How to Pin Down Smoke: Ruangrupa Since 2000

Combining elements of youth culture with popular aesthetics, ruangrupa's collective actions promote and protect an unrestricted, experimental space for art

Published with Afterall Books, London.

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.

Author: Wing Chan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 400
Weight: 2.5lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9783753306513