Indonesia’s first international gallery of contemporary art opens on Saturday, bringing together works by Ai Weiwei, Mark Rothko and Indonesian masters in a free-flowing modern space overlooking the Jakarta skyline.
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) holds nearly 800 paintings and sculptures, and aims to provide a world-class gallery to a country starved of quality museum infrastructure. The collection, mostly acquired by businessman Haryanto…