Eko Nugroho, GROWING BUT NOT GROWTH, 2025, Screenprint, debossing and colour spray on STPI handmade shaped paper, 107.5 x 81.5 x 0.7 cm. © Eko Nugroho / STPI.
Eko Nugroho: STRANGE MONSTER VIEW is an exhibition that explores identity and belonging in a hyperconnected age defined by screens and constant visibility.
One of Indonesia’s preeminent contemporary artists, Eko Nugroho (b. 1977, Yogyakarta) brings together the visual languages of street art, graffiti and comics with influences from traditional Indonesian art forms like shadow puppetry and batik. Through graphic renderings of masked figures and hybrid creatures, Eko balances playfulness with an urgency that speaks directly to our present moment, turning social observations into critical explorations of concealment, perception and shifting identities.
Following his first solo exhibition, We Are What We Mask (2013), this new body of work continues a decade-long collaboration with STPI, translating Nugroho’s bold, graphic language into print and paper while opening new material directions for his practice.
Beyond the gallery, Nugroho will stage two major public activations, aligning with themes of community engagement that underpin his practice. For the first time, STPI’s façade will become a canvas for a commissioned large-scale outdoor mural by the artist. At Fort Canning MRT station, an artistic intervention featuring three of Eko’s STPI works brings his vivid imagery into the daily commute.
Alongside the exhibition, STPI will present an artist talk and public programmes inspired by Eko’s practice, including mokulito and screenprinting classes and a street art-inspired double bill.
Venue: STPI, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
When: 22 Aug - 10 Oct 2026, Mondays — Saturdays: 10am — 7pm
By: STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery
