Playing on the stage with a dark backdrop and under dimmed fixated lightings in Usmar Ismail Hall, Jakarta, Tuesday night, one would forgo the thought of visual spectacle that night and expect the most in auditory treats from evolving jazz of Italia and Middle East. Continue reading The quartet who play music, with a caveat
The article first appeared in the Jakarta Globe, 18 September 2013. Click below.
Mass culture is crucial in determining the success of a political campaign. Candidates run the campaign by employing popular art to extend their arms to as many voters as possible. When congregation in a sports hall at a particular time on a day is no longer enough, posters and stickers filled every elements seen on the streets. “Hope” poster by Shepard Fairey made its way to become the most iconic piece of art with political underpinning during presidential election in America in 2008. Barack Obama has benefited greatly from it. Even in his second presidential campaign, the poster still resonated. Continue reading “POLITICAL CANDIDATES EMPLOY MASS CULTURE TO RUN SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN”
For the past week, Jakartans enjoyed more air and space in the city as millions packed their shirts to their hometowns for the country’s longest holiday period at the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan. In just a matter of days, the air is about to thin out again as the mass exodus are now returning with new addition of newcomers. Continue reading Staycation is over
The performance at Erasmus Huis is a testament of perseverance by a struggling group of dancers in Jakarta. Coming from parts of the country to live up to their common dreams, they often hit rock bottom in the capital to survive with their choice. They want to prove through every part of their bodies and every inch of their movements that they always find bliss … Continue reading Urban street dance project by United Dance Works
Following his rising status in the local art scene, notably his signature bamboo-based abstract installation at Ciputra World, Jakarta, 2010, and in Art Jog 2012, Joko Avianto brings out even bigger scale of his work this year in George Town, Malaysia. Avianto’s “The Theater of Ships” is the main giant visual treat in George Town Festival (GTF) 2013. Situated between the iconic town hall and city hall, … Continue reading Joko Avianto’s Theatre of the Ships in GTF 2013
May Day is a celebration in denial. Thousands, coming out of nowhere in droves, took to the streets in a good preparation like it is a Sunday fun-walk. Many of them felt that the sights resembled that of a carnival, a kind of jubilation. Continue reading MAY DAY 2013, JAKARTA
Construction workers abandoned project site of 2.3 km Kampung Melayu-Tanah Abang flyover since municipal government led by Joko Widodo ordered a complete halt in response to fraud allegation. The scene in the file-photo below was in contrast with what was seen three months ago, of which filled one of the sections in the first edition of think!archipelago e-magazine. Then, this mega-project pumped the city’s energy round the clock. Continue reading STALLED
77 paintings of Huang Fong, a 77 year old proclaimed Indonesian master painter (pictured above) from Genteng, Banyuwangi, is on exhibition in National Gallery, Jakarta, this month. Continue reading Huang Fong’s half century works in retrospective
Confidence abounds when it comes to the talk of the recent economic development in Indonesia which entails a boom in foreign investment, property market, and infrastructure. These three are on the spotlight especially in the capital Jakarta. Continue reading Jakarta under construction
skeptical-ignorant knowledgeable-gullible skeptical discerning Do you agree? This is a poster campaigning the virtue of skepticism, the core value … Continue reading THINK ARCHIPELAGO FIRST PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN POSTER
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