The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara

This article is about a modern and contemporary art museum in Jakarta. For the South Korean museum, see National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara)

Location within Jakarta
Established	November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
Location	AKR Tower Level MM, Kb. Jeruk, Kota Jakarta Barat, Jakarta
Coordinates	6.1909071°S 106.767875°E / -6.1909071; 106.767875
Type	Art museum
Founder	Haryanto Adikoesoemo
Director	Venus Lau[1]
Public transit access	Kebon Jeruk
Website	https://www.museummacan.org/

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.[2][3] It has a floor area of 7,107 m^2 (76,500 sq ft) with display area of about 4,000 m^2 (43,000 sq ft).[4] The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine.[5] Museum MACAN opened in November 2017.

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.[6][7]

Paintings

The museum houses collections of paintings such as:[8]

• 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[9]

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.[10][11]

Various performances and installation arts that has performed in the museum:[12][13]

• 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

References

1. "Venus Lau to Lead Jakarta's Museum MACAN". Artforum. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
2. "Indonesia's First International Modern Art Museum to Open in 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
3. "This New International Modern Art Museum Is A First For Indonesia". Forbes. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "Museum Macan plans to expand on first anniversary". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
5. "Museum Macan named one of world's greatest places". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
6. Emont, Jon (27 November 2017). "Thanks to One Man's Collection, Jakarta Now Has a World-Class Museum". Retrieved 5 March 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
7. Wang, Jennifer. "Indonesia's Richest 2017: Heir To Chemicals Fortune Brings Modern Art To Indonesia". forbes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
8. HUTOMO, HENDHY. "Collection". Museum MACAN. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
9. "'Beautiful Pessimist' Xu Bing Gets Solo Exhibition at Museum MACAN". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
10. "10 Fakta Museum MACAN, Museum Baru di Jakarta yang Instagramable Abis!". IDN Times. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
11. "New Modern and Contemporary Art Museum to Enter Jakarta's Art Scene in 2017". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
12. Judah, Michael. "Museum MACAN Unveils Three Major Solo Presentations Conceptual Artists - Business Lounge". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
13. Judah, Michael. "Yayoi Kusama: Life Heart Rainbow - Business Lounge". Retrieved 2018-12-18.