FIXER 2021: Mapping the Art Collectives in Indonesia Ajeng Nurul Aini, Ayos Purwoaji, Berto Tukan, Gesyada Siregar
FIXER is a research initiative to collect and archive the knowledge about operating models and sustainability strategies of art collectives in Indonesia. This initiative started in 2010, when North Art Space, Jakarta, launched the research and exhibition called ‘Alternative Space & Art Groups in Indonesia’, later known as FIXER, curated by Ade Darmawan and Rifky Effendi. This research in 2010 involved 21 art groups and alternative spaces that flourished in several cities in Indonesia between 2000 and 2010. Gudskul: Contemporary Art Collective and Ecosystem Studies is now continuing it as an endeavour to map and re-examine the development of art collectives over the last ten years, especially in the context of sustainability strategy, and artistic ideas and practices of art collectives from multiple generations and regions. Building upon the previous research, the FIXER survey this time covers 58 art collectives spread across various locations in Indonesia. This research was carried out for approximately 16 months, throughout 2019-2021, by a research team consisting of Ajeng Nurul Aini, Ayos Purwoaji, Berto Tukan, Gesyada Siregar, Dwita Diah Astari, and Gusti Hendra Pratama. This research will be presented as a book in two languages, Bahasa Indonesia and English, which gathers thoughts from the research team along with guest writers who are artists, activists and curators. It is the phenomenon of growth that is behind the aspiration to record the dynamics of art collectives in Indonesia. This has been increasingly significant in the development of the Indonesian art ecosystem for the last eleven years. It is marked by the emergence of a multitude of collectives with various artistic practices, some of which have received recognition from international art communities. The growth of art collectives in many regions in Indonesia has led to the birth of numerous artistic events and
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