Indonesia’s famously vibrant
modern-art scene inally
has the home it deserves.
Museum MACAN—a contraction
of Modern and Contemporary
Art in Nusantara, a suburb of
the Indonesian capital—sprawls
over 43,000 sq. ft. and showcases
local talent, such as painter and
performance artist Tisna Sanjaya and
woodwork specialist Gatot Indrajati,
alongside international icons such
as Japan’s Yayoi Kusama and China’s
Ai Weiwei. Most of the art comes
from the personal trove of Haryanto
Adikoesoemo, a prominent local
collector and businessman. In order
to extend its remit, the facility, which
opened in November 2017, also
does community outreach, ofering
resources to teachers to talk to
students about art.—Suyin HaynesART AMPLIFIED
MUSEUM MACAN,JAKARTATHE WORLD’S GREATEST PLACES 2018