Redefining the Contemporary in a Global Context: Indonesian Art in the 1990s

Abstract

The 1990s was a tumultuous period of immense social, economic and political transformations in Indonesian history and also in art. The New Order of President Suharto came to an end in 1998 ushering in the period of Reformasi. At a global level, the decade also witnessed shifts in power balances with ongoing economic and political impacts and an unparalleled expansion of the international art world as well as the emergence of new discourses redefining contemporary art. FX Harsono, Heri Dono, Dadang Christanto and Arahmaiani Feisal, all influential innovators in Indonesian contemporary art, were also among the Indonesian artists most exhibited