Timoteus Anggawan Kusno
Born
Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

1989 (age 34–35)
Yogyakarta
NationalityIndonesia Indonesian
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam
Sanata Dharma University
Gadjah Mada University
Known forinstallation art, video art, film
Notable workLuka dan Bisa Kubawa Berlari (Rijksmuseum, 2022)
Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies
AwardsHan Nefkens Foundation – Loop Barcelona Video Production Award

Timoteus Anggawan Kusno is an Indonesian visual artist, researcher, and filmmaker. Kusno's works explore the lasting effects of colonialism and power through installations, drawings, and moving images. His meta-fictional approach reflects on the role of medium in narrative creation and examines the mechanisms of "history-making."[1] Kusno's works have been featured in international cultural institutions and biennales, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where Kusno worked with the museum's collection.[2] Kusno's artwork powerfully exposes the neglected and violent legacy of colonial history and its ongoing impact on the present day.[3] He was also awarded the 2021 Video Production Award from the Han Nefkens Foundation – Loop Barcelona.[4] He is the founder of the Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies, an experimental art project.[5][6]

Career

Kusno started his art career in 2007 and participated in Biennale Jogja IX 2007: Neo-Nation.[7] In November 2014, he organized a solo exhibition at Kedai Kebun Forum titled "Memoir of Tanah Runcuk: A Note from the 'Lost' Land," in which he explored the idea of truth in history and how it can be manipulated to present a singular accepted truth. Kusno's fictional land of Tanah Runcuk, situated on the boundaries of three tectonic plates, shared a history with Dutch colonization in Indonesia. His work blurs the lines between fiction and reality, much like Multatuli's storytelling method, and aims to expose the injustices committed by the colonizers, making it a "fictional historical" piece. Kusno employed the persona of Ludwig Stern as a fictional character in the exhibition, drawing inspiration from Multatuli's creative spirit in Max Havelaar.[8]

Kusno's art career has been marked by a number of significant achievements and collaborations. In 2017, he collaborated with Tony Albert in the Kerjasama Art Residency, which took place in Alice Springs, Australia, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[9] That same year, Kusno exhibited his work at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels as part of the Europalia Arts Festival Indonesia, in the project curated by Charles Esche and Riksa Afiaty entitled "Power and other things: Indonesia & Art (1835-now)".[10][11] In 2018, his installation titled "The Death of a Tiger and Other Empty Seats" was exhibited and collected by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul, South Korea.[12][13][14] Kusno was also commissioned to participate in the 13th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea in 2020 with his work "Shades of the Unseen."[15] In 2019, Kusno was a guest resident artist at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.[16] He also presented his artwork at the Mindful Circulation exhibition held at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum in India, in 2019.[17]

In 2022, Kusno collaborated with the Rijksmuseum to create an artwork featuring colonial-era objects from the museum's collection. The aim was to evoke resistance preceding the Indonesian revolution and highlight the enduring impact of colonialism while also questioning the coloniality of power in contemporary society.[18][19] In his artwork "Luka dan Bisa Kubawa Berlari" presented at Revolusi!, Kusno argues that the Indonesian revolution did not emerge suddenly, but rather resulted from centuries of oppression and resistance against colonial power. He contends that coloniality as a system of thought and practice is not confined to the past, but persists in contemporary reality, as evidenced by ongoing racism and discrimination rooted in the colonial era.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Hongfeng, Tang (2020-06-24). "Archive, Mediation, and Reflections on Colonization in Modern Asia". China and Asia. 2 (1): 97–133. doi:10.1163/2589465X-00201004. ISSN 2589-465X. S2CID 225791940.
  2. ↑ "Tijgers, koloniale amnesie en postkoloniale kwelgeesten: Timoteus Anggawan Kusno in Revolusi! - Features - Metropolis M". www.metropolism.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ↑ Chow, Vivienne (2022-02-15). "An Eye-Opening Rijksmuseum Show Confronts a History Long Downplayed in the Netherlands: Its Brutal Colonial Rule of Indonesia". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Timoteus Anggawan Kusno wins Han Nefkens Foundation – Loop Barcelona Video Art Production Grant 2021 - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ↑ Hongfeng, Tang (2020-06-24). "Archive, Mediation, and Reflections on Colonization in Modern Asia". China and Asia. 2 (1): 97–133. doi:10.1163/2589465X-00201004. ISSN 2589-465X. S2CID 225791940.
  6. ↑ "TimoteusAnggawan Kusno: the Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies (2013 - ) and the RampogMacan Javanese rituals #Dr. Caroline Ha Thuc-首届泛东南亚三年展". trans-seatriennial.gzarts.edu.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. ↑ Archive, Asia Art. "Biennale Jogja IX 2007: Neo-Nation". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. ↑ Kusno, Timoteus Anggawan (2017-03-18). "Panggung Poskolonial Indonesia dalam Narasi "Memoar Tanah Rucuk"". Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora. 4 (2): 233–253. doi:10.24071/ret.v4i2.421. ISSN 2549-2225. S2CID 185133360.
  9. ↑ "KERJASAMA: A Collaboration Through Art For Artists Tony Albert & Timoteus Anggawan Kusno". Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  10. ↑ "National Gallery Puts Masterpiece Collection on Display in Brussels Exhibition". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  11. ↑ "Power and other things.... | Exhibitions | MutualArt". www.bozar.be. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Timoteus Anggawan Kusno". Timoteus Anggawan Kusno. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  13. ↑ "Exhibition redefines identity of Asia". koreatimes. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  14. ↑ ArtFacts. "Timoteus Anggawan Kusno | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  15. ↑ "Gwangju Biennale Announces 69 Participating Artists". 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  16. ↑ "Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, 2019". Rijksakademie. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  17. ↑ "Mindful Circulations | Exhibitions | MutualArt". www.bdlmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  18. ↑ "REVOLUSI! - Rijksmuseum". Rijksmuseum.nl. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  19. ↑ "ArtAsiaPacific: Amsterdam: Revolusi! Indonesia Independent". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  20. ↑ Hoogenraad, Laura (2022-02-11). "'Revolusi!' toont de vele gezichten van de Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsstrijd". Nieuw Amsterdams Peil (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  21. ↑ "Revolusi! Indonesia independent in The Rijksmuseum – Holland Times". Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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