Front Row (Jakarta Post)
Jakarta ● Friday December 15, 2023
The 13th edition of Art Jakarta ended in style at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) in North Jakarta, a new venue that allows for greater participation in the annual contemporary art fair.
Art Jakarta 2023, held from November 17 to 19, recorded 35,578 visitors, an increase of more than 2,000 visitors from the previous year. The data highlights the resilience of Indonesia's art scene in times of uncertainty, as well as the general appreciation of the work of artists from 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
This year's fair's regular program includes 68 galleries from Southeast Asia and overseas, including 14 first-time participating galleries from Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.
Director of Jakarta Art Fair Tom Tandio said the aim of moving the event to a new location is to enable better growth and environment for exhibitors and visitors to enjoy the best and latest contemporary art.
"JIExpo's new location allowed us to present this art fair in an integrated pavilion and in a more spacious setting. Visitors can find several large installations in the open space. It has improved the flow of gallery layouts, site-specific installations and other elements. This art Fair," said Tom. Test and set a new standard. "
With positive sales, Art Jakarta maintains its position as one of the most popular art fairs in the world. Asia and its programs cover various categories and discourses, which have contributed to its success by providing an important platform for artists, art professionals. and others in the art scene. ,
Art Jakarta 2023 presents award-winning works and special exhibitions from its partners from various industries,
including the works of the winners of the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize 2023 and the UOB Art Space presented by UOB Indonesia, where Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand And there are more than 25 works from Vietnam, the UOB Prize-winning Painting of the Year, and Bibit.id's presentation of Syagini Ratna Wulan's Mirror Memory Palace , which was exhibited in the Indonesian Pavilion at the 2019 Biennale.
(Courtesy of Art Jakarta 2023)
In addition, over 100 children participated in UOB's Play Every Day, a work curated by Farhan Siki that was exhibited at the UOB Art Space.
Visitors, including community leaders and celebrities, also appreciated Jakarta's art scene, which gave young collectors the opportunity to purchase works by new and established artists.
Freddy Chandra of Mizuma Gallery, a longtime participant of the annual fair, expressed his belief that Art Jakarta is a very important forum in Southeast Asia.
"This Art Week brings together representatives from the entire visual arts ecosystem and not only showcases artists' works to the wider community, but also becomes an important space for information exchange," he declared.
Meanwhile, Nadi Gallery's Biantoro Santoso noted that Art Jakarta has always been an important platform for the gallery to showcase its artists to the wider community.
"We're very happy to be back and interacting with visitors, especially given the gratifying response." "In this new venue, Art Jakarta shows great support from Indonesia specifically for the exhibition," he said. He announced
. Collector Natasha Siddharth opines that rather than an art gallery, Art Jakarta is better described as a platform for art appreciation.
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It is more fitting that this time we use the Art Jakarta platform to recognize the art community so that more people can. Learn and appreciate artists and their work, as we do at Art Jakarta.
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