WHAT'S ON ISA ART GALLERY IN JULY, 2026
UPCOMING
A Blur is A Memory
11 July - 11 September 2026
ISA Art Gallery at Wisma 46, Central Jakarta
ISA Art Gallery is pleased to present A Blur is A Memory, a duo exhibition by Luh'De Gita and Etza Meisyara, curated by Savitri Sastrawan.
Opening on Saturday, 11 July 2026, the exhibition brings together two distinct artistic practices united by a shared inquiry into how memory can be held, visualized, and felt. Fresh from completing her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, Luh'De Gita has established herself as one of Indonesia's emerging painters through exhibitions across Indonesia, Singapore, London, and Manila. Etza Meisyara, whose work has been exhibited at ARTJOG, and the Jogja Biennale, is the recipient of the UOB Painting of the Year Bronze Award and the Bandung Contemporary Art Award, continues to expand the possibilities of photography, performance, and printmaking.
Working from different parts of Indonesia and through different mediums, painting and photo-etching, Luh'De Gita and Etza Meisyara each explore the blur not as an absence of clarity, but as a space where memory lingers. Etza's Sonic Gesture transforms fleeting resonances of sound, movement, and performance into etched stainless-steel surfaces, preserving sensory impressions that exist between performer and spectator. Meanwhile, Luh'De Gita layers archival and personal imagery to examine Bali's shifting landscapes, weaving together fantasy, tourism, cultural memory, and environmental change through richly textured paintings and found objects. Together, the exhibition reflects on the spaces between past and present, presence and absence, and the personal and the collective, revealing the blur as an act of remembering rather than forgetting.
To mark the opening, the evening will feature a live performance by Flukeminimix. We warmly invite you to join us for the opening and experience A Blur is A Memory.
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Artist Talk | 11 July 2026, 3 PM
Opening Ceremony | 11 July 2026, 4 PM
11 AM - 6 PM | Tuesdays - Saturdays
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Wisma 46 - Ground Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.Kav 1, Jakarta
ON GOING
Yang Bersayap Rangka Daun
19 June 2026 - 10 January 2027
Tumurun Museum, Solo
A few weeks ago, Jumaadi opened his solo exhibition at Tumurun Private Museum, one of Indonesia's leading private museums dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Bringing together painting, drawing, textile, installation, and performance, the exhibition reflects the artist's poetic visual language, where personal memory, folklore, spirituality, migration, and human vulnerability converge through storytelling.
The exhibition also features live shadow puppet performances by Jumaadi, extending his narrative practice through movement, sound, and oral storytelling. Writing contributions by Hera Chan and Adi Wicaksono, alongside poems by Afrizal Malna, further expand the exhibition through literary and critical reflections.
Live Performance Schedule
3 July | 14:00
4 July | 11:00 and 15:00
5 July | 12:30
10 AM - 4 PM | Tuesdays - Saturdays
Closed on Sundays & Mondays
Tumurun Private Museum
Jl. Kebangkitan Nasional No.2, Solo 57141
Sedulur Watu
14 June - 14 July 2026
Omah Budoyo, Yogyakarta
Continuing through July, Sedulur Watu brings together the practices of A. Sebastianus and Marten Bayuaji at Omah Budoyo through a shared reflection on stone as symbol, material, and spiritual presence. In Javanese, sedulur means kinship and watu means stone, together evoking a bond that is enduring, grounded, and resilient. Drawing from Javanese cultural and spiritual traditions, the exhibition explores stone as a vessel of memory, ancestral presence, and transformation. Through installation, material experimentation, and symbolic gestures, the artists consider the enduring relationship between body, earth, and place.
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10 AM - 6 PM | Tuesdays - Sundays
Open on Mondays by appointment
Omah Budoyo
Jl. Karangkajen No.793, Yogyakarta 55153
Ireland's Eye 2026: The Imprint of the Irish Landscape
17 June - 15 July 2026
RuangDalam Art House, Yogyakarta
Now entering its second month, Ireland's Eye 2026 continues at RuangDalam Art House following its presentation at WTC 2 Jakarta. Curated by Mark Joyce and presented in collaboration with ISA Art and Design, Jakarta Land, and the Embassy of Ireland in Indonesia, the exhibition marks the fifth edition of the platform fostering dialogue between Irish contemporary art and Indonesia.
Featuring works by Tony O'Malley, Cora Cummins, Charlie Dineen, Cliona Doyle, Gwen O'Dowd, and Robert Russell, the exhibition explores landscape, memory, and cultural identity through painting, printmaking, and film. Produced at Graphic Studio Dublin, which celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, the exhibition reflects on how histories, environments, and lived experience remain embedded within place.
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9 AM - 5 PM | Mondays - Saturdays
Closed on Sundays
RuangDalam Art House
Jl. Kebayan Gg. Sawo No. 55, Yogyakarta 55181
ISA ARTIST ON THE MOVE
ARAHMAIANI
KENDURI SENI TOLONG MENOLONG 2026
4 - 5 July 2026
Patani Artspace, Thailand
ISA Art Gallery artist Arahmaiani will participate in KENDURI SENI TOLONG MENOLONG, taking place on 4 to 5 July 2026 at Patani Artspace, where she will present her installation, Kasih. Presented under the theme "RASO: The Art of Essential Feeling," the festival explores the Patani-Malay concept of raso, a way of understanding the world through intuition, empathy, and embodied knowledge.
Curated by Muhammad Arafat with Jehabdulloh Jehsorhoh as Artistic Director, the festival brings together artists from across the region to reflect on the essential feelings that connect communities through art.
More about the festival here
SINTA TANTRA
The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial
5 June – 8 September 2026
Saatchi Gallery, London
Sinta Tantra has been selected to participate in The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial at Saatchi Gallery, where she will present her new work Celestial Bloom (2026).
Spanning two floors and nine major exhibition spaces, the exhibition brings together more than 150 artists exploring the enduring influence of the Sun and Moon across mythology, spirituality, science, ritual, and contemporary culture.
More about the exhibition here
10 AM - 6 PM | Everyday
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London, SW3 4RY
Summer Exhibition 2026
16 June – 23 August 2026
Royal Academy of Arts, London
ISA Art Gallery is pleased to share that Sinta Tantra is participating in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026, on view from 16 June to 23 August 2026 at Burlington House, London.
For this year's exhibition, Tantra presents Modern Tropic I and Modern Tropic II. Now in its 258th edition, the Summer Exhibition is the world's longest-running open submission exhibition, bringing together Royal Academicians alongside emerging and internationally established artists across a wide range of disciplines.
More about the exhibition here
10 AM - 6 PM | Tuesdays - Thursdays & Sundays
10 AM - 9 PM | Friday & Saturday
Burlington House
Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
ISA Art Gallery is pleased to highlight French-Indonesian artist Ines Katamso, whose practice explores the intersection of ecology, culture, and myth. Working with materials such as soil, recycled plastic, and botanicals, she creates paintings, sculptures, and installations that draw from animist cosmologies and vernacular knowledge rooted in Javanese and Balinese traditions.
Her notable presentations include the Biennale de Lyon (2024), ARTJOG (2024), and White Cube (2025), and Guangzhou Triennale (2026). Katamso is currently exhibited at M(a)us(ol)eum of Precious Pasts and Disposable Futures at Kohesi Initiatives, Yogyakarta from 20 June to 23 August 2026 as part of Jogja Art Week. The group exhibition reflects on preservation, memory, and the histories that societies choose to remember or let disappear.
Click here to view Ines Katamso's profile
