SYMPOSIA

Urgent Talk 046: Angga Wijaya and Leonhard Bartolomeus

* Booked Out

Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

The “Urgent Talks” provide a platform for discussion around artists, curators, critics, activists and others across the globe engaged in significant, innovative work that demands urgent attention.

This 46th edition will feature Jakarta-based curator and educator Angga Wijaya, and Leonhard Bartolomeus, Indonesia-born curator at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM].

They will talk about the activities and evolution of Indonesian artist collectives that have attracted worldwide attention, as well as their historical significance. This also includes ruangrupa, a collective that served as artistic director of one of the most important international exhibitions in the world, documenta 15 (Kassel, Germany, 2022).

Date & Time

19:00-20:30, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (Doors open: 18:45)
* Mori Art Museum will be closed at 17:00.
* Current exhibition cannot be viewed.

Appearing

Angga Wijaya, Leonhard Bartolomeus

Moderator

Kumakura Haruko (Assistant Curator, Mori Art Museum)

Organizer

Mori Art Museum

Support

Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art

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Leonhard Bartolomeus

Leonhard Bartolomeus (b. 1987) is a curator at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], Japan. 2012, after graduating from the Jakarta Institute of Art, Barto joined ruangrupa (and later on Gudskul Ekosistem) until his departure to Japan in 2019. His curatorial, teaching, and research activities in recent years started to shift to the intersection between art, education, and community engagement. In 2017, alongside several curators in Jakarta, Semarang, and Surabaya, he co-founded a curatorial collective called KKK (Kolektif Kurator Kampung / Urban Poor Curator). He also still passionately researches community-based art programs and collaborative projects abroad. He lives and works in Yamaguchi, Japan.

Angga Wijaya

Angga Wijaya (b. 1989) completed his master’s degree at the Bandung Institute of Technology with the Arts and Curatorial Management study program. Angga works as a curator and educator. In his curatorial practice, Angga uses research from art history, pedagogy, the social realm, as well as collective and collaborative practices. Since 2018, Serrum, Grafis Huru Hara, and Ruangrupa have formed the Gudskul Study Collective, a “school” with a focus on collective art practice. At Gudskul, Angga is the subject coordinator of “Collective Arts Review,” which discusses collective arts practices historically.