James Jean on blurring boundaries between fine art and fashion

Taiwanese-American visual artist James Jean visited Jakarta for the first time in July 2025, laying groundwork for a solo exhibition at BAIK Gallery in spring 2026. During his trip, he met with Indonesian fashion designer Biyan to discuss a potential collaboration, and also visited the atelier of Beyond. In an exclusive interview with Prestige Indonesia, Jean discussed his creative process, his approach to collaborations (including past work with Prada), and his interest in blurring boundaries between fine art, fashion, and pop culture.

Tretchikoff’s ‘Lady from the Orient’ sets new South African auction record

Vladimir Tretchikoff's painting *Lady from the Orient* (1954–1956) sold for R31,110,000 at a Strauss & Co modern and contemporary art auction in Johannesburg, setting a new national auction record for the artist. The portrait of a young Indonesian woman in traditional attire was purchased by a telephone bidder, and the sale highlights the enduring market demand for Tretchikoff's vivid portraiture from his classic period.

The Emanent Museum

Artist and writer Farid Rakun, a member of the collective ruangrupa, offers a critical diagnosis of contemporary museums. He argues that institutions in his Indonesian context are either state-run and subject to unstable political direction, or privately owned and driven by colonialist, capital-accumulating mentalities. He laments the intertwining of these models, which prioritizes revenue and growth over genuine cultural service.

Exhibition | Dini Nur Aghnia, 'What Gathers, What Holds' at Gajah Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian artist Dini Nur Aghnia presents her solo exhibition 'What Gathers, What Holds' at Gajah Gallery in Yogyakarta, opening April 25, 2026. The exhibition features a new body of work exploring landscape through layered compositions of clay, resin, and patchwork textiles, moving away from a totalized vista to focus on fragments and accumulative change.

Bagus Pandega Maps Material Flows In Singapore Art Museum Exhibition

Indonesian artist Bagus Pandega has unveiled a site-specific installation at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) that explores the complex movement of global commodities. The exhibition features kinetic sculptures and electronic components that track the flow of materials like nickel and rubber, transforming industrial data into a multi-sensory experience of light and sound.

Room Art Fair 2026 transforms 25hours Hotel Jakarta into a living gallery

The 25hours Hotel Jakarta The Oddbird has launched the inaugural Room Art Fair 2026 to coincide with World Art Day. In collaboration with the Indonesian Art Galleries Association (AGSI), the event transforms the hotel’s 10th-floor guest rooms into immersive gallery spaces featuring 13 different galleries. By removing the formal barriers of traditional white-cube settings, the fair allows visitors to engage with contemporary Indonesian art in a domestic, intimate environment.

Arts of Oceania

The article explores the rich artistic traditions of Oceania, emphasizing how the vast network of islands and ocean passageways fostered a dynamic exchange of cultures, materials, and ideas over millennia. It describes Oceanic art as vessels for metaphysical journeys, with objects like fishhooks, stick charts, and carved figures serving as tangible expressions of ancestral power and cultural knowledge. The text highlights the role of artists as chiefs and orators who manipulate local materials to manifest spirits, and traces the region's entanglements with European colonial powers from the sixteenth century onward.

Oototol at Roh Projects, Jakarta and Komunitas Salihara Arts Center, Jakarta

The artist Oototol has a solo exhibition on view simultaneously at two venues in Jakarta: the commercial gallery Roh Projects and the non-profit arts center Komunitas Salihara. The exhibition is documented with 29 installation images, showing the artist's work across both spaces.

MAM Collection 022: Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

MAMコレクション022：ティモテウス・アンガワン・クスノ @ 森美術館

森美術館（Mori Art Museum）は、2026年4月29日から9月23日まで、インドネシア出身の現代アーティスト、ティモテウス・アンガワン・クスノ（Timoteus Anggawan Kusno）の個展「MAMコレクション022：ティモテウス・アンガワン・クスノ」を開催する。本展は同館のコレクションシリーズ第22弾で、シニア・キュレーターの德山拓一が企画。クスノの作品《ノスタルジーの解体》（2024年）や《時の空白》（2024年）などが展示され、記憶や時間、歴史の断片をテーマにしたインスタレーションが紹介される。

What Oototol’s Art Reveals about Indonesian History

Tara Anne Dalbow explores the emerging trend of 'one-work exhibitions,' where galleries and museums dedicate an entire show to a single masterpiece. This format encourages 'slow looking,' a meditative practice that prioritizes deep engagement and spatial experience over the rapid-fire consumption of images typical of the digital age.

20 business types + a $1m super investment = an unusual art collective

An Australian-based art investment collective, comprising 20 members including top-tier business and legal professionals, has consigned eight artworks to Leonard Joel's Centum auction of contemporary art. Among the lots is Indonesian artist Yudi Sulistyo's *Rumah (Home)*, 2013, described as a 'ramshackle rocketship with a payload of decrepit dwellings.' The collective operates with a $1 million super investment model, blending high-net-worth individuals with art market speculation.