NGA opens coffers for Indonesian art

The National Gallery of Australia unveils its largest acquisition of contemporary Indonesian art with an exhibition that shifts the lens on how we view our neighbour.

3 Jul 2019 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Mella Jaarsma The landscaper 2013 costume and single-channel video; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2018; Photo by Mie Cornoedus

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has unveiled the largest exhibition of contemporary Indonesian art to be presented in Australia – and the first to truly take a multi-generational approach.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina