The Value Of The Presidency Of The Yos Suprapto Painting Exhibition Is Not Prabowo's Order, PDIP: He Likes Art

Discussion event in the Cikini area, Central Jakarta/Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Member of the PDIP faction of the DPR RIpan Triyana assessed that the cancellation of the painting exhibition by senior artist Yos Suprapto entitled "Revival: Land for Food Sovereignty" at the Indonesian National Gallery was not on the orders of President Prabowo Subianto.

The delegation of this painting exhibition is in the public spotlight. There are five paintings that provoke controversy because the object of the painting is similar to the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo.

"If I look at the photos, yes. It's a collection of several paintings. That means Pak Prabowo is in love with art. Also read books, don't read Doraemon or Sinchan, right? I'm sure, (Prabowo) wouldn't be that much," saidOK. in a discussion in the Cikini area, Central Jakarta, Sunday, December 22.

According toction, it is impossible for a person who understands the art of Prabowo to make a breakthrough against a work that has become a social criticism of artists.

"For Mr. Prabowo, if we look at him, he likes art. So who is this? That's the question, right? Who made it, then the painting was taken down?" he said.

On that occasion, this member of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives considered that the declaration of the painting exhibition should not have happened. Because, he considered art to be an interpretationary art, and interpreted by the public freely.

Seharusnya tidak harus menjadi kontroversi seperti ini ketika (pemeran) dibuka, diskusinya kan jadi punya publik yang menilai. Ada ruang untuk orang berbahas secara lebih. Ini ujuk-ujuk ditutup, ketika dijadiknya tidak bisa lihat, uraimen.

tip juga nilai bahwa pem painting karya Yos Suprapto merupakan bentuk medium kritik dan juga nyataan dari artis untuk memberikan pandangannya dalam melihat realitas sosial yang terjadi di masyarakat.

A few of Yos' works in the spotlight include showing farmers in capping caps feeding people with ties. There is also a painting displayed by a man wearing a hat like the king of Solo piled up with humans under him.

"The painting is not called who is described, if someone interprets it like an anus, it looks like this, it looks like Jokowi, so it's free. This is the art of interpretation," he said.

The painting by Yos Suprapto entitled Revival: Land for Food Sovereignty was stopped by the Jakarta National Gallery on Thursday, December 19. Visitors are prohibited from seeing the painting exhibition which is planned to open for the next month.

Yos explained, before the exhibition was canceled, the curator appointed by the National Gallery, Suwarno Wisetrotomo, had asked five Yos paintings interpreted as Jokowi, among 30 paintings, to be taken down.

Feeling objected, Yos said that if the five were lowered, he would cancel the exhibition as a whole. His work will also be brought back to Yogyakarta.

"I don't want to deal with the National Gallery and the Ministry of Culture anymore," said Yos.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian National Gallery explained that the delay was taken after the exhibition curator, Suwarno Wisetrotomo, chose to resign due to disagreements between the curator and the artist.

The Yos Suprapto Singles Exhibition Plan has been approved since 2023 and will take place from 19 December 2024 to 19 January 2025.