Art

A world-class music theatre I La Galigo returns to Jakarta in July, featuring the nation’s  priceless ancient literature.A world-class music theatre I La Galigo returns to Jakarta in July, featuring the nation’s  priceless ancient literature. Collaborated with Bumi Purnati Foundation which produced the world-class theatre, “I La Galigo” will be performed again from 4 to 7

Jakarta is a complicated city, and there are many who find life in the capital exhausting and tiresome. For Sheila Rooswitha Putri, however, her hometown Jakarta has become her main source of inspiration. Sheila Rooswitha Putri was involved in creating comics for Jakarta’s long-awaited MRT, with the aim to familiarise city dwellers with the new subway

National Gallery holds its biannual Nusantara Exhibition “Kontraksi: Pascatradisionalisme” (Contraction: Post Traditionalism) where local artists across the country display 55 works in a challenge to traditional arts. Multidimentional work  'Jadilah Dirimu dari Bagian Dunia yang Terus Bergerak dan Beputar' by Dedy Shofianto is on display at 'Kontraksi: Pascatraditionalsime Exhibition' at National Gallery, Central Jakarta. Photo by Raditya

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN)’s latest  exhibition “Matter and Place”. Visitor are queuing to enter Andra Martin’s installation “Elevation” at Museum MACAN. The exhibition “Matter and Place” is on until 21 July. Photo by Raditya Fadilla and Rintang Azhar/NOW!JAKARTA The six large-scale works from local and international artists focuses on the exploration of the

A few weeks ago, just as news that the Rijksmuseum is taking steps towards the repatriation of an estimated 1,000 stolen colonial-era objects in their collection, a curatorial team of a future exhibition about the Indonesian Revolutionary War at the museum to be held a couple of years from now, have been digging into relevant

The exhibition “Into the Future” at National Gallery was a collective statement on women in the 21st century. Lacquer Paint on plexiglass "31.85 (6.21462.106.84513)" by Syagini Ratna Wulan is on display at National Gallery. Photo by Rintang Azhar/NOW!JAKARTA Hailing from Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta, Dita Gambiro, Erika Ernawan, Fika Ria Santika, Maharani Mancanagara, Restu Ratnaningtyas, Sanchia Hamidjaja,

The Indonesian Heritage Society (IHS) trains a group of volunteers to become guides at the Museum Nasional every year. Among the topics covered is ancient Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics found in Indonesia, of which the museum has an extremely rich collection. Recently IHS members have updated the training material on ceramics and are preparing a

A contemporary play on Javanese folklore, directed by, produced by and starring women, tackles issues of patriarchy and subservience among Javanese women. The play combines theatre and contemporary and performed by Karina Sokowati and Sasqia Ardelianca who illustrate the duality of Ken Arok’s consort, Ken Dedes. Photo by Ihsan Ahmad/NOW!JAKARTA Two identical women appeared.One wearing black and the other in white

The Goethe-Institut brought together cultural practitioners from Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Germany in an event that celebrated women’s contributions to culture. During the event founder of the women’s collective, Grrrl Gang Manila, Mich Dulce, invited guests to participate in making crafts from fabric. Photo courtesy of  Goethe-Institut Jakarta/NOW!JAKARTA The theme was #Fempop Night and served

Four years ago Irma Lengkong Mikkonen would take Bobo, her basset hound, with her when she picked up her sons from boarding school every weekend. Later on, Irma and Bobo explored the cities and countryside of Great Britain together. Last summer, Bobo also joined Irma in Europe, visiting dog-friendly cities like Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels.

The Indonesian Creative Economy Agency BEKRAF will officially fund the country’s artists participating in the prestigious Venice Art Biennale (VAB) 2017, the agency announced during a press conference in October. Taking over for the Ministry of Tourism, BEKRAF is currently helping to set up the Indonesia Pavilion where renowned Indonesian artist Maria Clementine “Tintin” Wulia

From November 21st to December 9th, theater enthusiasts are in for a special treat as a total of 26 theater groups will be part of the Jakarta Theater Festival 2016. The festival will officially be opened at Plaza Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki at 7 PM with a collaboration performance by a number of artists from