“FGL” or Feel-Good Lab is the curatorial manifesto of the thirteenth Indonesian Contemporary Art & Design exhibition. This manifesto focuses on the positive emotions of experimenting, playing, and tinkering; actions that may derive from curiosities, desires, or needs.
According to the ICAD 13 curatorial statement by young curators, Lead Curator Amanda Ariawan and Guest Curator Prananda L. Malasan, “FGL” manifesto believes in our agency to create a condition in which we feel aligned with our everyday practice, recognising our rights to achieve a sense of emotional well-being in today’s world. “The exhibition is therefore treated as an experimental laboratory to attain or express critical thoughts surrounding this state; a space in which artists, designers, and the public may explore, activate, and rework their feelings,” said Amanda Ariawan, Lead Curator of ICAD 13.
The artworks, ranging from installation to performance works, offer a closer look at the
notions of care, humour, feel-good, and the contrasting emotions that exist alongside them.
Several artists and designers will also showcase projects that best reflect their current
practice, which may be old works re-exhibited in response to the exhibition space and
curatorial context of ICAD 13, or new artworks created for this exhibition.
ICAD 13 will feature 54 multidisciplinary creative actors, collectives, and communities
working in art, design, music, culture, and new materials. Their works will be divided into five (5) categories: Special Appearance, In Focus, Featured, Open Submission, and
Collaboration. This year, the number of submissions from outstanding individuals and
collectives have doubled compared to last year and came from 18 cities and 7 countries.
ICAD’s main exhibition will return to grandkemang Hotel in South Jakarta from October 13 to November 26, 2023, with program activations at the main venue, numerous partner venues, and public spaces in the Kemang district through the Kemang 12730 programs.
There will be even more program collaborations at ICAD 13. Not only with institutional
partners, but also with artists who want to respond to their work with various activations,
such as performance arts “Yuk Pindahin!” by Ivonne Kani & Rati S., “SUNSHINE” by Forrest
Wong, “MACAK NO. 1” by Galih Johar & RSA All Day, “Discourse Program” talk show by
Sight At Site, and “Makmur Djaja Take Over” workshop, a graphic workshop by one of the
Submission participants, Makmur Djaja.
In a concentrated effort to bring ICAD closer to the public, particularly Generation Z, we will host a special ICAD Tour program with 15 schools in the Jakarta area this year. This year also marks the first time that ICAD will hold an open call for volunteers in response to the enthusiasm of young people who want to be further involved as well as be part of ICAD’s exhibitions and programs.
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