Jonathan Hadipranata b.1995, Surabaya, Indonesia ​ As a visual artist, Jonathan Hadipranata's work is inspired by anime cartoons from his childhood. However, his work has a rather weighty concept behind it, and his child-like characters are portrayed with their mouths taped against dark and light backgrounds. These paintings are driven by his emotions and love for storytelling, symbolizing his experience and view of society in which we are often unable to speak up or be our true selves. ​ In 2014, he went to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Development degree. After almost two years of honing his foundational skills in the school, he has returned to Indonesia. ​ Hadipranata held his first-ever solo exhibition “Hide Under the Table” in Tokyo in 2021, the show subsequently launched his career as an artist and has shown his works in other parts of the world, including the latest ones: “Rythm and Repetition Vol. 2”, Aught, (USA, 2024); “Rythm and Repetition”, Medel Gallery Shu, (Japan, 2023); “Among The Crowd”, Medel Gallery Shu, (Japan, 2022); “Proxemics”, The Waluso Gallery, (UK, 2022); and “Inmates”, Aught, (South Korea, 2021).

Tang Contemporary Art was established in 1997 in Bangkok, later establishing galleries in Beijing and most recently Hong Kong. Tang Contemporary Art is fully committed to producing critical projects and exhibitions to promote Contemporary Chinese art regionally and worldwide, and encourage a dynamic exchange between Chinese artists and those abroad. Acting as one of the most progressive and critically driven exhibition spaces in China, the gallery strives to initiate dialogue between artists, curators, collectors and institutions working both locally and internationally. A roster of groundbreaking exhibitions has earned Tang Contemporary Art internationally renowned recognition, establishing its status as a pioneer of the contemporary art scene in Asia. Tang Contemporary Art represents leading figures in Chinese art including Ai Weiwei, Huang Yong Ping, Shen Yuan, Wang Du, Liu Xiaodong, Yang Jiechang, Xia Xiaowan, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Yan Lei, Wang Yin, Guo Wei, Ling Jian, Chen Wenbo, Zheng Guogu, Michael Lin, Lin Yilin, Zhuang Hui, He An, Zhao Zhao, Wang Yuyang, Weng Fen, Yang Yong, Xu Hualing, Xu Qu, Xu Xiaoguo, Ji Zhou and Cai Lei, additionally collaborating with international artists such as Rirkrit Tiravanija, Navin Rawanchaikul, Sakarin Krue-on and Preeyachanok Ketsuwan.