Ade Darmawan
Based in Jakarta, Ade Darmawan is an artist, curator and director of the artists’ initiative ruangrupa. His works range from installation, objects, drawing, digital print and video, drawing inspiration from the impact of post-colonial trade and economic changes on people’s lifestyle.
He studied in the Graphic Arts Department of Indonesia Art Institute and later attended a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. His past exhibitions include Doing Business with the Dutch, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam (2018); Singapore Biennial (2016); Gwangju Biennale (2016); and Magic Centre, Van AbbeMuseum, Eindhoven (2016) and Portikus, Frankfurt (2015). As a curator, he has contributed to many international exhibitions and was appointed as the artistic director of Jakarta Biennale in 2009 and its executive director in 2013, 2015 and 2017. He was also part of the artistic team of documenta fifteen, held in Kassel, Germany in 2022.