For the past two years, the art world has been regaining its power due to the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic by reactivating various art events and art fairs. Because the phenomenon deserves to be highlighted, ISA Art Gallery proudly presents Light in Retrospective to draw attention to it. In this exhibition, we are trying to look back in time and see the lights of hope of artists who kept making art and actively participating in the art scene. A look back and a celebration of the artists' hard work throughout the pandemic are both present in Light in Retrospective.
Retrospective means to look back, flashback, and recognize something clearly; light is essential. "Don't see the future with blind eyes. "The past is needed as a mirror for the future." Soekarno's speech taught us to cherish the past, as in the art world, we need to look back to appreciate artists' achievements and see them as a firm base that constructs the art world now and in the future.
We have chosen 19 contemporary artists who participated in ISA Art Gallery's past exhibitions to be displayed in Light in Retrospective. These artists, including A. Sebastian, Arahmaiani Feisal, Ardi Gunawan, Bandu Darmawan, Condro Priyoaji, Dawn Ng, Galih Adhika, Hadassah Emerich, Ines Katamso, Jompet Kuswidananto, Luh Gede Sangita, Nico Dharmajungen, Sekarputi Sidhiawati, Sinta Tantra, Tara Kasenda, Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, Yosefa Aulia, and Yuki Nakayama. These artists' works will introduce today's issues and ignite the audience to perceive the problem deeper. The artists' diverse backgrounds led to various issues being addressed and the medium used. Grasping diversified works of contemporary art can contribute to a different method of approaching current knowledge, critique, and energy.
It needed to be realized that the "artist" is not a single entity with identical backgrounds and concerns. The results of the artist's journey include social-political artworks, the development of history, women's struggles, the observation of humans, the cultures that incorporate each other, and the re-examining of the development of science. We can see the issues above in the works of Arahmaiani, Jompet Kuswidananto, Timoteus Anggawan, Yaya Sung, Sekar Puti, Luh Gede, Bandu Darmawan, Bonggal Jordan, Jumaadi, Dawn Ng, and Condro Prioyoaji.
Artistic and formalistic exploration that is vaguely political is as crucial as the palpable messages of the artworks. Noticing all aspects of mind, aesthetic and artistic sensibility, imagination and interest of the artists are part of expressing the content of "about". Tara Kasenda, Sinta Tantra, A. Sebastian, Yosefa Aulia, Galih Adika, Ardi Gunawan, Yogie Ginanjar, and Yuki Nakayama are among the artists who have brought these narrations into their works.
You can find specific artworks from our recent and previous exhibitions here. They will show us what we can do to reach a sustainable future. Hopefully, this exhibition will serve as a strong pillar of support for the art community, especially for the artists who are now producing work despite the circumstances. As a result, artists constantly express their creativity and give back to society by criticizing current events and sharing their aesthetic experiences.
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