The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara or Museum MACAN is an art museum at Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art.[1][2] It has a floor area of 7,107 square meters with display area of about 4,000 square meters.[3] The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine.[4] Museum MACAN opened in November 2017.

Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara)
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara is located in Jakarta
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara
Location within Jakarta
EstablishedNovember 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
LocationAKR Tower Level MM, Kb. Jeruk, Kota Jakarta Barat, Jakarta
Coordinates6.1909071°S 106.767875°E / -6.1909071; 106.767875
TypeArt museum
FounderHaryanto Adikoesoemo
DirectorAaron Seto
Public transit accessKoridor 8 Transjakarta Kebon Jeruk
Websitehttps://www.museummacan.org/

Artworks

The museum displays around 90 works from a collection totalling 800 modern Indonesian and contemporary artworks from around the world including 'Infinity Mirrored Room' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.[5][6]

Paintings

The museum houses collections of paintings such as:[7]

  • Great Criticism: Coca-Cola, Wang Guangyi
  • Baguio Market, Fernando C. Amasolo
  • Peta Bali dengan Mata Angin, Miguel Covarrubias
  • Wipe Out #1, FX Harsono
  • China China, Zhu Wei
  • Lanskap Hindia, Raden Saleh
  • Kantor Pos Jawa, Raden Saleh
  • Swallow's Nest, Yayoi Kusama
  • Thought and Method, Xu Bing[8]

Performance and installation arts

Contemporary and modern art displayed by the MACAN museum is not limited to paintings, but also includes contemporary styles using various media, techniques, and installation art.[9][10]

Various performances and installation arts that has performed in the museum:[11][12]

  • Art Turns, World Turns, Exploring the Collection of the Museum Macan
  • Seven Stories, Lee Mingwei
  • One Million Years, On Kawara
  • The Past Has Not Passed, Arahmaiani
  • Life Heart Rainbow, Yayoi Kusama
  • Dunia Dalam Berita

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