FX Harsono: Testimonies
Special Tour: Tides of Change in the art of FX Harsono.
Join Curator. Ms. Tan Siu Li and journey to a pivotal point in Indonesian Contemporary art history which also marks the beginning of Harsono’s artistic career. Harsono’s work is often charged with a sense of urgency and revolutionary fervour. His work offers a social critique and commentary of the political landscape of Indonesia. This tour surveys the artist’s response to political developments in his country.
Friday, 12 March 2010. 7.30pm – 8.30pm, SAM Lobby.
Admission is free. Registration required.
About the exhibition: FX Harsono Testimonies.
Runs through 9 May 2010.
FX Harsono: Testimonies presents a survey of artwork by one of Indonesia’s foremost contemporary artists. FX Harsono played a pivotal role in the development of contemporary art in Indonesia, and continues to be actively involved in the art scene up till today. This exhibition traces the shifts in the artist’s strategies of representation: from the ground-breaking conceptual works that re-defined art making during the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (New Art Movement) of the 1970s: to the politically-charged installations of the 1990s: to the artist’s recent investigations into issues of self, identity and personal histories. Included in this survey are seminal works drawn from the Singapore Art Museum’s permanent collection, as well as from other art institutions and private collections, such as Paling Top (1975) and Voice Without Voice (1994).
Through these various ‘testimonies’, the exhibition offers a glimpse of the political, social and cultural changes that have shaped Indonesian society, and the artists’s constant re-evaluation and re-positioning of his role throughout this recent history.
Presenting Sponsor: Credit Suisse
Supporter: Langgeng Art Foundation