The Mutation
Painstaking Realism in Indonesian Contemporary Painting

Exhibition

This exhibition was held as part of the Indonesia–Japan Friendship Festival ’97, and was organized by Indonesian curators. Starting in the 1970s, a new form of painting emerged in Indonesia among artists who based their works on images circulating in the mass media and popular culture, such as printed photographs and advertisements, which they rendered using detailed and realistic techniques. The exhibition featured 44 new oil paintings by 11 artists who were being shown as a group in Japan for the first time.

Data

Dates & Venue (Tokyo)	August 24–September 7, 1997
	The Japan Foundation Forum
Curators	Jim Supangkat (Art Critic)
Co-curators	Rizki A. Zaelani
Artists	Dede Eri Supria, Rahmat Subani Irfani, Melodia, Chusin Setyadikara, Probo, Sudarisman, Agus Kamal, Lucia Hartini, Ivan Sagito, Sutjipto Adi, Asri Nugroho
Organizers	Department of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia; The Japan Foundation Asia Center
Coordination	Nanjo and Associates
Support	Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Cooperation	Garuda Indonesia; Japan Airlines
Notes	Indonesia-Japan Friendship Festival ’97

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Catalogue

The Mutation: Painstaking Realism in Indonesian Contemporary Painting
Edited by Jim Supangkat

• Publisher:
  Jakarta: Department of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia
• Year:
  1997
• Total Number of Pages:
  160
• Size:
  29 cm
• Language:
  English (eng); Japanese (jpn); Indonesian (ind)
• NCID:
  BA36037243

[Contents]*Page 124 and onwards are in Indonesian.

p. 7	Message
	Prof. Dr. Ing. Wardiman Djojonegoro (Minister of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia; Chairman of the Indonesia-Japan Friendship Festival ’97)
p. 8	Message
	Asao Shinichiro (President, The Japan Foundation)
p. 11	Preface
	Prof. Dr. Edi Sedyawati (Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Indonesia-Japan Friendship Festival ’97)
p. 13	Mutation of the Realism: Reviewing Photo-Realist Discourse
	Jim Supangkat
p. 23	The Dream of a City Named Yogyakarta
	Ushiroshoji Masahiro
p. 33	Painstaking Realism in Indonesian Contemporary Painting
	Jim Supangkat
p. 47	Catalogue
	Text by Jim Supangkat, Rizki A. Zaelani
p. 114	List of Works
p. 117	Artists' Biographies
p. 124	Mutasi Realisme: Mengkaji Wacana Foto-Realis
	Jim Supangkat
p. 130	Mimpi Sebuah Kota Bernama Yogyakarta
	Ushiroshoji Masahiro
p. 137	Lukisan Realistik Dalam Seni Lukis Kontemporer Indonesia
	Jim Supangkat
p. 146	Esei Pengantar Katalog
	Ditulis oleh Jim Spangkat, Rizki A. Zaelani