MELLA JAARSMA AT 18TH STREET SANTA MONICA | Mell Jaarsma | October 1 – 30, 2016
ABOUT
Mella Jaarsma was born in the Netherlands in 1960. She studied visual art at Minerva Academy, Groningen, after which she left the Netherlands to study at the the Art Institute of Jakarta (1984) and at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta and has lived and worked in Indonesia ever since. Her work has been presented widely in exhibitions in Indonesia as well as in international art events like the Yokohama Triennale (2005); Accidentally Fashion (2007) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei; RE-Addressing Identities (2009) at the Katonah Museum in New York; GSK Contemporary – Aware: Art Fashion Identity (2010) at the Royal Academy of Arts, London; The Singapore Biennale (2011) at the Singapore Art Museum; Suspended Histories (2013) at the Van Loon Museum in Amsterdam, The Jakarta Biennale. Mella Jaarsma has become known for her complex costumes, and her focus on cultural and racial diversity through clothing. Her works are bodily modifications of the social space in between the layers of skin, clothing, sartorial inhibition and housing/architecture.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
THE ARMORY SHOW | Mella Jaarsma and Jompet K. | March 4 – March 8, 2020 | catalogue
HENOSIS | Mithu Sen, Aliansyah Caniago, Mella Jaarsma, Dao Tung, Yang Jung Uk, Marco Rios, Heri Dono, Christine Nguyen, Lee Wan, Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Young Jin Han, Choi Tae Hoon, Indieguerillas | Jan 10 – Feb 20, 2018 | press release
CARRIER | Mella Jaarsma | Oct 22 – Nov 30, 2016 | press release
