Agus Suwage Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Agus Suwage Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 30, 2026
AGUS SUWAGE | I Lick Therefore I Am, 2025
Est: S$14,000 - S$18,000
Acrylic on canvas: 150 x 200 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Agus Suwage, 2025
Global Auction
Apr. 16, 2026
Agus Suwage, .....Tomorrow you want more and more
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Agus Suwage .....Tomorrow you want more and more 1999 watercolor on paper with partial string collage laid to paper in artist's frame 16.75 h x 21.375 w in (43 x 54 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge '.....Tomorrow you want more and more Agus Suwage 99'. Signed, titled and dated to verso of backing board '.....Tomorrow you want more and more 1999 Agus Suwage'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 09, 2025
Agus Suwage (b. Indonesia, 1959) Beban Sang Pelukis, 1994
Est: RM20,000 - RM35,000
The evocative monochrome work, rendered in the spirit of German Expressionism, makes a statement as a personal reflection on the role of the artist in society. In Beban Sang Pelukis, the artist is weighed down by several elements, yearning for independence from the existing network of theories required in the study of art. Located closely to the figure's heart is the value of aesthetics, hinting at the significance of beauty that lies deeply within human expression. Through its contrasts of light and expressive strokes, the piece conveys an inner dialogue on creativity and the complexities of being an artist. Agus Suwage's art practice began to flourish during the mid-1990s during the years of regime change. He received international acclaim during this period and was invited to participate in international forums. His works frequently reference the social conditions, issues of power, myth, collective values, and stereotypes in society. One of Indonesia's most prominent contemporary artists, Agus has taken part in the Jogja Biennale (2007 and 2013), Gwangju Biennale (2000), the Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), Havana Biennale (1997), Singapore Biennale (2006). He received his MFA in Graphic Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 2006 after his BFA in 1979-1986. Since his first solo in Yogyakarta in 1991 (Cemeti Art House), he also had three solos at Tyler Rollins in New York in 2011, 2013 and 2017. His works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum, Fukuoka Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Saitama Museum of Modern Art (Japan), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Cornell University (United States). His recent solo exhibitions include I Re-cycle Myself, A+ Works of Art Kuala Lumpur (2024), Scenic World, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore (2023); The Theater Of Me, Museum Macan, Jakarta (2022); and Room Of Mine, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York (2017). Recent group presentations include Emotional Asia: Miyatsu Daisuke Collections, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (2022); ArtJog: Resilience, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta (2020); and Sunshower: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan (2019).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 08, 2025
AGUS SUWAGE | Clearance Sale (Obral-Obral), 1980
Est: S$5,300 - S$7,000
Acrylic on canvas: 93 x 141 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Agus Suwage80
Global Auction
Nov. 02, 2025
AGUS SUWAGE : Happiness Is When What You Think What You Say And What You Do Are In Harmony, 2024
Est: RM4,800 - RM9,000
Agus Suwage is one of Indonesia’s leading contemporary artists, renowned for works that confront identity, politics and the human condition with wit and provocation. Born in Purworejo in 1959 and trained in graphic design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, he is best known for his recurring self-portraits, used as a lens to explore themes of power, faith, consumerism and mortality. Moving fluidly between painting, installation, collage and sculpture, Agus blends popular culture, religious imagery and political commentary to create works that are playful yet unsettling. With exhibitions across Asia, Europe and the United States, his art has become a vital voice in Southeast Asian contemporary practice, resonating far beyond Indonesia.
KLAS Art Auction
Apr. 26, 2025
AGUS SUWAGE | Anima Animus, 2008
Est: S$17,000 - S$25,000
Oil and acrylic on canvas: 200 x 150 cm Signed and dated, lower middle: Agus Suwage, 2008
Global Auction
Apr. 26, 2025
AGUS SUWAGE | How to Explain Paintings to a Dead Hare, 2008
Est: S$25,000 - S$54,000
Oil on canvas: 200 x 200 cm Signed and dated, lower middle: Agus Suwage, 2008
Global Auction
Apr. 20, 2025
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Kissing The Death, 2010
Est: RM12,000 - RM20,000
The allegorical pact with the Devil, Mephistopheles, is a kind of capitulation in the acceptance of death, as a means towards achieving something more powerful. Death comes with a haloed skull, imbued with its sense of twisted beauty, the beginning of the end. The artist, Agus Suwage, who insinuates himself in the painted mock theatrical dramas he concocted, resorts to this overt self-abnegation and submission, but the ending is still inconclusive. Death may be a morbid subject, even for one who was 51 when Agus painted it, but the juxtaposition of a skeletal remain and one all flesh-and-blood presents unlimited possibilities. Agus is also known for his gold skeletal sculpture, Luxury Crime (2009). Agus Suwage, the former Oei Hok Sioe, is a provocative Post-Suharto contemporary artist, having been represented by key Southeast Asian galleries like Silverlens, Cemeti Gallery, Mizuma Gallery, Arndt and Yavuz. Among his major selections are in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), the 6th Havana Biennale (1997), the Kwangju Biennale (2000), the Singapore Biennale (2006), and the landmark Sunshower exhibition at the Mori Art Musuem in Tokyo, Japan (2017). In 2009, on the occasion of him turning 50, he was given a Retrospective called Still Crazy After All These Years at the Jogja National Museum. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology. In 2022, his exhibition titled Agus Suwage: The Theater Of Me, was held at Museum Macan.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Feb. 23, 2025
Tarian Malam (Night Dance)
Est: -
signed and dated (lower middle): “Agus Suwage 2002”
Sidharta Auctioneer
Jan. 19, 2025
AGUS SUWAGE | Mind Game
Est: S$15,000 - S$20,000
115 x 200 cm ; 123 x 208 cm ( with frame ) oil on canvas signed and dated 2000 lower right 蘇華格《心理游戏》2000年作油彩画布款识：Agus Suwage 2000（右下）
33 Auction
Dec. 10, 2024
Suwage, Agus; Edgar Alan Poe 1
Est: S$3,000 - S$5,000
Lot: 1204 - Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian); Edgar Alan Poe 1; executed in 2009; watercolour, tobacco juice on paper; 64 x 114 cm; signed, dated and stamped with artist’s seal on lower right; Pick up point : Jakarta; Tags: indonesian, indonesia, modern, drawing, minimalist IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Dec. 08, 2024
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Ode Bagi Para Penentang Arus, 2012
Est: RM2,000 - RM3,500
Ode Bagi Para Penentang Arus contains expressively rendered portraits of politicians and artists. Agus Suwage's art practice began to flourish during the mid-1990s during the years of regime change. He received international acclaim during this period and was invited to participate in international forums. His works frequently reference the social conditions, issues of power, myth, collective values, and stereotypes in society. One of Indonesia's most prominent contemporary artists, Agus has taken part in the Jogja Biennale (2007 and 2013), Gwangju Biennale (2000), the Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), Havana Biennale (1997), Singapore Biennale (2006). He received his MFA in Graphic Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 2006 after his BFA in 1979-1986. Since his first solo in Yogyakarta in 1991 (Cemeti Art House), he also had three solos at Tyler Rollins in New York in 2011, 2013 and 2017. His works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum, Fukuoka Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Saitama Museum of Modern Art (Japan), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Cornell University (United States).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 17, 2024
AGUS SUWAGE | Holy Beer
Est: S$15,000 - S$25,000
188 x 472.5 cm ( 5 panel ) acrylic on canvas signed and dated 2008 verso 蘇華格《圣啤酒》2008年作亚克力画布款识：AGUS SUWAGE ' 2008（画背）
33 Auction
Sep. 07, 2024
AGUS SUWAGE | Local Champion, 2 (Jawara Lokal, 2), 2014
Est: S$25,000 - S$42,000
Watercolour and tobacco juice on paper: 150 x 224.5 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Agus Suwage, 2014
Global Auction
Jan. 14, 2024
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Untitled, 1996
Est: RM12,000 - RM22,000
Agus Suwage must be narcissism personified: He is in most of his works, head or full body et al, enacting real or farcical actions, playing puppeteer and victim at the same time. He is stark naked to the waist down with little toy koala figurines clambering all over his body, and with the odd imprint, Sunshine State (Florida?), stencilled on his tummy area. He bears a cynic face with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth, as if in deceit like straight out of a black-and-white film noir. Agus likes to play on the cynical in his dramatised commentary. As Aaron Seeto, the director of the Macan Museum, commented: “Far from being simple analogies and observations of the changing world around him, the works of Agus Suwage usually involves constant self-interrogation, probing the myths and symbols that frame the complexity of human relations and national political power…” Agus Suwage, the former Oei Hok Sioe, is a provocative Post-Suharto contemporary artist, having been represented by key Southeast Asian galleries like Silverlens, Cemeti Gallery, Mizuma Gallery, Arndt and Yavuz. Among his major selections are in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), the 6th Havana Biennale (1997), the Kwangju Biennale (2000), the Singapore Biennale (2006), and the landmark Sunshower exhibition at the Mori Art Musuem in Tokyo, Japan (2017). In 2009, on the occasion of him turning 50, he was given a Retrospective called Still Crazy After All These Years at the Jogja National Museum. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology. In 2022, his exhibition titled Agus Suwage: The Theater Of Me, was held at Museum Macan.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jan. 14, 2024
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Kissing The Death, 2010
Est: RM16,000 - RM30,000
The allegorical pact with the Devil, Mephistopheles, is a kind of capitulation in the acceptance of death, as a means towards achieving something more powerful. Death comes with a haloed skull, imbued with its sense of twisted beauty, the beginning of the end. The artist, Agus Suwage, who insinuates himself in the painted mock theatrical dramas he concocted, resorts to this overt self-abnegation and submission, but the ending is still inconclusive. Death may be a morbid subject, even for one who was 51 when Agus painted it, but the juxtaposition of a skeletal remain and one all flesh-and-blood presents unlimited possibilities. Agus is also known for his gold skeletal sculpture, Luxury Crime (2009). Agus Suwage, the former Oei Hok Sioe, is a provocative Post-Suharto contemporary artist, having been represented by key Southeast Asian galleries like Silverlens, Cemeti Gallery, Mizuma Gallery, Arndt and Yavuz. Among his major selections are in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), the 6th Havana Biennale (1997), the Kwangju Biennale (2000), the Singapore Biennale (2006), and the landmark Sunshower exhibition at the Mori Art Musuem in Tokyo, Japan (2017). In 2009, on the occasion of him turning 50, he was given a Retrospective called Still Crazy After All These Years at the Jogja National Museum. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology. In 2022, his exhibition titled Agus Suwage: The Theater Of Me, was held at Museum Macan.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Dec. 08, 2023
AGUS SUWAGE | Tarian Malam, 2002
Est: S$12,000 - S$16,000
Oil on canvas: 150 x 140 cm Signed and dated,lower middle: Agus Suwage, 2002
Global Auction
Nov. 07, 2023
AGUS SUWAGE | Obral, 1980
Est: S$5,800 - S$7,100
Acrylic on canvas: 93 x 141 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Agus Suwage80
Global Auction
May. 27, 2023
Suwage, Agus; Luxury Blue
Est: S$12,000 - S$17,000
Lot 515: Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), Luxury Blue, painted in 2002, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 145 cm, signed and dated on lower right; inscribed, signed and dated on the reverse, Pick up point: Singapore, Tags: Indonesian, Indonesia, contemporary, painting IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Jan. 14, 2023
AGUS SUWAGE | Reconstruction of Crime
Est: S$25,000 - S$40,000
100 x 100 cm (2) oil on canvas titled, dated 1999 and signed verso Literature: Soka's View - Southeast Asian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Soka Art Centre, Beijing, 2006, p. 26-27 ; Provenance: Christie's, Hong Kong, 27 May 2007, lot 20 ; Private collection, Singapore (acquired from the above) 蘇華格《重构罪》1999 年作油彩画布款识：Reconstruction of Crime, 1999, Agus Suwage（画背）出版：《索卡新观点-东南亚当代艺术展》2006年索卡艺术中心出版，第26-27页；来源：香港佳士得2007年5月27日拍品编号20；新加坡私人收藏（购自于上述拍卖） Bid online at https://auctions.33auction.com/lots/view/1-6WOVUI/
33 Auction
Dec. 13, 2022
AGUS SUWAGE (B.1959) IMMATERIAL oil on linen 150 x 145 cm. (59 x 57 1/8 in.
Est: $150,000 - $300,000
AGUS SUWAGE (B.1959) IMMATERIAL oil on linen 150 x 145 cm. (59 x 57 1/8 in.)
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2022
AGUS SUWAGE | Nowhere To Hide II
Est: S$18,000 - S$36,000
150 x 200 cm 174 x 224 cm (with frame) oil on canvas signed and dated 2006 lower right 蘇華格《无处可藏》2006 年作油彩画布款识：AGUS SUWAGE 2006（右下） Bid online at https://auctions.33auction.com/lots/view/1-6R6GPG/agus-suwage-nowhere-to-hide-ii
33 Auction
Dec. 04, 2022
AGUS SUWAGE | Dalai Lama
Est: S$20,000 - S$40,000
150 x 200 cm;175 x 225 cm (with frame) oil on canvas signed and dated 2006 lower right 蘇華格《达赖拉麻》2006 年作油彩画布款识：AGUS SUWAGE 2006（右下） Bid online at https://auctions.33auction.com/lots/view/1-6R6GPE/agus-suwage-dalai-lama
33 Auction
Oct. 25, 2022
AGUS SUWAGE | Happiness is Warm Gun
Est: S$18,000 - S$25,000
Oil on canvas: 64 x 90 cm Titled, lower left: Happiness is Warm Gun Signed and dated on the reverse
Global Auction
Jul. 17, 2022
Agus Suwage (b. Indonesia, 1959) Beban Sang Pelukis, 1994
Est: RM30,000 - RM50,000
The stylized monochrome work in the form of German expressionism makes a strong statement as a personal contemplation of the roles of artistic practice in society. In Beban Sang Pelukis, the artist is weighed down by several elements, yearning for independence from the existing network of principles and theories required in the study of art. Located closely to the figure’s heart is the value of aesthetics. Agus Suwage’s art practice began to flourish during the mid-1990s during the years of regime change. He received international acclaim during this period and was invited to participate in international forums. His works frequently reference the social conditions, issues of power, myth, collective values, and stereotypes in society. One of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary artists, Agus has taken part in the Jogja Biennale (2007 and 2013), Gwangju Biennale (2000), the Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), Havana Biennale (1997), Singapore Biennale (2006). He received his MFA in Graphic Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 2006 after his BFA in 1979-1986. Since his first solo in Yogyakarta in 1991 (Cemeti Art House), he also had three solos at Tyler Rollins in New York in 2011, 2013 and 2017. His works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum, Fukuoka Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Saitama Museum of Modern Art (Japan), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Cornell University (United States).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Mar. 26, 2022
Edgar Alan Poe 1
Est: S$6,000 - S$8,000
Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), Edgar Alan Poe 1, painted in 2009, watercolour tobacco juice on paper, 64 x 114 cm, dated and signed on lower right, Pick-up Point: Jakarta, Tags: Indonesian, Indonesia, modern, contemporary, painting IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Jan. 27, 2022
Tarian Malam
Est: S$15,000 - S$20,000
Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), Tarian Malam, painted in 2002, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 140 cm, signed and dated on lower middle; inscribed on the reverse, Pick up point: Jakarta, Tags: Indonesian, Indonesia, modern, contemporary, painting IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Dec. 02, 2021
AGUS SUWAGE (B. 1959) Ough...Nguik!! acrylic on canvas 150 x 200 cm. (59 x
Est: $100,000 - $160,000
AGUS SUWAGE (B. 1959) Ough...Nguik!! acrylic on canvas 150 x 200 cm. (59 x 78 3/4 in.)
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2021
a. Wanita Berbaring; b. Tangan Kotor
Est: S$2,000 - S$3,000
Suwage, Agus (1959, Indonesian), a. Wanita Berbaring; b. Tangan Kotor, a. 1993; b. 1998, a. mixed media on paper; b. mixed media on paper, a. 25 x 21 cm; b. 29.5 x 21 cm, a. signed and dated on lower right; b. signed, dated and inscribed on the center, Pick up point: Jakarta, Tags: Indonesia, Indonesian, contemporary, drawing IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Oct. 31, 2021
Daughter of Democrazy II
Est: £6,500 - £8,500
Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), Daughter of Democrazy II, , charcoal on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, , Pick up point: Jakarta, Tags: Indonesia, Indonesian, modern, contemporary IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2021
Potret Diri Sebagai Banaspati
Est: S$4,000 - S$6,000
Agus Suwage (b 1959, Indonesian), Potret Diri Sebagai Banaspati, painted in 2004, oil on canvas glued on board , d. 21 cm each (3 pcs), each signed and dated on lower side, Pick up point: Jakarta, | Tags: Indonesia, Indonesian, modern, contemporary, painting IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
Larasati Auctioneers
Nov. 08, 2020
AGUS SUWAGE : Quote #2, 2016
Est: RM22,000 - RM45,000
Born in 1959 in Central Java, Indonesia, Agus Suwage is a contemporary Indonesian artist known for representing himself in paintings and sculptures. He studied graphic design at Bandung’s Institute of Technology and later decided to become an artist that focuses on fine art after completing his studies in the 1980s. Agus Suwage uses his own self-portraits, probing questions about society, culture, religion, and man’s relationship to animals in critical yet humorous ways. Agus Suwage mentions, noting that “self-portraits are ‘the easiest’ because the model is ready anytime the artist requires him to be,”. The artist is currently living and working in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
KLAS Art Auction
Aug. 22, 2020
Edgar Alan Poe 1
Est: Rp55,000,000 - Rp65,000,000
Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), Edgar Alan Poe 1, 2009, watercolour, tobacco juice/paper, 64 x 114 cm, signed and dated on lower right, Pick up point: Jakarta
Larasati Auctioneers
Mar. 19, 2020
The Economist
Est: Rp200,000,000 - Rp300,000,000
Suwage, Agus (b. 1959, Indonesian), The Economist, 2009, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, signed and dated on lower side
Larasati Auctioneers
Dec. 12, 2019
I Want to Live a Thousand Years
Est: Rp45,000,000 - Rp55,000,000
Suwage, Agus, (b. 1959, Indonesian), I Want to Live a Thousand Years, 2007, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, signed and dated on lower right
Larasati Auctioneers
Nov. 03, 2019
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Quote #2, 2016
Est: RM20,000 - RM35,000
An apparition of Indian Independence fighter and pacifist Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) is superimposed over the blue yonder of sky and sea in an apparent environmental message that reads: ‘This planet can provide for human need but not for human greed!! Unending greed is detrimental, disastrous, destructive; it’s not a good trait to own. Often, Man especially the sceptics pooh-poohing climate change, has made the planet inhospitable by over-exploiting natural marine resources and polluting the sea with chemical contaminants and plastics apart from polluting the air with factory effluents and non-biodegradable products. The illusory image also hints at impermanence of life. While Gandhi would be a nice symbolic spokesman, sometimes such aphorisms as this are ascribed to anyone from Einstein to Brad Pitt in an unrestrained social media. Blue often exudes something clean and fresh.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 03, 2019
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Omong Kosong, 2008
Est: RM45,000 - RM75,000
Don’t trust bullshit artistes clad in balaclava who promises you prunella and roses. Such snake-oil hucksters abound in every level of society and especially in politics where empty promises are made just to get elected, or re-elected — people generally have short memories and can be easily appeased with trinkets or more empty promises. Agus Suwage is one of the most internationally high-profiled Indonesian artists. Agus Suwage was given a Retrospective by the Yogyakarta Art Museum in 2009, at a relative young age of 50. There was an accompanying 670-page monograph, Still Crazy After All These Year. He had been invited for the Yogja Biennale (2007 and 2013), Gwangju Biennale (2000), the Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), Havana Biennale (1997), Singapore Biennale (2006), and had residencies in Saitama, Japan (1999-2000) and Brisbane, Australia (1996). He received his MFA in Graphic Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 2006 after his BFA in 1979-1986.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Aug. 03, 2019
Agus Suwage (b. Purworejo, C. Java, 1959) One Thousand Years - Yaser Arafat
Est: Rp44,000,000 - Rp66,000,000
Agus Suwage (b. Purworejo, C. Java, 1959) One Thousand Years - Yaser Arafat 2006 acrylics on canvas 150 x 120 cm signed and dated (lower middle): “Agus Suwage 2006”
Sidharta Auctioneer
Jun. 30, 2019
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) The King And Queen, 2008
Est: RM25,000 - RM45,000
Reality is relative, with the real and the counterfeits becoming increasingly difficult to tell apart. Fake news, fake faces (literally) and boobs, fake artâ€¦ The eye and heart are easily enticed by things flashy, never mind if shaped in skull heads, with Mickey Mouse ears and coloured plastic baubles as eyes, and what more decked with ‘royal’ crowns and fashioned in precious metals of gold and silver. In a mock Jeff Koons fetishizing whatchamacallit, Agus Suwage, one of Indonesia’s leading contemporary artists, turns out a set of work presumably art and / or jewellery and / or ‘award’ for the fervent seeker of memorabilia, with an edition of five to boot. Agus Suwage likes to delve into his pet themes of identity, self-reflection and the inherent societal contradictions. In 2009 at the relative young age of 50, he was given a Retrospective at the Yogyakarta Art Museum, complete with a 670-page monograph, Still Crazy After All These Years.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2019
Agus Suwage (b. 1959) Mors Certa, Vita Incerta, 2012
Est: RM30,000 - RM55,000
This crumpled compressed mesh of mock skeletal remains in a transparent showcase goes by the lofty Latin title of Mors Certa, Vita Incerta, meaning ‘Death is Certain, Life is Uncertain.’ The use of Latin derived from Etruscan, greek and Phoenician alphabets gives the work an Ã¡ncient’aura, but beyond semantics, death does not speak of the original intrinsic forms or the persona behind the shape, even if it somehow and quizzically looks shaped like a guitar and is shown in an oblong transparent showcase. The work was shown in a group exhibition in the Hong Kong Art Fair in 2012. On another tack, the work might hint at humanoids (fake humans) referred to as replicants in Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi fantasy Blade Runner, and the use of the Voigt-Kampff Scale to ascertain humans from humanoids. Of mixed Chinese Javanese descent and a Muslim convert, Agus has taken part in the Yogja Biennale (2007 and 2013), Gwangju Biennale (2000), the Asia-Pacific Triennial (1996), Havana Biennale (1997), Singapore Biennale (2006). He received his MFA in Graphic Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 2006 after his BFA in 1979-1986. Since his first solo in Yogyakarta in 1991 (Cementi Art House), he also had three solos at Tyler Rollins in New York in 2011, 2013 and 2017. His works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum, Fukuoka Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Saitama Museum of Modern Art (Japan), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Cornell University (United States).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Oct. 28, 2018
AGUS SUWAGE (b. 1959) Self Portrait And Co #4, 2013
Est: RM50,000 - RM75,000
Call it narcissicism, but Agus Suwage has done a lot of self-portraitures or self-representations from the mid-1990s using his own face and body, partly because of convenience and monetary issue. Besides the obvious investigation into self, it is also a kind of self-therapy and a self-parody, and a projection of a larger more universal outreach. It all started from a photographer housemate using him as a â€˜free' model for experiments. Apart from the self, Agus also uses his works to probe questions about society, culture, religion, death and Man's relationship with animals. Here, with the outline of his head against long scribblings are shown a raft of books which might or might not related to the meaning envisaged. Books like Anselm Kiefer and Art at the Turn of the Millennium. Agus Suwage graduated in Graphic Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1986 but switched to fine art using popular symbols and iconography in his paintings, sculptures and installations after a stint as a graphic designer. When he turned 50 in 2009, he had a major retrospective featuring 99 works from 1985-2009 called Still Crazy After All These Years at the Jogjakarta National Museum. In 2007, he had a solo, Playing The Fool, at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, and Room Of Mine, at the Tyler Rollins FA in New York. Apart from residences, he had also taken part in Art Basel HK (2014), the Singapore Biennale (2006), the Gwangju Biennale (2000) and the Havana Biennale (1997).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
May. 27, 2018
AGUS SUWAGE (INDONESIA, B. 1959) - Air, Api and Awan (Water, Fire, and Cloud)
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
AGUS SUWAGE (INDONESIA, B. 1959) Air, Api and Awan (Water, Fire, and Cloud) three oil on canvas 78.5 x 54 cm. (30 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.) (3)
Christie's
May. 13, 2018
My Heart, a Tribute to Frida Kahlo
Est: Rp120,000,000 - Rp150,000,000
2002, oil on canvas, 150 x 140 cm, signed and dated (lower left)
Larasati Auctioneers
Feb. 04, 2018
AGUS SUWAGE | Holes With Numbers
Est: S$6,000 - S$7,000
127 x 102 cm lithography, acrylic, pigment stained and stencil on washed STPI handmade paper, framed signed and dated 2009 lower right 蘇華格《空洞和數字》2009 光刻亞克力顏料染和模版印刷 STPI手工製造纸本鏡芯款識：AGUS SUWAGE '2009 （右下）
33 Auction
May. 14, 2017
AGUS SUWAGE | Omong Kosong
Est: S$20,000 - S$30,000
200 x 147 cm | oil on canvas | signed and dated 2009 lower middle
33 Auction
Dec. 11, 2016
6 Series
Est: Rp60,000,000 - Rp90,000,000
2004, oil on wood, 29.5 x 16.5 cm (4 panels), 29.5 x 18.5 cm (2 panels), each signed and dated
Larasati Auctioneers
Dec. 11, 2016
Rainbow
Est: Rp200,000,000 - Rp250,000,000
2008, oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cm, signed and dated on lower center
Larasati Auctioneers
Nov. 27, 2016
AGUS SUWAGE INDONESIA, B. 1959) HOLY DOG oil on canvas 145 x 140 cm. 57 1/8
Est: $120,000 - $150,000
AGUS SUWAGE INDONESIA, B. 1959) HOLY DOG oil on canvas 145 x 140 cm. 57 1/8 x 55 1/8 in.)
Christie's