The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara or Museum MACAN is an

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, Indonesia. The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art. It has a floor area of with display area of about . The museum is included in a list of the ''World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018'' released by

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magazine. Museum MACAN opened in November 2017.

Artworks

The museum displays around 90 works from a collection totalling 800 modern Indonesian and contemporary artworks from around the world including 'Infinity Mirrored Room' by Japanese artist

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Paintings

The museum houses collections of paintings such as: * Great Criticism: Coca-Cola,

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* Baguio Market, Fernando C. Amasolo * Peta Bali dengan Mata Angin, Miguel Covarrubias * Wipe Out #1, FX Harsono * China China, Zhu Wei * Lanskap Hindia,

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* Kantor Pos Jawa,

* Swallow's Nest,

*Thought and Method, Xu Bing

Performance and installation arts

Contemporary and modern art displayed by the MACAN museum is not limited to paintings, but also includes contemporary styles using various media, techniques, and

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. Various performances and installation arts that has performed in the museum: *Art Turns, World Turns, Exploring the Collection of the Museum Macan * Seven Stories, Lee Mingwei * One Million Years, On Kawara * The Past Has Not Passed, Arahmaiani * Life Heart Rainbow,

* Dunia Dalam Berita

References

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