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Entang Wiharso

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b. 1967, Indonesia

Born in 1967 in Tegal, Indonesia

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Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Entang Wiharso has a multi-disciplinary practice and is known for his dramatic visual language and unique images of contemporary life. He confronts the universal issues of power, loss and love through investigations of ideology, philosophy and identity. Particularly known for his large scale paintings, wall sculptures and installations, his work heightens our ability to perceive, feel and understand human problems like love, hate, fanaticism, religion, and ideology. Entang Wiharso’s work is layered with social, political and sexual critique, revealing a complex picture of the human condition by integrating narrative tools and placing unconventional materials together. Images from Javanese myth appear in his work in combination with contemporary elements to engage with ideas that continue to resonate and inform our daily life.

His work has been exhibited extensively including the 55th Venice Biennale, Singapore Art Museum, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, (New York), Musée d’art contemporain (Lyon, France), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo) and Prague Biennale 6, among others.

Text courtesy Tang Contemporary Art.

Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Falling at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing 2nd Space, China Closed 18 December 2021–15 January 2022 Group Exhibition Falling Beijing 2nd Space
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Echo among Geographies at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 19 March–18 April 2020 Group Exhibition Echo among Geographies Hong Kong

Recent Artworks

Wisdom by Entang Wiharso contemporary artwork sculpture, drawing
Entang Wiharso Wisdom, 2018 Aluminium, car paint, polyurethane, resin, graphite, steel bar, lightbulb, electric cable, thread, colour pigment, lamp, stainless steel
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Shrouds Have No Pockets by Entang Wiharso contemporary artwork sculpture
Entang Wiharso Shrouds Have No Pockets, 2017 Aluminium, car paint, resin, colour pigment, thread, polyurethane coating
168 x 133 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Buried History by Entang Wiharso contemporary artwork painting
Entang Wiharso Buried History, 2017 Acrylic, graphite, and oil on canvas with collaged eyes of resin
275 x 390 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
The Shadow of Flag by Entang Wiharso contemporary artwork sculpture
Entang Wiharso The Shadow of Flag, 2017 Aluminium, resin, colour pigment, thread
230 x 150 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery

Entang Wiharso In Ocula Magazine

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Southeast Asia Focus at London’s Cromwell Place Ocula Insight Southeast Asia Focus at London’s Cromwell Place By Tessa Moldan, London

The Possibility of an Island at Cromwell Place brings together works by artists from across Southeast Asia.

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NTU Auctioning Works by Entang Wiharso, Heman Chong and More Ocula News NTU Auctioning Works by Entang Wiharso, Heman Chong and More Singapore, 19 August 2020

The online auction aims to raise funds for the struggling art centre, which is ending its exhibition and residency programmes.

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A Change of Scene: Art Stage Singapore 2018 Ocula Feature A Change of Scene: Art Stage Singapore 2018 By Diana d'Arenberg, Singapore

The fair was, in its initial years, seen as Singapore’s answer to Art Basel, but with a distinct regional flavour—fast forward to 2018 and much has changed.

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Entang Wiharso and Sally Smart Ocula Conversation Entang Wiharso and Sally Smart By Natalie King, Indonesia

The exhibition is the end of the first half of a collaboration that matured organically and opens the next round of conversations, with an outcome that we cannot predict.

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Indonesian Art Scene Revs Up Related Press Indonesian Art Scene Revs Up

When one is new to Jakarta, one makes the mistake of not telling the cab driver to travel via the toll roads. And so it is that while creeping through the city's tight tangled backstreets, the cab fin

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Art plus: Art as food for your soul Related Press Art plus: Art as food for your soul 22 August 2016, The Jakarta Post

The eighth edition of the flagship regional event promises to be more diverse and informative than ever before, Fair Director Vivi Yip said. “We aim to connect with a broader public audience,” Vivi said. “Not only will Bazaar Art Jakarta present the artwork of world-class artists from 41 leading galleries from 11 countries...

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Art Stage Jakarta to present the best of Indonesian contemporary art Related Press Art Stage Jakarta to present the best of Indonesian contemporary art 5 August 2016, The Jakarta Post

The art fair that has helped Singapore become an international hub for contemporary art is coming to Jakarta – bringing outstanding Indonesian and foreign collections together under one roof. Held from Friday until Sunday at the Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City hotel in South Jakarta, the first-ever Art Stage Jakarta will see the...

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'Navigating nameless seas': 11 Asian artists in 'Odyssey' at Singapore Art Museum Related Press 'Navigating nameless seas': 11 Asian artists in 'Odyssey' at Singapore Art Museum 13 July 2016, Art Radar Journal

The latest Singapore Art Museum group exhibition conjures stories of journeys at sea seen through the eyes of some among the most inspirational artists working in the Asia-Pacific region today. Most dictionaries describe the word ‘Odyssey’ as ‘a long and exciting journey’. In the literary world, Odyssey is...

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Entang Wiharso In Video & Audio

Echo among Geographies exhibition tour (19 March–18 April 2020) | 地缘间的回音, 中文导览 Related Video & Audio Echo among Geographies exhibition tour (19 March–18 April 2020) | 地缘间的回音, 中文导览 31 March 2020, Tang Contemporary Art

当代唐人艺术中心荣幸地将于 2020年 3月 19日于香港空间推出本年度重点群展 -「地缘间的回音」,展出七位享誉国际的当代艺术家的创作。

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