All (well, not quite all), The Presidents’ Art
Long awaited, many of the masterpieces from the collection of the Presidential palace will be showcased in an exhibition held at the Galeri Nasional Indonesia in August. In the collection of the Presidential Palace there are around 3.000 artworks. Currently the works are spread around the palaces which are located in Jakarta (The Istana Negara
Bazaar Art Jakarta, Paving the Way for Indonesia to be the Art Capital of Asia
Continuing the success of previous years, Bazaar Art Jakarta by Harper’s Bazaar Indonesia returns for the 8th time this month. Running from Thursday 25 until Sunday 28, Southeast Asia’s foremost international art fair will see artists from eleven countries (and 40 international galleries) showcase their work in the Grand Ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific
August Concerts
The Resonanz Children’s Choir (TRCC), led by renowned choir director Devi Francisca, made headlines last month with their victory at the Claudio Monteverdi Choral Competition in Venice, Italy, winning first prize in the Children’s and Youth Choir category as well as the Grand Prix as the best choir overall. In fact, a number of Indonesian
The Mighty Olympians
Sports film has become such a big genre that it might have just spawned a sub-genre of its own: Olympics movies. With the whole world all psyched about the Rio Olympic Games, let’s take a look at some films about Olympians – past, present, and future. This is by no means a “best of” list,
Musings With a Master Forger
I have never met a criminal before, let alone engaging in a conversation with one. But John Myatt, the man behind what Scotland Yard called “the biggest art fraud of the 20th century” is charming and likeable. Together with John Drewe, Myatt was behind bars for selling more than 200 forgeries of famous 19th and
James Cameron for New Zealand
Earlier last month, Tourism New Zealand launched a global video featuring Hollywood filmmaker, James Cameron to entice more travellers, including from Indonesia, to choose New Zealand as their next holiday destination. James Cameron is sharing his love of New Zealand, fronting a new video that gives the world a glimpse of what it is about
Dance of Two Countries
Earlier last month, Jakarta hosted a prestigious ballet show called ONCE—a collaboration between the dancers from West Australian Ballet and Indonesian Youth Ensemble at Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki on 6-7 August. Taking less than a year to prepare and supported by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts,
Salihara International Performing Arts 2016
The long-awaited biannual Salihara International Performing-arts Festival 2016 will finally be presenting the most innovative and moving musical and theatrical performances from both local and international prominent artists from 1 October to 6 November at Komunitas Salihara, Jakarta. As many as 14 internationally-acclaimed performers such as the German theater group She She Pop are to
Let the Scene Take You There
Some films come with something that hits the wanderlust button in audiences, whether with their engaging stories or beautiful shots – and in doing so, helped turn the locations depicted in the films into instantly hot tourist destinations. Many international productions have done this, but the Indonesian cinema also has several films that have proudly
September Soirees
Concert-goers in Jakarta can look forward to the best of the best in this star-studded September featuring concerts by Pascal Roge and Tim Kuypers. Dutch baritone Tim Kuypers did his Master of Opera at the conservatoire of Amsterdam and was a member of the Studio of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, one of the
Taking a peek at Censored Art
Just as the new Terminal 3 “Ultimate” of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport opened on August 12th, 2016, a painting entitled Indonesia Idea by Galam Zulkifli was taken down. Kompas.com reported “Painting with a Figure Resembling DN Aidit at T3 New Soetta Taken Down Temporarily.” Apparently it was a reaction towards a conversation on social media regarding
Museum of Art
Bali’s unique natural and cultural scenes have inspired many artists, dancers, musicians, sculpters and (especially) painters. Some prominent world class painters such as Don Antonio Blanco, Walter Spies, Rudolf Bonnet and Le Mayeur fell in love with the island, got inspired and created numerous paintings capturing the island’s landsacpes before settling down in the Island
A Marriage Between Caligraphy And Expressionism
Born in 2 August 1965 as the youngest of two, Sakri picked up interest in the dynamic world of arts ever since he was a little kid and his passion continued to grow even larger as he matured, especially when he saw the Indonesian maestro Affandi’s (1907–1990) poster depicting native fishing boats at his time
