Indonesian social realist artist Itji Tarmizi and his contemporaries are known as a “missing link” in Indonesia’s modern art history as little is known about their work. Gerald Sim (Intern, Curatorial and Research) digs deeper into Menyongsong Fajar (Watching the Sunrise), Itji’s monumental work of social realism, to unearth more about the artist and the time in which he lived and worked. 4 minute read.