National Gallery of Indonesia

Nasirun and His Artistic Teachers Come Together in Exhibition at National Gallery

JAKARTA, JakartaWeekly.com— The works of Nasirun are being presented alongside works by artists he has regarded as his “teachers” throughout his life in an exhibition titled Nasirun (1965–2026): Bersimpuh di Kaki Para Guru at the National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta. Running from September 13 to October 11, 2026, the exhibition brings together Nasirun’s works with […]

Searching for Indonesia Behind Oesman Effendi’s Abstraction

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — On Oesman Effendi’s canvases, mountains do not always look like mountains. Trees lose their recognizable forms, human figures dissolve into rhythms of lines, while colors move freely without attempting to imitate reality. To some viewers, these paintings may appear to be nothing more than abstractions. Yet for Oesman Effendi—or OE—every line and […]

Luis Fabini and the Traces of Presence in the Land of the Gauchos

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — For artist Luis Fabini, photography has never been about cameras, lenses, or printing techniques. Instead, he pursues something far more elusive: presence. The presence of humans before nature. The presence of a culture enduring against the tides of time. The unspoken presence that connects man, horse, and the earth beneath them. This […]