Artists

Agan Harahap

1980 Born in Jakarta, Indonesia


Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Education


2005 BA in Graphic Design, STDI (Design and Art College), Bandung, Indonesia


Solo Exhibitions

2021


There’s a Fun in Funeral, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2017


The Social Realism of Agan Harahap, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2012


Garden Fresh, Element Art Space, Singapore


 


2011


Holy War, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Holy War, Art Stage Singapore, Project Stage at Marina Bay, Singapore


Superhistory, ION Art Gallery, Singapore


 


2010


Superhistory, Vivi Yip Art Room, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2009


Safari, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


Group Exhibitions

2024


ARTJOG 2024 – Motif: Ramalan, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Doxa & Episteme – In Search of the Real Deal, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


Salon Et Cetera, ACE House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2023


Come As You Are, Till Drop, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


DCDC Yogyes in Absurdum, JNM Bloc, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Yesterday, I Wrote the Future, Can’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


Bongkar gudang #2: HOODS, ROOTS, AND WHATNOT, RUBANAH Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2022


Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore


Bandung Photography Triennale, NuArt Sculpture Park, Bandung, Indonesia


Berdikari!, Distrik Seni X Sarinah, Sarinah Community Mall, Jakarta, Indonesia


For the House; Against the House: Life Imitates Art, by OH! Open House, Gillman Barracks, Singapore


Potret Malam Affandi, Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Nu- Sa- Ma- Tra, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2021


Nation, Narration, Narcosis: Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, Germany


Baroque Archipelago, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


Pause, Rewind, Forward #2, KINIKO Art Management, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2020


It’s done‽ , Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


ARTJOG: RESILIENCE, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Matter Matters: New Media, Materiality, and The Artworld, Can’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2019


Luar Ruang, Riau Province, Pekanbaru, Indonesia


62 Years After Hamilton, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


Poor Imagination, Sullivan+Strumpf, Singapore


Arts in Common: common|space, ART|JOG MMXIX , Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Jakarta International Photo Festival, Rubanah, Jakarta, Indonesia


Apa Kabar?, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands


Bandung Contemporary Art Award: Assemblage, Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung, Indonesia


Hopes & Dialogues in Rumah Kijang Mizuma, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2018


FINLAND, Bibliothekswohnung, Berlin, Germany


PhotoBangkok Festival 2018, Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand


Enlightenment, ART|JOG|11, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Hello World. Revising a Collection, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, Germany


Prime Meridian, Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines


 


2017


OFF THE MENU, Mediterranea Restaurant by Kamil, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


The Launch of Malaria House, Deus Ex Machina, Bali, Indonesia


During the Exhibition The Gallery Will Be Online, SaRanG Building 1, Bantul, Indonesia


Unsettling Time(s), Cemeti, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Traces of the Future: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan


Changing Perspective, ART|JOG|10, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


The History of Boys: the MES 56 and Beyond, DECK, Singapore


Beyond Boundaries – Globalization and Identity, Liechtenstein National Museum, Vaduz, Liechtenstein


Chobi Mela IX, Dhaka, Bangladesh


 


2016


Minimal Art Gallery (MAG) | HOME, REDBASE Foundation Yogyakarta, Indonesia


11th Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China


5th Singapore Biennale, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


Dear Art World, Visma Arts & Design Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia


SEA+ Triennale, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


Why are we doing what we are doing?, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


Kolektif Kolegial, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Universal Influence, ART|JOG|9, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Costume National: Contemporary Art From Indonesia, AXENEO7, Quebec, Canada


Historia Docet, D Gallerie, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2015


No Other Color, Kunstkring Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


Effervescence, ROH Projects, Gillman Barracks, Singapore


Biennale Jogja XIII, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Transformaking [RE}-Affirmation Channels, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Noorderlicht Photo Festival (Making One Self), Noorderlicht Photo Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands


BitterSweet, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Pursuing The Future, Ruci Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Full House, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Infinity in Flux, ART|JOG|8, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


NO WORRIES : HALAL, Vanessa Quang Gallery, Paris, France


FAD Democracy, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2014


#Masalalujamanbaru, Sarang Building, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Put Up A Signal, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Kontrak Dan Transaksi Lainnya, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Afterimage: Contemporary Photography from Southeast Asia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


The 5th Indonesian Contemporary Art and Design, Grand Kemang Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia


Local Fest, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


MANIFESTO #4, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


Fiesta Kota Tua, Kantor Pos Fatahillah, Jakarta, Indonesia


La Super Expo!, Sakura Gallery, Paris, France


The Invisible Monuments, Art14 London, London, UK


SUPERHEROS, Galeries Forum Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland


 


2013


Jakarta Biennale, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia


Fetart 15, Arles, France


KUOTA 4, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Beyond Boundaries, Umahseni, Jakarta, Indonesia


Grand Opening of the new Element Art Space, Raffles Hotel Arcade, Singapore


Beast/Bloom for Thee: Biota Etc, Galeri Canna, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2012


TOP COLLECTION #3, ruangrupa, Jakarta, Indonesia


Looking East, ART|JOG|12, A Gaze Upon Indonesian Contemporary Art, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Zeitgeist, Bataviasche Kunstkring Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


40 x 40, Dia.Lo.Gue Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Tribute To Mentor, OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia


Saturations, Element Art Space, Singapore


 


2011


Money Culture, Garis Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Beastly, Salihara Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


PMR Cube, Sampoerna Strategic Square, Jakarta, Indonesia


APOGEE – A Compilation of Solitude, POLISTAR, Tophane/Istanbul, Turkey


Ruang Mes56: Contemporary Photography from Indonesia, Center for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia


Beyond Photography, Ciputra Marketing Gallery Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia


Asian Photography Section, Bazaar Art Jakarta, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia


New Pop New World, Element Art Space, Singapore


We Are Now Open, Garis Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Beastly, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Month Of Photography Tokyo, Ricoh Ring Cube Gallery, Tokyo, Japan


The Howler Terror Club Interstellar Artist, The Goods Dept., Jakarta, Indonesia


FOTOGRÁFICA BOGOTÁ 2011, Galeria Christopher Paschall S.XXI, Bogota, Colombia


1001 Doors: Reinterpreting Traditions, Ciputra Marketing Gallery Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2010


Mental Archive, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Digit (all), Umah Seni, Jakarta, Indonesia


The 2nd Jakarta International Photo Summit, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


All (but) Paper, Dia.Lo.Gue Art Space , Jakarta, Indonesia


Daegu Photo Biennale 2010, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea


Shopping, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


Bazaar Art Jakarta, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia


10th Anniversary One Gallery, One Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


The Loss of the Real, Selasar Sunaryo, Bandung, Indonesia


Room is Mine, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


Mendamba Tubuh, Goethe Haus, Jakarta, Indonesia


Crash Project: Image Factory, SIGIarts Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2009


URBANTOPIA – Contemporary Photo Exhibition, North Art Space, Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia


Cut 09: figure – New Photography from Southeast Asia, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Singapore (traveled to: Manila Contemporary, Manila, Philippines)


 


2008


APPAF International Photo Festival, Estremoz, Portugal


Move Heaven N Layer, Oktagon Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia


Indonesia Art Award, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


IN-TER-MIS-SION: A Pause or Break, PVJ, Bandung, Indonesia


 


2007


JPG Fashion Photography, Space Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA


 


2004


It’s All About, STDI, Bandung, Indonesia


Miceun Runtah Dina Otak, Dago Street, Bandung, Indonesia


Aku Cinta Kamu Dulu Baru Aku, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung, Indonesia


 


2003


Selera Kita Rasa Idaman, Gedung YPK, Bandung, Indonesia


 


2001


Manusia Diatas Kertas, STDI, Bandung, Indonesia


 


Awards

2008


Nominee, Best Photography, Indonesia Art Award, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


Residencies

2017


Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore


 


2012


Element Art Space, Singapore


 


Publications

2018


Album Kenangan, Kamboja Press, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2012


My Own Wilderness, catalog, Christopher H Paquette, PHOTO/arts Magazine, USA


Positions: Asia Critique Vol.20, journal, Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina, USA


 


2011


APOGEE – A Compilation of Solitude, Ecology and Recreation, book (German/English), Revolver Publishing, Berlin, Germany


 


Public Collection

Sigg Collection, Mauensee, Switzerland


Freunde der Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany


Tumurun Museum, Solo, Indonesia