Salihara – The New Cultural Oasis: Jakarta, West Java

August 5th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Residents and visitors of the capital will soon to have a new modern cultural enclave with the establishment of the Salihara community and its building complex in South Jakarta.

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Barli Museum: Bandung, West Java

August 3rd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Just 110 unsold works of the late artist Barli Sasmitawinata remain in Bandung’s Barli Museum as part of an exhibition held since the painter died earlier this year, aged 85.

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Yogyakarta Arts Festival: Yogyakarta, Central Java

July 31st, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The 19th installment of the Yogyakarta Arts Festival, or FKY XIX 2007, is a platform of dialogue and collaboration between traditional and contemporary arts, as well as a meeting of local and international artists.

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Indonesia to Host International Rattan Exhibition

July 25th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The local rattan industry is gearing up to hold its first international exhibition next year as part of an effort to attract more international buyers and promote the use of natural rattan in the furniture industry according to a Business News report.

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Neka Art Museum: Bali

July 25th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Twenty-five years after its difficult birth, the Neka Art Museum (NAM) has matured into one of the most respected and influential cultural institutions in Bali. Its successful transformation owed much to the perseverance and inclusive character of its founder, Pande Wayan Suteja Neka.

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Indonesians in Focus: Permadi Liosta

July 25th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The ordeal of being shut out from the world might be too bitter a memory for painter Permadi Liosta to forget.

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Spiritual and Physical Powers of the Kris

July 23rd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Watch out, dangerous curves! No, this is not a traffic sign warning drivers of a narrow winding road, but a rather inadequate description of the kris, the traditional Indonesian dagger.

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Salihara Art Enclave Begins: Jakarta, West Java

July 22nd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Spurred on by the success of Utan Kayu arts community in East Jakarta, several noted Indonesian cultural activists led by poet-writer Goenawan Mohamad have established Salihara community with an art complex in South Jakarta.

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Indonesians in Focus: F. Widayanto

July 21st, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Fransiscus Widayanto is one of Indonesia’s top ceramic artists. Since he decided to work in ceramics many years ago he has remained faithful to that medium, using clay, water and fire to express himself and his philosophies.

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Trend for Indonesian Art

July 20th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The soaring value of contemporary Chinese and Vietnamese art has been one of the art world’s most widely documented phenomena of recent years. But if you’re a would-be collector who feels priced out of the market, is there anywhere else to look? Try Indonesia. The archipelago’s artists represent extraordinary value in comparison to the record-breaking sums trading hands at Asian art auctions these days. And they’re talented too. “Contemporary Indonesian art is now on the map,” says Deborah Iskandar, Christie’s representative in Indonesia.