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A BIGGER MISHA, 2026

Darren Jorgensen, ‘Indonesian Vibes: Three Exhibitions in Fremantle’, review, Artlink, 16 June 2026

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LAND MARKS, 2026

Ida Lawrence, ‘Land marks’, exhibition text and maps for Bridie Gillman’s solo exhibition, Land marks, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide, March 2026

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HOARSE HORSE, 2025

Monika Proba, ‘HOARSE HORSE‘, 9 minute film, HOARSE HORSE, commissioned by ISA Art Gallery, Jakarta, November 2025

Catalogue

Dinda Mulia, ‘So, Who Is the Animal Here?’, Art & Culture feature, NOW Jakarta, Jakarta, 2026, pp. 78-9

‘Bicara Seni Bersama Ida Lawrence’, interview, TFL Paper, 30 January 2026

Mardyana Ulva & Nadia Indah, ‘Hoarse Horse: Fabel-Fabel Ida Lawrence’, review, Dewi Magazine, 14 December 2025

Mardyana Ulva & Kinar Laimaura, ‘Ketika Binatang Bercerita: Dunia Seni Ida Lawrence’, review, Dewi Magazine, 20 January 2026

‘Pameran Hoarse Horse: Dunia Hewan dalam Imajinasi’, review, the Momentum.id, 21 January 2026

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GESPRÄCHE MIT MONSTERN | CONVERSATIONS WITH MONSTERS, 2025

Rebecca Stoll, Eva Pedroza & Ida Lawrence, ‘Conversations’, exhibition text, Gespräche mit Monstern, Galerie Bernau, Bernau bei Berlin, June 2025 (English)

Rebecca Stoll, Eva Pedroza & Ida Lawrence, ‘Gespräche’, Ausstellungstext, Gespräche mit Monstern, Galerie Bernau, Bernau bei Berlin, Juni 2025 (Deutsch)

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NEUKÖLLNER KUNSTPREIS | NEUKÖLLN ART PRIZE, 2025

Nina Marlene Kraus, ‘Neuköllner Kunstpreis 2025‘, Broschüre, Neuköllner Kunstpreis, Galerie im Saalbau, Berlin, Februar 2025 (Deutsch)

Nina Marlene Kraus, ‘Neukölln Art Prize 2025‘, exhibition booklet, Neukölln Art Prize, Galerie im Saalbau, Berlin, February 2025 (English)

Yi Ling Pan, ‘Die Fragilität der menschlichen Seele‘, online review, taz, 4.03.2025

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REALITY CHECK, 2024

Dwi S. Wibowo, ‘Reality Check’, curatorial text, Reality Check, Purga Artspace, Ubud, October 2024

Savitri Sastrawan, ‘Ida Lawrence yang sedang bermain dengan kata-kata’, Rupa Bali Podcast, Season 6, Episode 3, 26.11.2024

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EVERYTHING WE INHERIT, 2024

Jennifer Yang, ‘Everything We Inherit: Reflections from the Curator’, curatorial text, Everything We Inherit, ISA Art Gallery, Jakarta, September 2024

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ART JAKARTA, 2024

Alessandra Dias, ‘AWDB Spotlight: Interview with Ida Lawrence at Art Jakarta 2024’, Art World Database, 2 October 2024

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KARSTEN DOESN’T DRINK COFFEE, 2024

Rob Crosse, ‘Grows pushy in well drained soil’, exhibition text (a playscript), Karsten doesn’t drink coffee, Retramp Gallery, Berlin, August 2024

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COMMON BEAUTY II, 2024

Savitri Sastrawan, ‘Common Beauty II: Reflections through Indonesian Contemporary Art’, curatorial essay, Common Beauty II, Nonfrasa Gallery, Ubud, March 2024 

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BIRAMA 3/4, 2024

ISA Art Gallery, ‘Birama 3/4’, exhibition catalogue, Art Jakarta Gardens, Jakarta, April 2024

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TWO FOR ONE, 2023

‘Eight o’clock dialogue: Excerpts from recorded phone conversations between Norman Musung and Ida Lawrence (October 2023)’, website designed by Éloïse Michel, Amid the Alien Corn, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, November 2023

Ida Lawrence, Norman Musung & Donia Jornod, ‘Ida Lawrence: Conversations with Norman Musung‘, exhibition booklet and poster, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, November 2023

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HOME AND AWAY, 2023

Dr Luise Guest & Jennifer Yang, ‘Home and Away’, exhibition catalogue and essays, 16albermarle Project Space, Sydney, December 2023

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BASA-BASI / CHIT CHAT, 2023

Övül Ö. Durmusoglu, ‘Speech Acts of Ida Lawrence’, exhibition essay, Basa-Basi / Chit Chat, ISA Art Gallery, Art SG, Singapore, January 2023

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FERMENTED FEELINGS, 2022

Bianca Winataputri, ‘Brewing Stories and Feelings’, exhibition essay, Fermented Feelings, ISA Art + Design, Art Jakarta Gardens, Jakarta, 2022 (11MB)

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CASCADE, 2021

Leyla Stevens, ‘A Cascade Falls Softly (Reflections On A Collective Practice)’, curatorial essay, CASCADE, Outer Space, Brisbane, 2021

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A bird in the grass is worth a thousand hearts, 2021

Katia Hermann, ‘A bird in the grass is worth a thousand hearts’, exhibition essay, Retramp Gallery, Berlin, 2021

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Buah Tangan, 2020

Liza Markus & ISA Art + Design, ‘Buah Tangan’, exhibition catalogue and essay, ISA Art + Design and Art Jakarta, Jakarta, October 2020

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StillStand, 2020

Katja Aksenenka, Katia Hermann and Bart Van Kersavond, ‘#StillStand – interview with Ida Lawrence’, Urbanpresents, 14 June 2020

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Inter(subject)ivity, 2020

ISA Art and Design, Inter(subject)ivity, exhibition catalogue, March 2020 (80 MB)

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Bara with Woven Kolektif, 2020

Buah Zine, ‘Art from a (social) distance: Artists, photographers, virtual exhibits to love’, 11 April 2020

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In Conversation: FX Harsono x Ida Lawrence, 2019

Emily Rolfe & Bianca Winataputri, ‘In Conversation: FX Harsono x Ida Lawrence’, exhibition booklet, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, Sydney, 2019

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The Essayist, 2019

Jasmin Stephens, ‘The Essayist’, curatorial, The Cross Art Projects, Sydney, 2019

Melinda Reid, ‘The Essayist’, exhibition review, Running Dog, 10 September 2019

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Ecologies of Being, 2019

Tanushri Saha & Naomi Segal, ‘Ecologies of Being’, Peril, 17 July 2019

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Brisbane and Elsewhere Art UnTriennial, 2019

‘BEAUT’, exhibition catalogue, Brisbane, 2019

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looking here looking north with Woven Kolektif, 2019

Leyla Stevens, ‘Between “here” and “there”: Migrations of memory, gesture & archives’, exhibition booklet essay, looking here looking north, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, 2019

Soo-Min Shim, ‘looking here looking north’, exhibition review, ArtAsiaPacific, March 2019

Woven Kolektif interview with Buah Zine, 14 March 2019

Woven Kolektif on FBI Radio Culture Guide, 7 February 2019 (1:28:10 – 1:44:30)
including airing of soundtrack from Kartika Suharto-Martin’s Siti Suharti

Woven Kolektif on SBS Indonesian Radio, 4 February 2019


Woven Kolektif on 2SER Radio So Hot Right Now, 2 February 2019 (47:00 – 60:10)

Woven Kolektif on ABC Weekend Breakfast, 5 January 2019

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Jangan Lupa Bawa Oleh-Oleh Ya, 2018

Dwi S. Wibowo, ‘Oleh-Oleh Tak Lazim Dari Jogja’, Jawa Pos, 11 February 2018

Haris Firdaus, ‘Oleh’Oleh Ida Lawrence’, Kompas, 13 January 2018

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Failed Restorations, 2016

Kate O’Boyle, ‘Failed Restorations / Shuffling Slowly Toward The Exit / You Can See Me But I Can’t See You – July 2016’, online exhibition essay, FELTspace, Adelaide, 2016

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Neither Spectacularly Successful, Nor a Spectacular Failure, 2016

Jane Gillespie, Sebastian Henry-Jones, Harriet Reid & An Sheng, ‘Neither Spectacularly Successful, Nor a Spectacular Failure’, exhibition curatorial, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, 2016

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Quiet Subversions: Paintings By Arthur Parker, 2014-2015

Ida Lawrence, ‘A Great Quietness’, curatorial catalogue text, Quiet Subversions: Paintings by Arthur Parker, Interlude Gallery, Sydney, 2015

Szymon Dorabialski, ‘Text by Andrei Malarski’, online text, Quiet Subversions: Paintings by Arthur Parker, Interlude Gallery, Sydney, 2015

Misael M, ‘Quiet Observations’, online text, Quiet Subversions: Paintings by Arthur Parker, Interlude Gallery, Sydney, 2015

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(n)desa / bloody woop woop: stories from Kliwonan, Barmedman and between, 2012-2013

Monika Proba, ‘”More or Les”: mapping landscapes in between’, catalogue essay, (n)desa / bloody woop woop: stories from Kliwonan, Barmedman and between, TeMBI Rumah Budaya, Yogyakarta, 2012

Monika Proba, ‘”More or Les”: mapping landscapes in between’, (‘”More or Les”: memetakan di antara dua tempat’), translated into Indonesian by Nita Kariana Purwati

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