Rifky Effendy

Rifky Effendy was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1968. He studied at Art Departement, ITB. Effendy established and directed the 1st Bandung Biennale in 2001, and co-founded and curated the Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale in 2009. He was the curator of the Indonesian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013). Along with fellow curators and artists, Rifky established the Bandung-based art space Platform3 in 2009, while in 2010 he formed Inkubatorasia, a Jakarta-based space dedicated to promoting emerging contemporary artists. Other curatorial projects include, FLOW: Contemporary Art from Indonesia, Michael Janssen Gallery, Berlin (2012); Fixer, North Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia (2010); In Between, The First Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale, North Art Space, Jakarta (2009); South East B(L)ooming, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy (2008); KOI and TRINACRIA by Filippo Sciascia and Robert Coda Zabetta, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (2008); and Pilgrim Project by Dadang Christanto, Gaya Fusion Artspace, Bali (2006). In 2004 became a fellow of the New York-based Asia Cultural Council (ACC). He has edited and contributed to several publications including Tempo, Visual Arts, and Art Asia Pacific magazines as well as Indonesia’s newspaper of record, Kompas.