, Esa Sampoerna Art Museum, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Michael Jansen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- Domestic Stuff, Cemeti art house Yogyakarta, Salihara jakarta
- Looking East, Art Jog 2012, Yogyakarta
- Gwangju Biennale, Roundtable, Gwangju South Korea, 2012
- SIP, Contemporary Indonesian Art, Mathias Ardnt Gallery, Berlin
2011
- Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- New Mythology, Louis Vuitton Gallery, Paris, France
- Global Art from 1989 till Now, ZKM, Karlsuhe, Germany
- Beastly, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2010
- Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Space & Image, Ciputra World Marketing Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Crossing and Blurring the Boundaries: Medium in Indonesian Contemporary Art,Andi’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Manifesto In the New Aesthetic, ICA, Singapore
2009
- Beyond the Dutch, Central Museum Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Jogja Art Fair II, Jogjakarta Art Centre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- The Living Legends, National Gallery Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Jogja Biennale X, One Minute Mute; Performance Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2008
- Be(com)ing Dutch “The dutch day Dreaming”, Van Abbe Museum, Netherlands
- The Scale of Black Drawing Exhibition, Valentine Willie Gallery, Singapore
- Grafis Hari Ini, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia
ART PROJECTS
2015
Proyek Peristiwa Teater: Hanya Kematian yang Setia Menunggu, 15 May 2015 7:30 pm at Auditorium IFI Yogyakarta
2011
Pause: Automatic Drawing Simple and Dangerous, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
WORK EXPERIENCES
2003 – now
- Artistic Director of Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2004 – now
- The Chairperson of Cemeti Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2007
- Artistic Director, Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta
2008
- Artistic Director, Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta
WORKS IN COLLECTION
Heden, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
National Art Council, Singapore
Queensland Arts Gallery, Australia
Graphic Atellier Utrecht, the Netherlands
KLM, the Netherlands
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia
Deutsche Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artpoli Gallery, the Netherlands
Nadi Galeri, Jakarta, Indonesia
Oei Hong Djien’s private museum, Indonesia
Loft gallery, Hongkong, Barcelona
Permanent loan on Van Abbe Museum, Eidhoven, the Netherlands
Cemeti Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Thailand, Singapore, Germany, Belgium, Australia, France
CONTACTS
Mailing Address
Kedai Kebun Forum
Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 Yogyakarta 55143 Indonesia
Phone
Office : +62 (0) 274 376 114
E-mail
mailto:forumkedaikebun@gmail.com
Website
http://www.kedaikebun.com