About the Artist

Agung Prabowo (b. 1985, Bandung), who goes by the artist name AGUGN, is an Indonesian printmaking artist who is known for his distinct style of illustration and his proficiency with linocut reduction printing. Having graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Teknologi Bandung), AGUGN is currently based in Bali. His themes include fear, nature, ancient Indonesian arts, and challenging anthropocentric perspectives. His recent works have focused on human exploitation of animals in the meat industry. 

His debut solo exhibition was Natural Mystic in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, and Bali, awarded to him for winning the first prize of the Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia IV in 2012. This was followed by Unguarded Guards at Jogja Contemporary in 2015; AGUGN: Printing Live in the Cosmos at Vinyl on Vinyl, Manila, in 2016; Molasses at Mizuma Gallery, Singapore, in 2017; and Human Supremacy at the Tirtodipuran Link Building A by Kohesi Initatives, Yogyakarta, in early 2023. He has also shown at the Machida City Museum of Graphic Art, Tokyo (2020) after his artist residency there in 2019; at Darren Knights Gallery, Sydney (2019); International Print Centre, New York (2018); and Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris (2018). His art was also used for the cover of the music album Om by Mooner in 2019.