Ark Galerie

Ark Galerie Ark Galerie was established in April 2007. In its early development Ark Galerie has gained an exce Ark Galerie • Established in ApriI 2007.

In its early development Ark Galerie has gained an excellent reputation and become recognized as one of the most important galleries in Indonesia. Ark Galerie provides a platform for experimental exhibitions thus encouraging artists to continuously question and redefine their artistic practice and working-with an interdisciplinary perspective, to explore various social and political discourse as has become such an important part of an artists' role in Indonesia. At the same time Ark Galerie also aims to engage wider audience with current practices in contemporary arts, and through this connect them with contemporary social issues. Most of the rising stars and established artists have held their solo exhibitions at Ark Galerie. To name but a few, Christine Ay Tjoe, Eko Nugroho, Jompet Kuswidananto, Ronald Ventura, Rodel Tapaya, Wedhar Riyadi, Ade Darmawan, Tintin Wulia, Tsang Kin-wah and so on. Many of the artists exclusively represented by Ark have gained tremendous recognition both within the national and international scope. They have been invited to many prestigious museum shows and international biennales. Moreover prestigious collectors and museums / institutions worldwide are collecting their works. Ark Galerie serves also as the meeting points of artists, curators, collectors and public who need resources on Indonesian contemporary arts.

Kethoprak Suluh Budaya di desa Boro sudah 40 tahun tidak pernah pentas. Pada 1980an, sebagian besar anggotanya pergi ber...
16/05/2026

Kethoprak Suluh Budaya di desa Boro sudah 40 tahun tidak pernah pentas. Pada 1980an, sebagian besar anggotanya pergi bertransmigrasi, dan tak pernah ada regenerasi. Dusun Boro juga menjadi lebih senyap, sering mas Greg bilang, warga Boro beberapa waktu merasa tidak ada apa2 yang bisa menjadi identitas Boro.

Tahun lalu, Biennale Jogja berproses di Boro selama beberapa bulan. Kami melihat langsung peran penting Greg dan Vani dalam membangun kerja kebudayaan di desa untuk membentuk imajinasi warga. Membuat kelompok karawitan, mengajak ibu2 menari, anak-anak kecil terlibat dalam berbagai workshop, dan sebagainya. Pergelaran Kawruh Babak I di Boro adalah kesempatan belajar yang sangat berharga untuk kami semua melihat bagaimana dinamika sebuah desa pinggiran dalam mewujudkan kedaulatan pengetahuan. Apalagi, perjalanan menuju Boro selalu jadi pemandangan indah; sawah, burung, pantai, pohon kelapa yang berjajar.

Dua malam lalu, kami kembali ke boro setelah beberapa bulan. Mas Greg sudah menghidupkan lagi kethoprak Suluh Budaya. Ini pentas pertama setelah 40 tahun! Sungguh, saya sampai merinding berada di tengah seluruh peristiwa ini. Warga masih menyapa dengan hangat. “Mbak Biennale datang!” kata mereka. 😅😅😅

Menikmati panggung sederhana yang digarap warga bersama pak teguh, alunan lagu dan gamelan yang menentramkan, makanan lokal yang kami bagi untuk semua.

Para simbah terlihat sangat antusias. Berkumpul di depan panggung dengan wajah yang sumringah. Anak-anak maju ke depan terutama pada adegan perang. Bagi generasi tua, sudah tentu ada perasaan nostalgia dan ingatan bersama.

Selamat mas Greg dan Mbak Vani. Semoga semangatnya terus terjaga.

The sky was grey when we arrived there. Smell of rain quickly combined with the smell of dark dirty oil, to add the mist...
11/05/2026

The sky was grey when we arrived there. Smell of rain quickly combined with the smell of dark dirty oil, to add the misterious feelings and senses. After hours of driving through deep teak forest and corn farms, this traditional oil wells looked very sureal. Wonocolo, a village on top of a hill in Bojonegoro, east Java was witnessing how oil extraction is always the conversation of power and belonging.

Oil was first explored here by the Dutch in 1894 through the Dorse Petrolum Maskapai company, following discoveries in nearby Ledok. The area quickly became a crucial energy spot for the Dutch in Java. Unlike modern drilling, miners in Wonocolo use traditional techniques that have been passed down for generations. They use wooden rigs and truck engines to pull oil from pipes hundreds of meters deep. Around the area in Banyu Urip the national oil company had built and operates Block Cepu, one of the biggest oil mining in Java.

The community relies heavily on this, with many residents making a living by operating, transporting, or selling oil from these old wells. Today around 400 wells still active. But the people never benefit the wealth coming to their life, and keep risking the health from smells and poluted environment.

This is a natural mangrove tree grows in north sea of Java Island, an area known as Pulau Seribu. Stand alone on a sedim...
25/04/2026

This is a natural mangrove tree grows in north sea of Java Island, an area known as Pulau Seribu. Stand alone on a sediment corals that formed a mini Island. How beautiful symbol of resilience, resistance, in(ter)depence.

Pameran Indonesian Women Artists 4: On the Map di Galeri Nasional Indonesia. IWA merupakan inisiatif jangka panjang ibu ...
21/04/2026

Pameran Indonesian Women Artists 4: On the Map di Galeri Nasional Indonesia. IWA merupakan inisiatif jangka panjang ibu Carla Bianpoen yang sudah berusia 90tahun untuk membangun ruang khusus mencatat perkembangan kekaryaan seniman perempuan Indonesia, dengan dukungan Galeri Cemara 6/Toety Herati Museum. Pada edisi keempat bergabung kurator Vidyasuri Utami dan Bagus Purwoadi. Tahun 2026 ini, IWA diikuti 11 seniman lintas generasi dengan medium yang beragam. Selamat untuk para kurator dan semua seniman yang terlibat!

Begitupun para seniman lain yang mencatat ingatan-ingatan personalnya—tentang identitas sebagai perempuan dan ibu, pengetahuan atas tubuh, narasi tentang ekspresi emosi, landskap rumah dan tanah, ketrampilan sulam, ingatan, semua merupakan bentuk-bentuk pengetahuan tersituasi yang acap diremehkan, atau dianggap tidak valid. Kemampuan para seniman untuk mencatat dan mentransformasi ingatan atas pengetahuan keseharian merupakan kontribusi penting, yang harus kita maknai kembali dan pengetahuannya terus kita distribusikan untuk generasi mendatang.

First experience to curate big scale projects in an art fair and enjoyed so much new way of working that involves the mi...
01/04/2026

First experience to curate big scale projects in an art fair and enjoyed so much new way of working that involves the mixtures of creating narratives, balancing visual, markets and gallery system, but also opens opportunity to experiment with public engagement. Thank you so much for all Art Basel HK team, holly, fellow curators , all galleries and artists who participated, and art handlers and everything in between.

Eid Mubarak to my moslem friends. Especially those who suffered not only from war, but also from climate crisis and all ...
20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak to my moslem friends. Especially those who suffered not only from war, but also from climate crisis and all displacements.

My heartfelt thanks to Creative Australia, UNSW Galleries, Khaled Sabsabi, Michael Dagostino, and everyone who worked ti...
16/03/2026

My heartfelt thanks to Creative Australia, UNSW Galleries, Khaled Sabsabi, Michael Dagostino, and everyone who worked tirelessly to make this trip a reality. I feel honored to have been part of the community gathering celebrating Khaled Sabsabi's project in Venice Biennale 2026. The process and discussions surrounding this project have been a powerful reminder of what solidarity means in our current era. Also, I am so grafeful to have opportunity to meet al friends there, many more not in the photos, who I share deep thoughtful reflection of what happened today.

Always respecting curatorial decision and vision for creating platforms for unheard voices, forgotten histories, hidden...
14/03/2026

Always respecting curatorial decision and vision for creating platforms for unheard voices, forgotten histories, hidden memories, touching stories, and more, a space where we really be there to listen and building conversations. Biennale of Sydney Rememories is certainly a memorable one in the time like this; a bold statement of our needs to stand for the oppresses and suffered, a poetic offering to against forgetting. Thank you so much! Congratulations for the team organizer and artists, to realize in this complicated world.

Spending time with Radical Mothers in a week, thanks to the great team of NGS Singapore for giving me the opportunity to...
05/03/2026

Spending time with Radical Mothers in a week, thanks to the great team of NGS Singapore for giving me the opportunity to share stories with them. From artists, activists, female farmers, housewives, priestests, and many more. The mothers who resist, who nurture, whos in the frontlines against forgetting, who captures beauty in lines and colors, who questions the establishment, who taking care community, who embracing motherhood, who archiving ancestral lineage and sacred texts and many more.

So glad I made it to this. Big big fan of Araya’s works and so great to see how different paths had shaped her art pract...
22/02/2026

So glad I made it to this. Big big fan of Araya’s works and so great to see how different paths had shaped her art practices. The Bouquet and the Wreath
a solo exhibition by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Curated by Kittima Chareeprasit and Roger Nelson
The Bouquet and the Wreath is Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s first large-scale survey exhibition, and brings together artworks created over the past 45 years, as well as ambitious new commissions. Flowers, beds, and words recur throughout the exhibition, reflecting the artist’s enduring preoccupations with desire and mortality, difference and curiosity. In Araya’s playful yet somber artworks, she invites us to dwell on immense philosophical questions. What is the purpose of art? What does it mean to be human? She obliquely quips: “I don’t need to spell out everything that I feel, do I?

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