UJI HAHAN

Uji Handoko Eko Saputro aka Hahan (b. 1983, Indonesia)

Creates works characterized by an ongoing tussle between ‘high art’ and ‘low art’, blurring realism with decoration. His works illustrates a point of contact that exists between urbanization and agrarianism or between the local and the global that both critique and admit complicity with the structures and mechanisms of the commercial artworld. Indeed, themes of rejection and success are present throughout Hahan’s practice, which spans painting, sculpture, drawing and print-making. These works offer an insight into the psyche of a post-boom South-East Asian artist navigating the complexities and challenges of an expanding global art world.

In recent years, he attempts to display an art with the concept that emphasizes on the interaction with the visitors and relate it with the development of art in global as well as its society. Based on his grounded interest in the realms of value, time and speculations, Hahan lays his nonpareil craft by showing metaphorical atmosphere yet full of satirical humor. He would then elucidate the mapping of production / consumption matter of cutting-edge art market and its gleaming, and also the ironies which are then packed with alluring spirit of artistic exploration.

He was also one of the founders of Ace House Collective, a young artists’ collective and initiative space based in Yogyakarta . Ace House Collective is an artists' collective that works with communities and their networks in running a space as a youth art and culture laboratory. Established in 2011 on self-funding, this community strives to support and develop the potential and the contribution to the latest art practices by providing a platform for productions, dialogues, and collaborations through assembly forums and exchanges.

He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Indonesia and abroad, such on Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2019, NGV TRIENNIAL 1st 2017 Melbourne and APT 7th 2012 Brisbane. His art works have been being collected by several art museums like Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Melbourne, National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Canberra, Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) Sydney, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Darwin.

2020

Speculative Entertainment No.2 Australian Edition, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2019

The Curious Deal, curated by Michael Schindhelm and Alia Swastika, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, Germany

2018

Wall Street Gymnastics, Roh Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia

2016

We’re Not Making Art, We’re Making Money, Art Stage Jakarta 2016, Indonesia

Hahan At WRKZ, Vinyl On Vinyl, Chino Roces, Makati City, Philippines

Hahan Currency, written by Tony Godfrey, Art Fair Philippines, The Link Car Park, Ayala Ave, Makati City, Philippines

2015

Sauce For Contemporary Art Problems, curated by Alia Swastika, Equator Art Projects, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

2014

Internasionalism = Less Than 24 Hour Weekend, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Australia

EAT, ART, SLEEP, REPEAT!!!, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Solo Presentation at Dallas Art Fair 2014, presented by Tristian Koenig, Dallas, United States

2013

Sydney 13 Contemporary, presented by Equator Art Project, Carriage Works, Sydney, Australia

ABC Art Berlin Contemporary, presented by ARNDT, Station-Berlin, Germany

The Graphite, Dust and Indian Ink of Hahan (and other artworks), curated by Tony Godfrey, presented by Equator Art Projects, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

Welkome Mate, Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art – Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

2012

Blurred The Boundaries: The Language of Fertile Ground, written by Wok The Rock, Hurley )( Space, Bali, Indonesia

2011

UD. Uji Handoko, written by Agung Kurniawan, Langgeng Gallery, Jakarta Art District, Indonesia

2009

Sorry, No Canvas Today, curated by Hendro Wiyanto, Sigi Arts, Jakarta, Indonesia

2024

Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, presented by Nanzuka Underground, Miami Beach Convention Center, USA

AGNSW Collection, Sculpture Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Art Jakarta 2024, presented by Gajah Gallery, JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

BWP Value 2024, Art Jakarta 2024, presented by Ace House Collective, Jakarta, Indonesia

Frieze Seoul 2024, presented by Nanzuka Underground, COEX Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

Sydney Contemporary 2024, presented by Gajah Gallery, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia

KOTF #10, Survive Garage, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Noughties by Nature: Contemporary Indonesian Art from Generation 2000 Plus, Gajah Gallery, Singapore & Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Salon Et Cetera, Ace/CBD – Ace House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, presented by Gajah Gallery, Hong Kong Convention Hall, Hong Kong

Disneyland Paris, 6 Hickey Street, Ardross Boorloo/Perth, Australia

Art Fair Philippines 2024, presented by Gajah Gallery, The Link, Ayala Center, Makati City, Philippines

ALT Philippines 2024, SMX Mall of Asia Complex, Philippines

Art SG 2024, presented by Gajah Gallery, Marina Bay, Singapore

2023

Art Jakarta 2023, presented by Gajah Gallery, JIExpo, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

FORGING AHEAD: 10 Years of Yogya Art Lab, Gajah Gallery, Yogyakarta

FORCED PERSPECTIVE, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, The North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA), Townsville, Australia

Art Basel Hong Kong, presented by Gajah Gallery, Hong Kong Convention Hall, Hong Kong

Art Fair Philippines, presented by Gajah Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati, Philippines

ART SG, presented by Arario Gallery & Gajah Gallery, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

2022

Social Note, collaboration project with Adi Kusuma and Black Hand Gang, presented by ROH Projects at Art Jakarta Again! 2022, JCC, Jakarta

Art Jakarta Garden 2022, presented by ROH Projects & Gajah Gallery, Hutan Kota Plataran, Jakarta

Superfuture, Gajah Gallery, Singapore

S.E.A Focus, presented by Gajah Gallery, Singapore

2021

Broken White Project #6, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

TWENTYFIVE, Gajah Gallery, Singapore & Yogya Art Lab, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2020

The Humanity of the Small Things, Gajah Gallery, Singapore (Online Exhibition)

RESET, A3 ARNDT Art Agency, Online Exhibition at Artsy.net

Art Basel Hong Kong 2020, presented by Roh Projects, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong

Art Jakarta Virtual 2020, presented by Roh Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia

Navigating Entropy: Artists-in-Residence, Gajah Gallery, Singapore