Art In Bali

Taking a distinctive approach to honouring Indonesia’s ancient heritage, The Apurva Kempinski Bali in Nusa Dua presents a majestic display that mirrors the might and grace of the Majapahit Empire, a defining era in the nation’s cultural identity. Tasked with capturing the grandeur of this period, architect Budiman Hendropurnomo of Denton Corker Marshall and interior

Delve into a month-long celebration of art, storytelling, and empowerment as COMO Uma Ubud launches a new edition of its immersive cultural programme – COMO Journey: Through Her Eyes – a 31-day exploration of creativity, feminine power, and self-expression, anchored in the serene surroundings of Ubud. The signature COMO Journey: Through Her Eyes event invites

To many visitors, exploring the island’s rich culture typically means a trip to galleries and museums, where art, tradition, and history are on full display. But why should this experience be limited to these spaces when across the island, hotels and resorts have found their own ways to incorporate Bali’s artistry into their properties? Whether

What happens when international designers are given an opportunity to meet and be inspired by Bali’s traditional crafts and artisans? Since 2022, CushCush Gallery have been facilitating this exact creative cultural exchange, with some fabulous results. Two curious stools stand in the corner of a showroom. Covered entirely with tightly-wrapped fibres, attached to the top

Through a shared appreciation and value for craft and artisanship, The Balvenie and multidisciplinary artist Lianggono present an immersive art installation during Bali’s biggest design expo, Jia CURATED 2025. Titled ‘Wang Sinawang’, the piece stands as a cultural bridge between the art of fine whisky making and contemporary Indonesian art, an invitation to taste, experience

What is it? A seething mass of grotesque, semi-monstrous beings—still clinging to the last fragments of human familiarity. They writhe, jolted by colour, as if ruptured from the womb of non-being. There is no urge to describe, confess, or purge. Instead, one senses a pulsing energy—feral, alien, perhaps malevolent. These entities do not merely intrude.

Bali’s art industry continues to develop as Satya Djaya Raya Foundation officially launches Ubud Art Ground (UAG), a brand-new arts and culture platform in Ubud, designed as a space where traditional roots and contemporary expression can converge. For its inaugural exhibition, UAG presents a cross-cultural exhibition entitled “Parallels: Legacies in Flux”, curated by Farah Wardani

From 11 to 17 May 2025, TANGI: Ruang Baur Street Art Bali returns for its third edition, this time taking over the streets of Gianyar. Organised by the Kolaborasi Dunia Tangi Foundation -founded by artists Dwymabim, Zolalongor, Aldy Putra, and Yessiow- TANGI Street Art Festival continues its mission to reclaim public space through community-driven creativity.

Unveiled in early April, SAKA Museum’s new KASANGA Exhibition takes visitors through the journey of Nyepi’s (Bali’s Day of Silence) four essential rites. Working together with the art collective, Gurat Institute, the exhibition is an artistic reimagining of this sacred time, where visitors are granted a unique visual and sensory experience of Bali’s ceremonial Saka

Ida Bagus Putra Adnyana (Gustra), a 67-year-old senior photographer, remains eager to learn and recently achieved a Cumulative Achievement Score of 4 (Cum Laude) at the Indonesian Institute of Arts, Denpasar. His final project –supervised by Dr. I Made Bayu Pramana, S.Sn., M.Sn. and Dr. I Nyoman Suardina, S.Sn., M.Sn– is presented in the exhibition

Often recognised as Indonesia’s first photographer, Kassian Cephas has played an important role in capturing the essence of Indonesian culture, landscape, and society through his lens.Born in 1845 in Yogyakarta, Java, Cephas’s impact on Indonesian photography extends beyond his individual work. He was the first Indonesian to become a professional photographer, laying a foundation for

The avant-garde imagery of the Pop Art movement had a global impact and first emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States in the mid-1950s. Claes Oldenburg, a Swedish-born American Pop artist in 1961, penned a compelling manifesto, part of which reads, “I am for an art that is political-erotical-mystical, that does something other