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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.
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