BIOGRAPHY

Eddie Hara

Born in 1957in Salatiga, Java, Indonesia, currently lives and works in Basel, Switzerland. Eddie Hara started off as a playful, childlike colourist; influenced by the European art movements including Trans-Avantguardia, Neue Wilde Movement and Fluxus, as well as subculture and underground expressions like graffiti, comics, street and anything unusual.

Living on and off in Europe and in Indonesia, Eddie Hara used to be a kind of marginal artist who was not afraid to give his opinions on political problems, sexism, gender issues and racial issues, environmental problems, the prevalent poverty and the resulting violence in our society. Despite this serious aspect in his art, his canvases which are populated by mutant women and strange animals display a solid dose of irony and humour.


Education and Background
2004
Artist residence, Studio 106, Lasalle SIA College of Arts Singapore, Singapore.

1996 
Artist residence, Internationales Austausch-und Atelierprogramm Region Basel ( IAAB ), Cristoph Merian Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland.

1991       
Double Dutch, Stichting Kunst Mondial Tiburg, The Netherlands.

1989-1990
        
Akademie voor Beeldende Kunst Enschede (AKI), The Netherlands.

1980-1989        
Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, Indonesia.


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2005       
Captain Fuck & Co - Galeri Canna Jakarta, Indonesia

2003       
The Beast in Me - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2002 
Sweet Beast - Galeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

2001 
Carnival of the Fools - Ost-West Gallery, Riehen, Switzerland
Postcards from the Alps - Oeffentliche Fachbibliothek Schule fuer Gestaltung, Basel, Switzerland

2000       
Work on Paper - Bentara Budaya Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1999       
ARTROCK 99 - La Pasarelle, St. Brieuc, France
Sweet Beast - Atelier Katharina F, Basel, Switzerland

1998 
Postcards from the Alps - Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta
The Crowded Universe - Kunstverein Bahlingen a. k, Germany

1996 
(Peculiar) Vibration From Beyond The Java Sea - Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland
Christoph Merian Stiftung (CMS) Atelier, Basel, Switzerland

1993 
Rue 50, Basel, Switzerland
Pacifico Weirdo - Vibrations From Beyond The Pacific Rim, De Schone Kunsten, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Galerie Frenhover, Enschede, The Netherlands
Cemeti Contemporary Arl Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
C - Line Gallery, Jakarta, lndonesia

1990 
Galerie Kolin, Zug, Switzerland
Galerie Frenhover, Enschede, The Netherlands

1989 
Atelier Thomi Keller, Basel, Switzerland
The Hidden Mountain, De Schone Kunsten, Heemstede, The Netherlands

1987 
Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
Bentara Budaya Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 
Tribes - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Beyond Cartoon - Asian Contemporary Art Group Show - Beyond Art Space, Beijing, China
Indonesian Invasion - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2007       
40 Plus, 40 Minus - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Summer -  Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2006       
Art Saturdays - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2005 
Art Saturdays - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong.

2002 
Art Zuerich - Asian Fine Arts Pruess and Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
Art Frankfurt - Asian Fine Arts Pruess and Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany.

2001       
AWAS! Recent Art from Indonesia - Lugwig Forum fuer International Kunst Aachen, Germany.

2000 
Ivan Sagito - EddiE haRA - Galeri Santi, Jakarta, Indonesia

1998 
ArtAmsterdem - De Schone Kunsten Gallery, Haarlem, The Netherlands Sisi Lain Orang Indonesia den Negerinya - Galeri Santi, Jakarta, lndonesia

1997 
Eddie Hara - Nyoman Erawan - Galeri Santi, Jakarta, Indonesia
Slot in the Box - Cemeti Contemporary Art Galery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1996 
Semar - Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarla, lndonesia
Tiga Arus Beru - Santi Gallery, Jakarta, lndonesia

1995 
Drawings - DiMata Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia

1994 
9th Jakarta Biennial - Taman lsmail Marzuki, Indonesia
Nur Gora Rupa - Surakarta, lndonesia
8th Triennial India - New Delhi, India

1993 
Het Land dat in Mij Woont - Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, The Hague, The Netherlands

1992 
Asean Festival of the Arts - Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1991 
Double Dutch, Art Project - Tilburg, The Netherlands
Sama - Sama, -Centrum Beeldende Kunst Oosterpoort, Groningen The Netherlands (catalogue); travelled to Tilburg, The Netherlands, Yogyakarta and Jakarta
Umsonst - Ligthouse, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The Drawing Room Gallery Santa Monica, California, USA
Paciflc Rim Art Book Show - Pasadena & Hayward, California, USA

1990 
Namenlose - Galerie Charlotte Buri, Basel, Switzerland

1988 
Ekspresi Enam - Taman lsmail Marzuki, Jakarta, lndonesia
Hedendaaggse Indonesische Kunst - Volkenkundig Museum Nusantara, Delft, The Netherlands

1987 
Three Indonesian Artists - De Schone Kunsten , Heemstede, The Netherlands

1986 
2nd Biennial de la Habana - Havana, Cuba

1985 
6th Biennial of Young lndonesian Painters - Taman lsmail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia

1984 
5th Biennial of Young lndonesian Painters - Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia

1983 
Kelompok Sketsa - Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga, lndonesia


Other Art Projects and Performance
1996 
International Artists Studio Exchange Christoph Merian Foundation (IABB) -Basel, Switzerland

1994 
Playground 11 - a 13 minute performance, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1993 
Art and Nature - an Environmental Art Project funded by The Goethe Institute, Munduk, Bali, Indonesia

1992 
BINAL ExperimentalArt - Yogyakarta, lndonesia

1991 
Double Dutch - a Konfrontation with Dutch art and culture, Stichting Kunst Mondiaal, Tilburg, The Netherlands

1986 
Playground - a 10 minute performance with Luluk Purwanto (violin) and Juan Mor'0 (Phillipine artist); music, visual arts and theatre; Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Seni Derita / Hardship Art, a 24 hour performance with Dutch artist Eilen Urselmann; Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Homage to the Sun God, a Performance with WACAE's textile dept. students (Perth, Australia), Prambanan Tempie, Yogyakarla, lndonesia


Selected Public And Private Collections
Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland

Municipal of Filderstadt, Stuttgart, Germany

Ministery of Social Affairs, Den Haag, the Netherlands

Lontar Foundation, Jakarta, lndonesia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Widayat Museum, Magelang, Indonesia
Zurich Insurance, Jakarta, Indonesia
Deutsche Bank, Jakarta, lndonesia

And many other public and private collections.