Wong Tani Sing Ngratani — 2022
Taring Padi
Artwork Details
12 x 20 cm
Pencil on coffee packaging
Exhibited
"Kepada Tanah" at Uma Seminyak, Bali 2022
Acquisition
Acquired in 2022
Description
This artwork is part of a protest by Taring Padi in solidarity with farmers in Wadas, Central Java, whose village is being destroyed by andesite mining. Majority of farmers from this village planting coffee for generations.
Artwork location
South Tangerang
Status
In the collection
About the artist
Taring Padi
Short Bio
Taring Padi is an underground, radical art collective based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Formed in 1998 during the political upheaval that led to the fall of the Suharto regime, the group is a prominent voice in Southeast Asian "people's art.
Their 2002 mural, People's Justice at Documenta fifteen (2022) – Kassel, Germany was removed shortly after the opening following accusations of antisemitic imagery. The incident sparked a massive global debate about artistic freedom, colonial history, and cultural sensitivity.
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