Eko Nugroho ‘comfortizes’ and conceals real emotions, using masks (from 2000) and a trademark diamond head as caricatures, street art, graffiti and animation in his works referencing socio-political, environmental and cultural issues past and present. He is one of the most visible contemporary Indonesian artists today. Freedom Is Above illustrates a brave, defiant stance against the paradox surrounding the modern world, in hopes that one day justice will prevail. It shows the desire and yearning for freedom. Double Social Behaviour is suggestive of the dual roles performed by the self, an act of presenting devised to blend into an organization or society. It could be referring to the double standard practised in society, or those who put on the mask hiding their real characters. A storm is boiling up with fury seen through the burning fumes revealed in We Are Factories For Ourselves. Eko Nugroho was named Best Artist of the Year 2005 by Tempo magazine. He represented Indonesia in the 2013 Venice Biennale and was selected for prestigious events such as the Asia-Pacific Triennial in 2006 and the Taipei Biennale in 2006; the Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, the Lyon Biennale and the Miami Art Fair all in 2009; the Setouchi Triennale (2019); besides the Jogja and Jakarta biennales, ArtJog, Bali Biennale (2005), Yogya and Indonesian art festivals. At the Valentine Willie Fine Art in Kuala Lumpur, he was featured in the Three Young Contemporaries (2005) and Wonderland (2007). He had residencies in The Hague (2005, 2009), Singapore (2008, 2013), China (2009), Australia and the United States (2011), Germany and France (2012), and South Korea (2013). He was commissioned by Louis Vuitton to design its scarf. He was educated at the Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta, from 1997 to 2006.