Wiharso has had more than 45 solo gallery and museum exhibitions since 1995 across Asia, Europe and the United States and participated in numerous biennale exhibitions including the 2019 Kunming Art Biennale; 55th Venice Biennale; Prospect.3 New Orleans, Prague Biennale 6 as well as in many prestigious international institutions including Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, National Gallery of Australia, Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeonbuk Museum, Museum MACAN, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Gunma Museum of Modern Art, Hilger Brotkunsthalle, Singapore Art Museum, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Lyon Musée d’art contemporain, Mori Art Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, and Herbert F. Johnson Museum. In 2019, Wiharso was a Guggenheim Fellow and has participated in numerous residencies around the world.
Golden Sweat, 2014-2016
Aluminum, car paint, resin, color pigment, thread, polyurethane coating 62″ x 23.5″ x 71.5″, Edition of 2 + 1 artist proof (unique multiple)
Artist Statement
Entang Wiharso has a multi-disciplinary practice and speaks with urgency through any cogent channel that fits his immediate need, be it painting, sculpture, video, installation or performance. A 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, he is widely regarded for his unique depictions of contemporary life that employ a dramatic visual language, creating artworks that exist in relation to the mythologies of a centuries-old animist past and the high-speed, hyper-connected lifestyle of the 21st century. Maintaining studios in both Indonesia and the US, his life and immediate family are bicultural, biracial and the inheritors of diverse religious and spiritual legacies. Recent work focuses on the duality of cultures and experiences in his two homelands, building on ideas that connect spirituality and transcendence with national narratives about progress and destiny through a sustained exploration of landscape and geopolitical structures.
Additional Info
Artist Website: Entang Wiharso
Part of Growing the NetWorks
This artist was selected by a past NetWorks Rhode Island participant as part of Growing the NetWorks — a 2025 exhibition presented by WaterFire Providence, at the WaterFire Arts Center, celebrating peer-nominated artists from across Rhode Island. Learn more at waterfire.org/growingthenetworks
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
