Alfred W. Djami, Ermelinda 2022digital print with yarn embroidery on canvas, 55 x 76 cm
16albermarle Project Space and Delmar Gallery are On Tradition: Contemporary art from Indonesia.
Presenting 13 artists and collectives working with traditional art practices in contemporary contexts—both those with contemporary practices that draw on tradition, and those bringing traditional practices into the contemporary art world. While the contemporary and the traditional have often been seen as binaries when looking at Indonesian art, On Tradition seeks to explore the crossovers and new forms which are developing across the archipelago. Alongside artists working in Java and Bali, the exhibition features an equal number from outlying areas such as Sumba, North Maluku, West Timor, North Sumatra, Kalimantan and West Papua. Working in a variety of media, the artists address the pressing issues of our time—gender justice, ecological threat, maintenance of culture and systematic inequality—through engagement with traditional art practices. Whether with criticality, nostalgia, documentary precision or whole-hearted embrace, the works in On Tradition show that artists’ relationships with tradition are not a straight line from the past to the future, but a vibrant cycle of perpetual reimagining.
This exhibition is presented across two exhibition venues: 16albermarle Project Space and Delmar Gallery.
ARTISTS & COLLECTIVES
Ni Luh Pangestu | Septa Adi | Arie Dyanto | Dewie Bukit | Dias Prabu
Fitriani Dwi Kurniasih | Broken Pitch | Sangkakala | Rizka Azizah Hayati
Juanga Culture | Nency Dwi Ratna | Udeido Collective | Alfred W. Djami
OPENING WEEKEND
SATURDAY 4 MAY 2024
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALKS
16ALBERMARLE PROJECT SPACE
Please join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition at 16albermarle Project Space. Festivities will include artist talks by visiting artists Dewie Bukit and Dias Prabu, and the official inauguration by celebrated Australian/Indonesian artist, Jumaadi.
DETAILS
Artist Floor Talks | 3pm–4pm
Opening Reception | 4pm–6pm
SUNDAY 5 MAY 2024
CURATOR TALK
DELMAR GALLERY
Take a deep dive into the On Tradition exhibition with curator Elly Kent. In this talk, Elly will guide attendees through the exhibition at Delmar Gallery, discussing the artists' relationships with traditional practices and how the works are brought into the contemporary art world.
DETAILS
Curator talk | 1:30pm–2:30pm
GALLERY VISITS
Visits from university and senior high school student groups are welcome at 16albermarle Project Space during gallery hours.
Please contact gallerymanager@16albermarle.com to book your free visit.