JAVA – Art Energy

Exhibition
December 14 2024 10:04
ICI Stephenson

From September 27th, 2018, to February 24th, 2019, the JAVA – Art Energy exhibition plunges into the creative vitality of the island of Java, the artistic centre of the Indonesian archipelago.

Is there anything worth more than peace and love on the planet earth? II, 2017 © Agung “Agugn” Prabowo

The latest exhibition at the Institut des Cultures d’Islam looks East, to Asia, and the world’s largest Muslim population, bringing together artists whose work tackles the complexity and inherent paradox of Javanese society head-on. They examine the changes in Islam and the rise of radicalism, the over-exploitation of natural resources and the destruction of the environment, the link between nature and spirituality, and the weight of the country’s past marked, as it is, by colonialization and dictatorship.

The pieces on show have been produced especially for this exhibit, or are being shown in France for the first time ever, and are inspired by romanticism, art brut, comics, street art, landscape paintings and psychedelic art. These daring, dark or humorous pieces express the incredible energy and cultural diversity of a region with a vast range of influences.

Si Tintin était né en Indonésie, 2014 et Me & my wife…Me and my wives, 2013 © Adhya Ranadireksa

A multi-disciplinary programme, which refl ects the diversity and vitality of Java accompanies the exhibition. Contemporary music, theatre, modern dance, cinema, literary scientific and historical presentations, activities for the young audience will give to a large audience the opportunity to discover the very best of Javanese contemporary creations without leaving Paris !

SEKE/Waterspring, 2014-2018 © Muhammad Zico Albaiquni

“When I was a child, my father told me about his exhibition adventures before sleeping. But I only learned later, in high school, that they would be part of the history of contemporary Indonesian art. »

Zico Albaiquni, artiste invité
A Hundred Hopes (Tribute to Street Fighters), 20148 © Soni Irawan

“Fascinating exhibition at the Institute of Islamic Cultures, which takes us to the heart of the artistic expressions of the archipelago full of vitality. Thirteen artists describe the complex issues that tug at their country, through strong and vigorous pieces”

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Artists : Yovista AHTAJIDA, Muhammad Zico ALBAIQUNI, GUDXSKUL, Saleh HUSEIN, Soni IRAWAN, Mella JAARSMA, Maharani MANCANAGARA, MARYANTO, Eko NUGROHO, Agung «Agugn» PRABOWO, Adhya RANADIREKSA, Eddy SUSANTO, Muhammad UCUP YUSUF.

Curator : Bérénice SALIOU

Executive Director : Stéphanie CHAZALON  

Scientific and Research Committee : Centre Asie du Sud-Est, Europalia – International Arts Festival, Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie, Komunitas Salihara

With the support of
ICI Stephenson
56, rue Stephenson — 75018 Paris

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