‘Nineteen Sixty-Five: Dadang Christanto’ brings together a powerful and poignant collection of work from this internationally significant artist whose practice has been informed by the numerous human-rights violations that plagued the 20th century and have continued through to today.
From the major installation Hujan Merah (Red rain) (2000), featuring a canopy of 1,965 drawings of sorrowful faces, to a newly created six-metre painting, Tribute to Gerwani, the exhibition offers a moving memorial to victims of mass violence, and an opportunity to reflect on and perhaps heal from an often-painful past.
As 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1965 coup in Indonesia, the artist will undertake a one-off performance entitled In red to coincide with the exhibition.
QUT Art Museum
19 November, 2015 to 28 February, 2016
Queensland
Dadang Christanto, Batik has been burnt #6, 2007 acrylic on Belgian linen
Courtesy Proost Collection and QUT Art Museum, Queensland
