Eko Nugroho ‘comfortizes’ and conceals real emotions, using masks (from 2000) and a trademark diamond head as caricatures, 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. Eko Nugroho is 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 Wille Fine Art in Kuala Lumpur, he featured in the Three Young Contemporaries (2005) and Wonderland (2007). He has 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.