Nuraeni:
My Biggest Fear Is That The Real Paintings Will Also Be Claimed As Fake

NURAENI Hendra Gunawan, 68, strongly insists that the paintings depicted in the book Hendra Gunawan-Sang Pelukis Rakyat (Hendra Gunawan, the People's Painter), are originals. Members of Hendra's family were gathered when Tempo reporters Seno Joko Suyono and Anwar Siswadi interviewed Nuraeni at her home in Bandung, West Java. Hendra Gunawan lived here after he was released from Kebon Waru prison in 1978. He and Nuraeni later moved to Bali, where they lived until he died. That evening, Nuraeni was accompanied by son Nurhendra Gilang Bagja, 43, also known as Dadang, and Rosa Vistara, 60, Hendra Gunawan's second child from his first wife, the late Karmini. Nuraeni described how his paintings were collected for the book from galleries, collectors and dealers in Jakarta. Excerpts:

August 4, 2015