Project
Gallery's Pick up for the Month (Art Fair Asia Fukuoka 2024)
September 20-22 2024 (VIP View Sept.19)
Art Front Gallery will participate in AFAF (Art Fair Asia Fukuoka) to be held at FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER from September 20-22 (VIP View September 19).
We will exhibit in this art fair Eko Nugroho, contemporary artist representing Indonesia. Nugroho recently installed a public artwork over 5 meters high at Fukuoka Marine Messe on September 3, and is currently holding a solo exhibition at Art Front Gallery in Daikanyama. We invite you to see his works, which tackle global issues facing contemporary society and continue to create works of art, sometimes in a frontal manner and sometimes with humor.
Prior to AFAF 2024 where their works will be exhibited and sold, we will introduce the charm and background of each artist, to shed lights on their works.
Date | September 20-22 2024 (VIP View Sept.19) |
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Hours | VIP View :Sept.19(Thu) 13:00 – 19:00 / Public View :20(Fri) 11:00 – 19:00、 21(Sat) 11:00 – 19:00 、22(Sun) 11:00 – 18:00 |
venue | FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER (2-2 Chikko-honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, JAPAN) |
Booth | W02 |
Official website | https://artfair.asia/ |
Related event: FaN Week 2024 | Exhibited at WINDS OF ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2024 SONGS OF SKY AND EARTH. Please come and enjoy it as well. Venue: Studio, Gallery, Grand Studio, etc. at Artist Cafe Fukuoka (2-5 Jōnai, Chuo-ku) https://fukuoka-art-next.jp/fanweek2024/ |
Eko Nugroho
Eko Nugroho, one of Indonesia's leading contemporary artists active not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States, was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 1977 and has been active in his career since the late 1990s while a student at the Indonesian Art Institute.
As a member of the "reformasi" generation that experienced the collapse of the Suharto regime and Indonesia's transition to democracy following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Nugroho enjoys the freedom of expression that has suddenly become a reality, and while he produces a diverse range of works, his works also project his own political and social consciousness.
Nugroho's work, produced in Yogyakarta, the art capital of Java, is based on two elements: Indonesian traditions and references to contemporary pop culture. While he incorporates traditional batik and embroidery styles into his work, he also draws strong inspiration from contemporary street art (graffiti, etc.) as well as comics and Japanese special effects. He works in a variety of media, including murals, sculpture, animation, tapestries, as well as drawings and paintings.
Among his new works will be "Embroidered Painting" (Embroidered Painting) and Acrylic Paintings. The works are embroidered directly on top of Nugroho's drawings by local artisans using sewing machines.
Eko Nugroho (Exhibited work) "You and Me with Perception #3" 2024, acrylic on canvas, 400 x 600 cm ⒸEko Nugroho [ASK]
Eko Nugroho (Exhibited work) "You and Me with Perception #4" 2024, acrylic on canvas, 400 x 600 cm ⒸEko Nugroho [ASK]
The work visualizes a wild, mischievous, unique and extraordinary perspective about couples, lovers, people who take care of each other, or who fall in love with each other, about people who are happy or want to live together. There is exciting fantasy and imagination in a relationship, which sometimes may seem absurd, unique, strange or outside norms and normality or anything that is out there. The work is a symbol of freedom for fantasy in any human relationships.
Nugroho's work has a narrative that evokes social issues, but at the same time, it has a familiarity and humor that is associated with the faces of the people of the region, and a powerful and bold expression that is very appealing. Please come and see his works at the venue.
■ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2024
Art Front Gallery
Venue
FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER (2-2 Chikko-honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, JAPAN)
Schedule
VIP View
Sept. 19(Thu) 13:00 – 19:00
Public View
Sept. 20(Fri) 11:00 – 19:00
Sept. 21(Sat) 11:00 – 19:00
Sept. 22(Sun) 11:00 – 18:00
Official website
■FaN Week2024
WINDS OF ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2024 SONGS OF SKY AND EARTH
Artist:
Eko Nugroho
Venue:
Studio, Gallery, Grand Studio, etc. at Artist Cafe Fukuoka (2-5 Jōnai, Chuo-ku)
Dates:
Sept.14(Sat)-29(Sun)
Open Hours:
11:00 - 17:00
Closed on:
September 17th and 24th
For further information, please visit official website:
Official website
Public art completed at Marin Messe Fukuoka, about 7 minutes walk from the Art Fair venue (FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER)!
https://www.marinemesse.or.jp/congress/topics/view.php?id=252