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| type = Art museum| founder = Haryanto AdikoesoemoNEWSPAPER=ARTFORUM, 8 February 2024, jakarta|tjk8}} Kebon Jeruk| website =weblink}}The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara or Museum MACAN is an art museum at Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art.NEWS,weblink Indonesia's First International Modern Art Museum to Open in 2017, The New York Times, 17 June 2019, NEWS,weblink This New International Modern Art Museum Is A First For Indonesia, Forbes, 17 June 2019, It has a floor area of 7,107 square meters with display area of about 4,000 square meters.NEWS,weblink Museum Macan plans to expand on first anniversary, The Jakarta Post, 17 June 2019, The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine.NEWS,weblink Museum Macan named one of world's greatest places, The Jakarta Post, 27 August 2018, 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 Yayoi Kusama.WEB,weblink Thanks to One Man's Collection, Jakarta Now Has a World-Class Museum, Jon, Emont, 27 November 2017, 5 March 2018, NYTimes.com, WEB,weblink Indonesia's Richest 2017: Heir To Chemicals Fortune Brings Modern Art To Indonesia, Jennifer, Wang, forbes.com, 5 March 2018,

Paintings

The museum houses collections of paintings such as:WEB,weblink Collection, HUTOMO, HENDHY, Museum MACAN, en, 2018-12-18,

• Great Criticism: Coca-Cola, Wang Guangyi
• Baguio Market, Fernando C. Amasolo
• Peta Bali dengan Mata Angin, Miguel Covarrubias
• Wipe Out 1, FX Harsono
• China China, Zhu Wei
• Lanskap Hindia, Raden Saleh
• Kantor Pos Jawa, Raden Saleh
• Swallow's Nest, Yayoi Kusama
• Thought and Method, Xu BingNEWS,weblink 'Beautiful Pessimist' Xu Bing Gets Solo Exhibition at Museum MACAN, Jakarta Globe, 17 June 2019,

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 installation art.NEWS,weblink 10 Fakta Museum MACAN, Museum Baru di Jakarta yang Instagramable Abis!, IDN Times, 27 August 2018, NEWS,weblink New Modern and Contemporary Art Museum to Enter Jakarta's Art Scene in 2017, Jakarta Globe, 27 August 2018, Various performances and installation arts that has performed in the museum:WEB,weblink Museum MACAN Unveils Three Major Solo Presentations Conceptual Artists - Business Lounge, Judah, Michael, en-US, 2018-12-18, WEB,weblink Yayoi Kusama: Life Heart Rainbow - Business Lounge, Judah, Michael, en-US, 2018-12-18,

• 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, Yayoi Kusama
• Dunia Dalam Berita

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