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Born 1959 Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. Known for: Whimsical, pornographic figure painting, sculpture, graphics.
Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and... Read full biography
Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When... Read full biography
Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When Suwage turned 50 in 2009, he had a major retrospective featuring 99 works from 1985-2009 called 'Still Crazy After All These Years' at the Jogjakarta National Museum. In 2007, he had a solo, 'Playing... Read full biography
Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When Suwage turned 50 in 2009, he had a major retrospective featuring 99 works from 1985-2009 called 'Still Crazy After All These Years' at the Jogjakarta National Museum. In 2007, he had a solo, 'Playing The Fool', at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur; and 'Room Of Mine', at the Tyler Rollins FA in New York. Apart from residences, he had also taken part in Art Basel HK (2014), the Singapore Biennale (2006), the Gwangju Biennale (2000) and... Read full biography
Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When Suwage turned 50 in 2009, he had a major retrospective featuring 99 works from 1985-2009 called 'Still Crazy After All These Years' at the Jogjakarta National Museum. In 2007, he had a solo, 'Playing The Fool', at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur; and 'Room Of Mine', at the Tyler Rollins FA in New York. Apart from residences, he had also taken part in Art Basel HK (2014), the Singapore Biennale (2006), the Gwangju Biennale (2000) and the Havana Biennale (1997).... Read full biography
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Agus Suwage was born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When Suwage turned 50 in 2009, he had a major retrospective featuring 99 works from 1985-2009 called 'Still Crazy After All These Years' at the Jogjakarta National Museum. In 2007, he had a solo, 'Playing The Fool', at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur; and 'Room Of Mine', at the Tyler Rollins FA in New York. Apart from residences, he had also taken part in Art Basel HK (2014), the Singapore Biennale (2006), the Gwangju Biennale (2000) a...But wait, there's more...
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