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OPENING TODAY ✨ We are delighted to share that Selome Muleta opened a new solo presentation with 47Canal at b-side, Jakarta today – her first solo presentation in Asia. Selome’s works on canvas probe the emotional and bodily dimensions of space. Working primarily with acrylic and oil, she constructs interior worlds where figures, architectural fragments, and symbolic objects gather in close proximity. Perspective is often deliberately unsettled. Rooms tilt, walls dissolve, and thresholds blur, producing environments that feel psychologically charged rather than descriptively documented. This exhibition marks a significant new chapter in the artist’s international trajectory. Selome Muleta 📍 b-side, Jakarta 📅 1 April – 3 May 2026 Courtesy of the artist, Addis Fine Art, @rohprojects and @bsideroh @selomemuleta #SelomeMuleta #AddisFineArt #ContemporaryArt #EthiopianArt #WomenArtists #Painting #EthiopianArtists

b-side is delighted to announce Selome Muleta’s solo exhibition of new paintings, presented by 47 Canal. Known for her depictions of women situated within domestic environments, Muleta often pairs vivid colors with wide and quivering gestural marks that impart her distinct facture and sensibility towards form and figuration. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this will be the artist’s first presentation in Asia. Hosted by ROH, this exhibition marks the first in 47 Canal’s series of traveling exhibitions of the year, and reflects the enduring spirit of collaboration and friendship. Selome Muleta 1 April - 3 May 2026 b-side Pasar Antik 9-10 Jl Surabaya Jakarta 10310

b-side is pleased to share installation views of 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥 by Immartyas. Trained in printmaking, Immar’s works transfer residues of a prior material encounter with manipulated surfaces onto translucent material. In 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥, these imprints serve as an investigation into memory, rooted in contemporary and folkloric concerns surrounding Indonesia’s collective amnesia. In turn, the effects of light against translucent material are seen as a gesture to “peer through the dark”. 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥 Immartyas 24 January - 22 February 2026 by appointment b-side Pasar Antik Kios No. 9–10 Jakarta 10310

b-side is delighted to announce our first solo presentation with the Bandung-based artist Immartyas (b. 1996, Bandung; lives and works in Bandung). Trained in printmaking, Immar’s works transfer residues of a prior material encounter with manipulated surfaces onto translucent material. In 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥, these imprints serve as an investigation into memory, rooted in contemporary and folkloric concerns surrounding Indonesia’s collective amnesia. In turn, the effects of light against translucent material are seen as a gesture to “peer through the dark”. 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥 Immartyas 24 January - 22 February 2026 b-side Pasar Antik Kios No. 9–10 Jakarta 10310

ROH is pleased to announce that we will be extending our current shows until Sunday 30 November 2025: 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴 by Stella Zhong at ROH and 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 by ikkibawiKrrr at b-side. At ROH, Stella Zhong presents sculptures of scalar and temporal distortions and a site-specific pavilion for her solo exhibition, 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴. At b-side, ikkibawiKrrr’s installation 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 narrates the everyday lives of Jeju Island’s hanyeo community and their consolations to the island. Visit us at both spaces to experience both exhibitions before they close. Stella Zhong 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴 ROH ikkibawiKrrr 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 b-side By Appointment 1 October - 30 November 2025

b-side is pleased to announce our first project with visual research band ikkibawiKrrr, with a presentation of the Seoul-based collective’s multimedia installation 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (2022). 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (2022) focuses on the haenyeo, or “sea women” divers who harvest marine products—including the edible seaweed Ecklonia cava, another source of explosive components, along with herbal remedies—from the surrounding waters. Alongside an installation of “seaweed sculptures”, a single-channel video documents the Jeju Arirang sung by a haenyeo choir based in Hado, a village on Jeju Island, narrating their everyday lives and their consolations to the wounded island. They read the wind and feel the waters, and pass on the knowledge of adapting to the ocean. ikkibawiKrrr is a visual research band founded in 2021 with members Gyeol Ko, Jungwon Kim, and Jieun Cho. In Korean, ikkibawi means “moss-rock”, and krrr is an onomatopoeic word. Mosses live in the thin boundary between air and soil, adapt to their surroundings despite their tiny bodies, and expand their world along other worlds. Incorporating the survival tactics of moss into their projects and attitudes, the collective hopes to circulate its practice beyond individual projects and extend the boundary layer between life and art. ikkibawiKrrr 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 Opening Reception (by invitation) Saturday, 27 September 2025 18:00 WIB By Appointment 1 October - 9 November 2025 b-side Pasar Antik 9-10 Jalan Surabaya Jakarta 10310

𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 is now open at b-side 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 2 August - 7 September 2025

b-side dengan senang hati mengundang teman-teman ke pembukaan dan peresmian ruang baru kami dengan kehadiran 𝘗𝘜𝘑𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘙𝘖𝘏, karya Fajar Abdi. 𝘗𝘜𝘑𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘙𝘖𝘏 melanjutkan karya Fajar yang melibatkan masyarakat, “kueh senyum” di mana ia 'menjual' kue dengan bayaran senyuman. Aktivasi karya akan berlangsung selama empat jam, mengubah b-side menjadi "PUJASERA", sebuah platform untuk memfasilitasi pertemuan, dialog, dan hubungan sosial antara ruang seni dan komunitas pedagang pasar barang antik di Jalan Surabaya di Menteng, Jakarta, tempat b-side berada. Fajar Abadi 𝘗𝘜𝘑𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘙𝘖𝘏 Kamis, 5 Juni 2025 11.00-15.00 b-side Jalan Surabaya No. 9-10 Jakarta 10310 _ Turut diramaikan bersama Rhea Laras @rhealaras Gian "Gabril" Ergiansyah @giergiansyah Dian Mayang Sari @x.myrsyr.x _ b-side dinamai berdasarkan identitas lokasinya sebagai bekas toko kaset dan kedekatannya dengan ruang galeri, yang terletak hanya lima menit jarak tempuh berjalan kaki. Program kami akan berkembang sebagai respon terhadap lokasi uniknya, mewujudkan semangat penemuan dan kelihaian yang menjadi ciri khas area bersejarah di Jakarta.