WHAT’S ON AT ISA ART GALLERY IN FEBRUARY, 2025
A Fold in Time
Presented in collaboration with
ISA Art Gallery, MONO8 Gallery & Richard Koh Fine Art
Curated by James Luigi Tana
22nd February – 22nd April 2025
First Location:
MONO8 Gallery, Manila, The Philippines
Artworks by: Luh’De Gita, Rose Cameron, Ines Katamso, Sinta Tantra, Liu Hsin-Ying, Jill Paz, Ami Kaiya
ISA Art Gallery (Jakarta) is delighted to present its 2025 annual exhibition celebrating women artists from Southeast Asia and beyond. Curated by James Luigi Tana, this collaborative effort with MONO8 Gallery (Manila) and Richard Koh Fine Art (Singapore) showcases the power, creativity, and diversity of women in contemporary art, offering them a platform to share their perspectives. The exhibition features diverse artists from each gallery, including Sinta Tantra, Ines Katamso, Luh'De Gita, and Rose Cameron from ISA Art Gallery; Eunice Sanchez, Goldie Poblador, Issay Rodriguez, Jill Paz, and Kelli Maeshiro from MONO8 Gallery; Ami Kaiya, Liu Hsin-Ying, and Wah Nu from Richard Koh Fine Art.
In its first iteration, diverse artistic practices are set to dialogue with one another and along the intersection of concerns (and contradictions) that the participating artists confront in their works. The idiomatic expression "a fold in time" may be understood as an essential moment that operates within the premise of locating different and significant junctures that meet and manifest.
MONO8 Gallery
BLK 113
53 Connecticut, San Juan, 1503 Metro Manila, Philippines
Wednesdays – Sundays | 11 AM – 6 PM
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
THE PAPER MENAGERIE &
GALLERY COLLECTION: WHERE THE SIDEWALKS END
ISA Art Gallery, Wisma 46, Jakarta
27th February – 4th April 2025
Two exhibitions simultaneously open at ISA Art Gallery, The Paper Menagerie & Gallery Collection: Where the Sidewalks End. The Paper Menagerie exhibition explores the subtle yet pervasive presence of paper in our daily lives, as it quietly anchors and records fragments of our routines and interactions. The exhibition brings together 29 diverse emerging and established artists, each engaging with paper as a medium to explore its creative possibilities. Among the featured participants are Arahmaiani, Anastasia Astika, Ardi Gunawan, Anang Saptoto, Adi Sundoro, A. Sebastianus, Ashley Tay, Aurora Arrazie, Clea Soebroto, Condro Priyoaji, David Bakti, Egga Jaya, Ella Wijt, HUUH Collective, Hardi Budi, Ida Lawrence, Iwan Effendi, Jumaadi, Keenan Tham, Rega Ayundya, Restu Ratnaningtyas, Rui Kai Ho, Ruth Marbun, Widi Pangestu, Yosefa Aulia, and Zikry Rediansyah.
Whereas, Gallery Collection features exclusive artists works from ISA Art Gallery, A. Sebastianus, Eun Vivian Lee, Ida Lawrence, Ines Katamso, Rose Cameron, Sinta Tantra, Jumaadi, Tara Kasenda, Vanessa Jones, and Zico Albaiquni. Inspired by the poem written by Shel Silverstein in 1974, the collection offers an exploration of liminality that extends beyond the physical spaces on view. It gives us a pause at the threshold between the known and the unknown, urging us to reflect on the spaces we occupy in our daily lives and our minds—spaces defined by uncertainty and transition.
Click here for The Paper Menagerie catalogue
Click here for Gallery Collection catalogue
ISA Art Gallery
11 AM - 6 PM | Tuesdays - Saturdays
Closed on Mondays & Public Holidays
Wisma 46 – Ground Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.Kav 1, Jakarta
Art at WTC
MULA PALA-PALA MULA
In collaboration with Yayasan Sekolah Seni Tulang Bawang Barat
World Trade Centre 3, Jakarta
3rd March – 30th May 2025
Artworks by: Mariska Malwa Carolina, Muhammad Rizky Kurniawan, Putri Janati, Alfedta Madherisa
To tend with patience, to shape with care, to bring forth without force but with quiet persistence. It is the faith of the gardener watering unseen roots, the reverence of the craftsman refining a single line. This philosophy guides Art at WTC, Jakarta Land, where exhibitions serve as spaces of connection, bridging art and community in an era of growing individualism. In this iteration, ISA Art Gallery and Art at WTC, Jakarta Land extends this commitment to Yayasan Sekolah Seni Tubaba, an institution located in Tulang Bawang Barat Regency in Lampung since 2016. The school is dedicated to integrating artistic education with local traditions, framing faith not as ritual alone but as a continuous process of learning, exchange, and creative growth.
This ethos is also embodied in the exhibition title MULA PALA-PALA MULA, drawn from Old Sanskrit, Mūla Pāla (The Roots as Guardians) suggests that strengthened foundations become enduring guides, while Pāla Mūla (Guardian of the Roots) speaks to the act of nurturing, ensuring wisdom’s vitality across generations. This cyclical dynamic aligns with enduring pedagogical traditions, where education is not merely transmitted but continuously shaped, a living continuum of inheritance and offering. Yayasan Sekolah Seni Tubaba (Tubaba Art School) was established—not just as an institution, but as a philosophy. Art became a medium of empathy, a tool to in still the fundamental belief that all human beings stand equal.
World Trade Centre 3
9 AM - 6 PM | Daily
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, Jakarta Selatan 12920
UPCOMING
MATA IRLANDIA; IRELAND’S EYE
With The Embassy of Ireland
Curated by Mark Joyce
17th March – 1st April 2025
World Trade Centre 2, Jakarta
Artworks by Isobel McCarthy, Olivia Normile, Mary Sullivan, Aaron Sunderland Carey and Electronic Sheep
ISA Art and Design and The Embassy of Ireland in Jakarta presents six Irish artists, Isobel McCarthy, Olivia Normile, Mary Sullivan, Aaron Sunderland Carey, and Electronic Sheep (Brenda Aherne/Helen Delany) in the 2025 iteration of Mata Irlandia—Ireland’s Eye. The works explore life in Ireland today. Reflecting the diversity of experience in Irish society, from rugged remote islands to marginalised Dublin communities and the Irish diaspora abroad. It showcases the work of contemporary Irish artists who engage with the landscape, culture, individual experience and diverse communities that shape the nation in contemporary times. The works cast a critical eye on the impacts of societal and the environment changes on individuals and communities and making creative responses to the key issues of our increasingly connected, yet polarised world.
World Trade Centre 2
9 AM - 6 PM | Daily
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, Jakarta Selatan 12920
ISA ARTIST ON THE MOVE
IDA LAWRENCE
Second Prize
Neukölln Art Prize
© Gloria Jurado
A heartfelt congratulations to Ida Lawrence, our esteemed artist representative. Ida has been awarded second prize at the Neukölln Art Prize for her work The Shop, The Sign, Particular Folk (2021–2024). Ida Lawrence is a visual artist who intertwines storytelling and painting, creating narrative artworks that explore themes of (mis)understanding, (dis)connection, generosity, failure, and surprise. Her pieces draw inspiration from her experiences in Australia, Indonesia, and Germany, focusing on subtle observations and emotions.
Neukölln, Berlin, is a vibrant hub of contemporary art, celebrated annually by the Department of Culture in collaboration with the Cultural Network Neukölln and the housing association STADT UND LAND through the Neukölln Art Prize. This year, over 130 artists living or working in Neukölln applied, with eight finalists selected by a jury of five experts. In addition to her second prize, Ida Lawrence has received a special acquisition award from STADT UND LAND Wohnbauten-Gesellschaft mbH.
Ida Lawrence’s award-winning works are on display from February 15 to May 11, 2025, at Galerie im Saalbau.
Galerie im Saalbau
10 AM - 8 PM | Daily
Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, Germany
ARAHMAIANI
Finalist
Joan Miró Prize
ISA Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Arahmaiani has been named a finalist for the prestigious Joan Miró Prize. Renowned for her bold and thought-provoking works that merge performance, installation, and activism, Arahmaiani has long been a leading voice in contemporary art. Her practice, which explores themes of spirituality, environmentalism, and social justice, resonates deeply with the transformative and boundary-pushing spirit of Joan Miró.
This esteemed international award honors artists at pivotal moments in their careers, regardless of age, gender, or cultural background. Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and Cupra, the prize celebrates Miró’s extraordinary legacy—his influence on modern art and his lifelong commitment to fostering emerging talent.
Recognizing recent works that embody Miró’s spirit of exploration, innovation, and artistic freedom, the prize has been awarded since 2007 by a distinguished panel of experts in contemporary art.
The winner will be announced in May 2025.
JUMAADI
Solo Exhibition
The Birds from the Blossoms
11th February – 8th March 2025
King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, Australia
The Birds from the Blossoms, a solo exhibition by Jumaadi explores the self’s relationship with the outside world—our dependence on others, technology, and nature. Works on papers and buffalohide by Jumaadi reflects an inner drive shaped by elements like weather, poetry, solitude, and love. The works narrate something intangible, balancing control with organic development. Figures appear in states of tension; flying, carrying unbearable loads, longing to escape themselves.
Through these pieces, Jumaadi is seeking to understand distance and closeness, dependence and uncertainty, rigidity and softness—the interplay between the seen and unseen, the human and the divine.
King Street Gallery on William
10 AM - 6 PM | Tuesdays-Saturdays
Closed on Mondays & Sundays
177-185 William St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
SILLYNDRIS
Sillyndris (Ilham Hidayat), born in Bandung in 1993, is a visual artist and creative director based in Indonesia. He holds a degree in Resort & Leisure Management from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia and furthered his studies with a short course at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 2019. His artistic practice spans various mediums, engaging with themes of material culture, identity, and the intersection of human experience with everyday objects.
Sillyndris has presented his work in two solo exhibitions: Sterna Paradisea (2019) and Life After Midnight: with Tortorot (2020). His work examines how humans navigate and interact with the material world, questioning how objects shape personal and collective identities. By recontextualizing familiar forms, he asks us to reconsider their relationships with the things they use, consume, and discard. Through this lens, his art becomes a dialogue between materiality and memory, exploring the layers of meaning embedded in the objects that surround us.
