The Good Old Days
T-shirt by Agan Harahap

AGAN HARAHAP

Agan Harahap (b. 1980, Indonesia) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from the STDI Design and Art College in Bandung, Indonesia (2005). After which, he moved to Jakarta and photographed for Indonesian-based music magazine, Trax Magazine. Since his first solo exhibition in 2009, Harahap’s works have been featured in a range of exhibitions, including: Apa Kabar?, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2019); Hello World. Revising a Collection, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, Germany (2018); The History of Boys: the MES 56 and Beyond, DECK, Singapore (2017); and 5th Singapore Biennale: An Atlas of Mirrors, Singapore (2016). In his studio practice, he has maintained a fascination with the art of photo manipulation often combining satire or parody with social commentaries. Harahap was the resident artist of Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore, in 2017. His works are part of the Sigg Collection in Mauensee, Switzerland and Freunde der Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany. Agan Harahap lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.