Making Friends with the Octopus: ruangrupa since 2000 Le Fur the characters inscribed on the

the characters inscribed on the back of the prints show through by transparency and materialize on unfamiliar faces

tailleurs et ramoneurs

qui l'invite à séjourner chez elle en Argentine durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale

ils se lèvent et brillent plus que jamais

Jim Woodring would say

Making Friends with the Octopus: ruangrupa since 2000 Le Fur the characters inscribed on theCombining elements of youth culture with popular aesthetics, ruangrupa's collective actions promote and protect an unrestricted, experimental space for art. Little has been written about Indonesian artist collective ruangrupa (ruru), despite its acclaim during Documenta 15. This publication offers a discursive account of ruru's practice, evolving in response to Jakarta's diverse communities.