Mizuma Gallery is pleased to announce The Missing Link: Exploring Tradition in Contemporary Art Practice, an exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto.
As a continuation of his past project, Post Tradition: Revisiting and the Future of Balinese Painting(2023), curator Hermanto Soerjanto further explores his hypothesis that the “Post Tradition” art movement is based on a missing link in art history. Unlike the development of Western art that has a clear path in their history and advancement of human civilization from the Baroque era to the Contemporary, the development of Indonesian art took a big leap from the traditional art to the modern Western art that we adopted. In his 2023 exhibition, the curator focused on contemporary Balinese art, presenting artworks from contemporary Indonesian artists whose works are based on the tradition of Balinese art. In this exhibition, he would like to expand his discussion on the practice of “Post Tradition” to artists not only from Indonesia, but also from Malaysia and China.
Contemporary art culture has opened up a wide opportunity for the non-western society to express their own unique culture based on their roots of tradition and to be included in the global art discourse. The curator holds an opinion that we must use this momentum to build our own competitive advantage in the global art scene. We no longer live in the era of universalism in art, we live in an era that appreciates cultural diversity, and it is our obligation to contribute to the global diversity of art.
The Missing Link: Exploring Tradition in Contemporary Art Practice, an exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto, will feature artworks by Alexander Sebastianus Hartanto, Du Kun, I Nyoman Arisana, indieguerillas, Kuncir Sathya Viku, and Marcos Kueh. The exhibition will run from 12 April to 12 May 2024 at Mizuma Gallery, 22 Lock Road #01-34 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108939. The gallery will open from 11am–7pm on Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 11am–6pm on Sundays. The gallery will be closed on Mondays and Public Holidays. In conjunction with the launch of the exhibition, a vernissage will be held on Friday, 12 April 2024, 3pm to 7pm. A digital publication with images of the artworks and a text by Hermanto Soerjanto will be available.