Biography

Born 1957 in Salatiga, Java.
Currently lives and works in Basel, Switzerland.

Education
1980-1989 Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1989-1990 Akademie voor Beeldende Kunst Enschede (AKI), The Netherlands
Solo Exhibitions
1987 Bentara Budaya Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1988 Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
1989 Atelier Thomi Keller, Basel, Switzerland
The Hidden Mountain, De Schone Kunsten, Heemstede, The Netherlands
1990 Galerie Kolin, Zug, Switzerland
Galerie Frenhover, Enschede, The Netherlands
1993 Rue 50, Basel, Switzerland
Pacifico Weirdo - Vibrations From Beyond The Pacific Rim, De Schone Kunsten, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Galerie Frenhover, Enschede, The Netherlands
Cemeti Contemporary Arl Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
C - Line Gallery, Jakarta, lndonesia
1996 (Peculiar) Vibration From Beyond The Java Sea, Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland
Christoph Merian Stiftung (CMS) Atelier, Basel, Switzerland
1998 Postcards from the Alps, Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta
The Crowded Universe, Kunstverein Bahlingen a. k, Germany
1999 ARTROCK99, La Pasarelle, St. Brieuc, France
Sweet Beast, Atelier Katharina F, Basel, Switzerland
2000 Work on Paper, Bentara Budaya Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2001 Carnival of the Fools, Ost - West Gallery, Riehen, Switzerland
Postcards from the Alps, Oeffentliche Fachbibliothek Schule fuer Gestaltung, Basel, Switzerland
2002 Sweet Beast, Galeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
2003 Blues for Mimmo, Eulenspiegel Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
"The Beasts in Me", Chouinard Gallery, Hongkong
We Are Not Alone-Lost heroes and Sensible Weirdoes, Jendela Art Space, Esplanade, Singapore
2004 Blues for Mimmo [Part II], Danes Art Veranda, Denpasar, Bali
2005 "Captain Fuck & Co", Canna Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2007 "Global Warming, Cool Art", Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Group Exhibitions
1983 Kelompok Sketsa, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga, lndonesia
1984 5th Biennial of Young lndonesian Painters, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia
1985 6th Biennial of Young lndonesian Painters, Taman lsmail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia
1986 2nd Biennial de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
1987 Three Indonesian Artists, De Schone Kunsten , Heemstede, The Netherlands
1988 Ekspresi Enam, Taman lsmail Marzuki, Jakarta, lndonesia
Hedendaaggse Indonesische Kunst, Volkenkundig Museum Nusantara, Delft, The Netherlands
1989 Namenlose, Galerie Charlotte Buri, Basel, Switzerland
1991 Double Dutch, Art Project, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Sama - Sama, Centrum Beeldende Kunst Oosterpoort, Groningen The Netherlands (catalogue); travelled to Tilburg, The Netherlands, Yogyakarta and Jakarta
Umsonst, Ligthouse, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The Drawing Room Gallery Santa Monica, California, USA
Paciflc Rim Art Book Show, Pasadena & Hayward, California, USA
1992 Asean Festival of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1993 Het Land dat in Mij Woont, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, The Hague, The Netherlands
1994 9th Jakarta Biennial, Taman lsmail Marzuki, Indonesia
Nur Gora Rupa, Surakarta, lndonesia
8th Triennial India, New Delhi, India
1995 Drawings, DiMata Gallery, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
1996 Semar, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarla, lndonesia
Tiga Arus Beru, Santi Gallery, Jakarta, lndonesia
1997 Eddie Hara - Nyoman Erawan, Galeri Santi, Jakarta, Indonesia
Slot in the Box, Cemeti Contemporary Art Galery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1998 ArtAmsterdem, De Schone Kunsten Gallery, Haarlem, The Netherlands Sisi Lain Orang Indonesia den Negerinya, Galeri Santi, Jakarta, lndonesia
2000 Ivan Sagito - EddiE haRA, Galeri Santi, Jakarta
2001 AWAS! Recent Art from lndonesia, Australia, Japan, The Netherlands, Germany
Art Cologne, Asian Fine Arts Pruess and Ochs Gallery Berlin
2002 Art Zuerich, Asian Fine Arts Pruess and Ochs Gallery Berlin
Art Frankfurt, Asian Fine Arts Pruess and Ochs Gallery Berlin
2005 "Invasion of Punks", Christophe Lambert & Eddie Hara, Espace Courant d'Art, Chevenez, Jura, Switzerland
2007 "Imagined Affandi", Gedung Arsip Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, organized by Semarang Gallery
"Celebr'art'e Fire Boar", CSIS, Jakarta & Griya Santrian Gallery, Bali, Indonesia, organized by Kupu-Kupu Gallery
"You Say Art We Say Yeah", Daeppen Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
"Indonesian Contemporary Artists", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hongkong
Art Experiences
1986 Playground, a 10 minute performance with Luluk Purwanto (violin) and Juan Mor'0 (Phillipine artist); music, visual arts and theatre; Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Seni Derita / Hardship Art, a 24 hour performance with Dutch artist Eilen Urselmann; Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Homage to the Sun God, a Performance with WACAE's textile dept. students (Perth, Australia), Prambanan Tempie, Yogyakarla, lndonesia
1991 Double Dutch, a Konfrontation with Dutch art and culture, Stichting Kunst Mondiaal, Tilburg, The Netherlands
1992 BINAL ExperimentalArt, Yogyakarta, lndonesia
1993 Art and Nature, an Environmental Art Project funded by The Goethe Institute, Munduk, Bali, Indonesia
1994 Playground 11, a 13 minute performance, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1996 International Artists Studio Exchange, Christoph Merian Foundation (IABB), Basel, Switzerland
2001 Mural at Ludwig Forum fuer Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
2003 Mural at Nordstern Club, Basel, Switzerland
2004 Artist in Residency Program, Studio 106, Singapore
2005 Recyclart, Bruxelles, Belgium
2006 "Art is Cheap – Project One", a 56 minute performance at Schalter, Basel, Switzerland
2007 "Art is Cheap – Project Two, a 60 minute performance at Imprimerie, Basel, Switzerland
Mural at Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Bibliography
"The Elephant Art of Eddie Hara (Java 1986-87)", Stichting Plaats Maken, Arnhem, 1987
"Eddie Hara, Pameran Lukisan Tunggal", Catalogue, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, lndonesia Wright, ASRI, "Eddie Hara Depicts Harmonjous Universe With Paint", in : Jakalla Post@ (December 8, 1987)
"Ein Hauch des Universums im Jugendhaus Muttenz", in : BaslerZeitung (September 8, 1989)
"De kunst van Eddie Hara", in : Blauwdruk (no. 1, 1990)
Tubanitia, P.B. "Indonesische Kunst Met Kwaliteiten", (April 7, 1990)
"lk Kom Steeds Meer Los van Indenesische Roots", in: Haarlems Dagblad (April 29,1993)
"Indonesian Images", in : HollandHerald(May 1993)
"Dunia Bentuk - Bentuk Yang Bercerita", in : Tempo (July 24, 1993)
"Ekologi Dalam Warna Bocah", in: Editor (September 22, 1993)
"Gajah : Eddi Hara", in Jakarta - Jakarta (September) 18, 1993)
"Two Creative Artists Displaying Works in Jakarta", in : Jakarta Post (September 23, 1993)
"Works of a Travelling Artists" in Thailand Times (Vol. 1, No. 108 January, 1994)
"Memperjuangkan Eksistensi di Negeri Orang", in : Suara Merdeka (July 24, 1994)
Waldmann Thomas, "Vom grossen Larm der Laude und Geister', in Basler Zeitung (August 21 1996)
Waldmann Thomas, "Das Aktuelle Kultur - Interview", in : DreilandZeitung (August 23, 1996)
"EddiE haRA Translates Social Realities into Art", in : dakarta Post (July 26, 1998)
"Der Universalist", in Dreiland Zeitung (October 29, 1998)
Eddie Hara : La belle affiche que voila!", in : Le Telegramme de Saint - Brieuc (May 19, 1999)
EddiE Hara ou l'enfance de l'art", in : Ouest - France (May 21, 1999)
Eddie Hara, Seni Rupa Pengelana", in : Kompas (Jully 16, 1999)
Ironi di Balik Humor, in : Panji (May 24, 2000)
"The Art of EddiE haRA', in : Kompas Minggu (May 28, 2000)
"Seni Lukils yang Menyegarkan", in : Tempo (May 28, 2000)
"Daemon und Kuscheltier ", in : Dreiland - Zeitung (March 22 - 28, 2001)
Wiyanto, Hendro, “Sweet Beast” (catalogue), Semarang Gallery (August, 2002)
“Interview mit Eddie Hara! Kommunikation”, Sub Culture Basel +, July 2004
Prasetyo, Arif Bagus, “Blues for Mimmo – Part 2” (catalogue), Danes Art Veranda (2004)
Leow, Vincent, “We Are Not Alone – Lost Heroes & Sensible Heroes” (a curator’s note), Jendela Visual Art Space, Esplanade Theatres on the Singapore Bay (2004)
Supriyanto, Enin, “Global Warming, Cool Art” (catalogue), Nadi Gallery (December 5 - 18, 2007)
Work in Collections
Canna Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia, Cemeti Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Deutsche Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia, Lontar Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia, Ministry of Social Affairs, Den Haag, The Netherlands, Municipal of Filderstadt, Stuttgart, Germany, Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia, Oei Hong Djien Museum, Magelang, Indonesia, PT. Kawan Lama, Jakarta, Indonesia, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Indonesia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Widayat Museum, Magelang, Indonesia, Zurich Insurance, Jakarta, Indonesia, in private collections