ArtReview Ruangrupa’s Gudskul turned into a production workshop for Personal Protection Equipment, 2020. Photo: Jin Panji. Courtesy Gudskul The Indonesian collective aims to work as a double agent: a team of artistic directors for a major exhibition pursuing an activist agenda While ruangrupa’s international standing has increased dramatically since its appointment as curator of documenta fifteen in early 2019 (the exhibition is due to take place in 2022), its practice is longstanding, approaching two decades of existence as this tumultuous year comes to an end. The initiative to develop ruangrupa in 2000 was led by artist Ade Darmawan, artist/filmmaker Hafiz and writer Ronny Agustinus, among 20 others from Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta who participated in a fundraising exhibition at Cemara 6 Galeri in southern Jakarta. Its founding came about two years after the resignation of Indonesian president Suharto and the end of the New Order Regime (1965–98), during the ensuing Indonesian