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Book Review: Indonesian Women Artists: The Curtain Opens

September 20th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

women15.jpg It is an all-women work: Women writing a compilation about women artists. The essays are also presented by women and so is the foreword.

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Regol Jogja Magazine: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 16th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments 1 Comment »

Regol Jogja magazine has a distinct and colorful way of telling a story about Yogyakarta’s people, their daily lives, cultural heritage, local pastimes and traditional cuisine, said its founder and greatest fan.

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Indonesians in Focus: Marwoto

September 16th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

It was the very last scene of a ketoprak (Javanese folk theater) production at the Yogyakarta Arts Center. The clown figure, played by Marwoto, had been defeated by his opponent. Wounded and bleeding, clearly dying, he staggered a few paces and fell to the ground.

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‘Theater’ Exhibition: Bali

September 13th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

Anne Van Borselen was born 70 years ago in Surabaya, into a family of painters. On her mother’s side, Anne descends from Imeria Sunassa - famous Indonesian artist. On her father’s side, her great-great grandfather, J.W. Van Borselen (1825-1892), was the landscape painter of Holland’s King William III.

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Effigies on Parade: Semarang, Central Java

September 12th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

Thousands of residents lined Jl Pemuda in the heart of the Central Javanese capital Semarang on Wednesday to watch the traditional warak parade, a procession a mythological creatures combining dragons, horses and camels.

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Nusa Dua Fiesta 2007: Bali

September 12th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

nusaduafestival_large1.jpg The Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) have announced the dates for the Nusa Dua Fiesta 2007 as October 18-21, 2007 centered at the Peninsula Island at Nusa Dua.

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Recalling Ancient Wisdom: Kaliandra, East Java

September 4th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

puppetmaster.jpg It has to be one of East Java’s most extraordinary sights: After hair-pinning up and down serpentine lanes on the flanks of Mount Arjuno, through tiny villages and thick forest — to come across a 5,000-square-meter palatial Italian-style mansion.

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Arts Festival in Bali

September 3rd, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

The 5th arts festival to be organized by the Cooperation Board of the Indonesian arts institutes in Bali was expected to become an international event as it would invite foreign participants.

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Art Summit Indonesia V: Jakarta, West Java

September 1st, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

The first Art Summit Indonesia (ASI I/1995), was organized in the year 1995, coinciding with the commemoration of the Golden Year of Indonesian Independence, together with various special programs organized by the community to celebrate the 50 years of independence.

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Teak Lasts the Test of Time

August 26th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

Despite the current popularity of plywood, vinyl and plastic furniture, for some people nothing beats natural wood.

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