Ode to Art Marina Bay Sands is extremely proud to present Vertigo: our inaugural exhibition featuring a group of cutting edge Indonesian artists all brought together by non other than their irreverence. The artists featured are: Ade Darmawan, Arie Dyanto, Ayu Arista Murti, Bambang Toko, Deden Durahman, Dedy Sufriadi, Gusmen Heriadi, Heri Dono, Hojatul, Isa Perkasa, Reza Asung Afisina, Syaiful A. Rachman, Tisna Sanjaya, and Ugo Untoro. Vertigo challenges the conventional opinion that art is always synonymous with beauty, suggesting instead that the representation of the grotesque can too be of artistic value. The artworks exhibited in Vertigo address difficult sociopolitical issues that many are reluctant to confront: these include nepotism in the government, the weariness and frustration that have become associated with city life, and the emptiness of mass culture. In essence, Vertigo pays tribute to our capacity to maintain mixed feelings of awe and revulsion – an important quality that is testament to the complexities of the human condition. It is precisely this ambivalent perspective towards art and life that this exhibition seeks to explore.

The exhibition will begin at 7pm at Ode to Art Marina Bay Sands.