Karbon – 1st Edition

  ‘Karbon’ art journal was published. In this edition the main subject is ‘public art’, which is related also to ruangrupa activity – public art project in collaboration with two groups from Yogyakarta Taring Padi, and Apotik Komik. The journal containing few essays from FX Harsono – artist, Marco Kusumawijaya – architect. It also printed…

Urban Print Workshop

  Time: 10 – 24 November 2000 Artists:  Hauritsa (Jakarta, Indonesia), Irwan Ahmett (Jakarta, Indonesia), David Tarigan (Bandung, Indonesia), Syagini Ratnawulan (Bandung, Indonesia) Alexander Sudheim-RAIN partners (Durban, Afrika Selatan), Walter van Broekhuizen (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Reinaart van Hoe (Belgium) Printing product, which is existing in Jakarta urban culture, has never seen positively, because the urban…

Exchange Artist Program

  Participate in exchange artist program with Center Soleil d’Afrique (Bamako, Mali) and Open Circle (Mumbai, India). Hafiz from ruangrupa participates in ‘painting workshop’ in Bamako, Mali, the workshop was directed by Narcisse Tordoir [Belgium]. The workshop run for two weeks at the Center Soleil d’Afrique (Bamako, Mali), also involve artists from Rijksakademie, Indonesia, Senegal,…

RAIN (Artist Initiative International Network) Meeting

  Join in this meeting: Ruangrupa (Jakarta, Indonesia), Les Muntantes (Mexico City, Mexico), Guias Latinas (Mexico City, Mexico), Open Circle (Mumbai, India), Centre Soleil d’Afrique (Bamako, Mali), TRAMA (Boenos Aires, Argentina) dan PULSE (Durban, Afrika Selatan). The result from this meeting is the International Network facilitate by Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam, focused on set…

Public Art Workshop and Debate – Taring Padi and Apotik Komik

  ruangrupa with the support from The Japan Foundation, Hanafi Studio, Sanggar Ciliwung [Ciliwung community], and Jakarta Art Institute students present: Public Art Workshop/Debate: Taring Padi and Apotik Komik 01 – 15 June 2000 In this workshop we invite two groups from Yogyakarta which is intensively works in public space, these two groups are: Lembaga kerakyatan Taring Padi and Apotik Komik, mass media always confront…

Fundraising Exhibition

  In the first activities in the Cemara 6 Gallery, we organized a fundraising exhibition to get financial support for our first project and to bring up the ideas about the artist initiative to the public. The exhibition has a lot of support and involvement from about twenty-five artists from Jakarta, Bandung, and Yogyakarta, part…