Art

Balinese artist Nyoman Erawan presented ten paintings and an installation in his solo exhibition at Art1 Newseum in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta between November and December 2016. The exhibition raises issues regarding Indonesian abstract art. Starting his curatorial message, curator Rizki A. Zaelani presented a quotation by Dick Hartoko (an Indo-European Catholic clergyman who was a

German-American photographer and filmmaker Vanessa van Houten, who grew up and studied in Germany and the US, thought it would be easy to follow her Australian husband to Melbourne and start a family. “I grew up so multi-cultural and always wanted to live outside of Germany, so I agreed,” Vanessa said. “But after we moved,

Duta Fine Arts Gallery in Kemang currently showcases the paintings of famous American artist Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). The exhibition that runs through 3 February presents his collection of rare lithographs highlighting the culture and life in Bali, first published in 1941. Bali was an important part of Hirschfeld’s life, as his arrival on the island

Remember those carefree days as a child when you were outside climbing trees, flying kites and played with simple, often homemade toys – and still had the time of your life? Quietly tucked away between shops and cafes at the busy Bussorah Street in Singapore’s Kampong Glam, right in front of the Sultan Mosque, the

The Australian International School closed off the year 2016 with its first-ever AIS Arts Festival, which celebrated students’ creativity in visual arts, media, film and music. Taking place at one of its campuses in Pejaten on a lovely Thursday afternoon, the event kicked off with an IB film workshop for film and media students. For

Egbert Willem Van Orsoy de Flines and the Ceramics Collection of the Museum Nasional The Museum Nasional has one of the largest collections in the world of Chinese export ceramics. All objects have been found in Indonesia, and most were collected by one man who devoted his entire life to this collection and donated it

French feminist writer, poet and playwright Hélène Cixous once said that in the history of writings, women were silenced for the longest of time, as only men were deemed worthy to express their thoughts and ideas on paper. The same can be said for the history of paintings, argues Tommy F. Awuy, curator of the

The poetry book “Manusia Istana” by Radhar Panca Dahana inspired a group of artists and celebrities to bring the politically-charged poems on stage. The performance, held on January 28 at Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, was produced by Teater Kosong in cooperation with OZ Production and Kasni Production and presented by the Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation.  

Somewhere along the coastal villages of Banten and Central Java, Elisabetta Zavoli discovered a deeper calling for her journey as a photographer. Trained in environmental sciences, the 41-year-old Italian woman has been on a life-changing mission for the past four years, visiting coastal villages in those two provinces every three or four months, often staying

Bunga Roos dari Tjikembang or “The Rose of Cikembang” is a 1927 vernacular Malay-Chinese language novel written by novelist and journalist Kwee Tek Hoay. It was inspired by the lyrics to the song “If Those Lips Could Only Speak” and William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Nights Dream”. On 4 February, a literature-loving audience had the chance to

Laksmi Pamuntjak reflects on her 15-year career as a poet and novelist and talks about her upcoming book, the wisdom of a seasoned writer and the beauty of poetry. A bilingual novelist, poet, short story writer, journalist and food critic as well as the co-founder of Aksara Bookstore in Jakarta, Laksmi has been an integral

Bartele Gallery was founded in 2009 by Bartele, who lived and worked in Indonesia for 25 years. When he first bought a batch of maps and prints of the East Indies at an auction in Europe, Bartele noticed the great interest shown by his Indonesian friends in these historical maps and prints. His passion for