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Roby Dwi Antono Tilik Belik: Visiting the Ailing Spring

Jun 14 — Jul 26, 2025 | Paris, Turenne (Front Space)

Opening on Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 6 to 8 pm

Almine Rech Paris, Front Space is pleased to present Roby Dwi Antono's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from June 14 to July 26, 2025.

The arresting image of  ‘A Ritualistic Purification of The water Nymph’ provokes numerous questions. Who is the one lying down in what seems like a fish shroud? Is she going to survive? More questions emerge as we continue to consume the rest of the image and attempt to understand other elements that seem to defy logical thinking.A self-taught painter based in Yogyakarta, Roby has never been one to over-articulate his motivations or inspiration. Going back to the work ‘A Ritualistic Purification of The water Nymph’, one will be able to notice a significant presence of water. Besides the character of the ‘water nymph’, the element of water as a sign of life is omni-present, to replenish or perhaps to resuscitate a fallen being.

— Syed Muhd Hafiz, independent curator

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Selected artworks

  • Roby Dwi Antono,                                      A Ritualistic Purification of The Water Nymph, 2025

    Roby Dwi Antono A Ritualistic Purification of The Water Nymph, 2025

    Oil on canvas
    130 x 180 x 4.5 cm
    51 1/4 x 70 3/4 x 1 3/4 in