Nindityo Adipurnomo (b. 1961, Semarang, Indonesia) lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and works to engage history in ways that examine how culture is created and developed under external influences. He is a co-founder of the Cemeti Art House (est.1988) and the Cemeti Art Foundation which was recently renamed the Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA). This organisation functions as a centre for information, documentation, and promotion of the visual arts within Indonesia.
Since 2010, Adipurnomo has been developing art research and experimental projects within his local communities and collectives. His artworks have been featured in numerous collections including; the National Gallery of Singapore, Singapore; Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka; National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta; Tumurun Museum, Surakarta; MAIIAM Museum of Asian Contemporary Art in Chiang May, Thailand; Deutsche Bank, Jakarta; Katamama Hotel, Bali; and Vermond Hotel, Jakarta.
Text courtesy Baik Art.

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