Sodegaura City
2024.3.23-5.26 *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (excluding 4.30 and 5.1)
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Dadang Christanto
Indonesia
Born in 1957 in Tegal, Java, Dadang Christanto has spent the past 30 years creating work deeply rooted in human experience, including political violence and wrongdoing against humanity. Currently living on the central coast of New South Wales, he continues to create work that speaks to human suffering and the need for compassion, regardless of differences in faith or political system.
In 2003, he was the first Indonesian artist to represent his country at the Venice Biennale. Other works include Sydney Biennale (Australia, 2010), Setouchi Triennale (Kagawa Prefecture, 2010), Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival (Niigata Prefecture, 2006), Yogyakarta Biennale (Indonesia, 2003), Gwangju Biennale ( He has exhibited at many international biennales and exhibitions, including the São Paulo Biennale (Brazil, 1998) and the São Paulo Biennale (South Korea, 2000).