Eko Supriyanto draws the inspiration from ethnic groups traditional value and social setting, then reconceptualizes them in his work, such as clearly demonstrated in the Balabala. Continue reading Jailolo in Eko’s bold conception
Judul tinjauan seni yang klise, namun rangkaian pertunjukan seni di SIPFest 2016 mengundang pertanyaan dan pernyataan yang sama menyangkut komentar khalayak tentang perkembangan seni tari yang dikurasi oleh Komunitas Salihara tersebut. Menarik untuk disimak kembali anggapan bahwa seni kontemporer, khususnya tari, tidak pernah beranjak dari unsur tradisional. Continue reading Quo vadis tari kontemporer?
In one of the most intense art performance in SIPFest 2016, the ARICA Theater Company draws an inspiration from a mundane cycle of life which conveys a universal message about a vivid impression of everyone’s life that often failed to be notice. Continue reading 20 years of kubikukuri
Ever since it underwent major interior makeover a couple of years ago, the restaurant, which is housed in a conserved building in Menteng – the Dutch remainings of urban housing complex with ecological concept arguably the maiden project of its time in Asia – quickly became one of the most celebrated culinary stops in town. Continue reading Kuntskring Paleis
Komunitas Salihara’s traditional bienalle festival, held consecutively ever since its opening in 2008, then called Festival Salihara, begins in October with a more significant merit to be an internationally recognized art stage showcasing its well curated exhibitions so far under the new name SIPFest 2016, said the Program Director Nirwan Dewanto. Continue reading Sipfest 2016 to find a relevance in the host country
Just as the recent criticism on Indonesia’s fine art by some high profiles inside the art council itself underscores the lack of relevant social criticism, the more localised contemporary art bienalle in Bandung this year presents a more savvy view which involves a socio-cultural approach, a tendency to revisit interweaving human history with its conspicious butterfly effect we have seen today. Continue reading Socio-historical approach in contemporary art
The Italian a capella group of five, Mezzotono, performed in front of the public audience they claimed to be the greatest under the concert title “The Mezzotono Show” in Ice Palace hall, Jakarta, 29 September. Continue reading Sing and laugh it out lout in Mezzotono’s a capella show
Reviving Indonesia’s past glory as the world’s biggest archipelagic state, then called Nusantara in pre-colonial era, is the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s keynote in terms of economic development. In what his administration touted as the maritime axis power, Indonesia is going to build its economy with much larger proportion coming from the waters. Continue reading Brave the world
Akihabara is known as the heaven for otakus with its collection of Japanese anime and comics. Following years of redevelopment, this place is now famous for Akihabara Crossfield, a business complex with the aim of promoting Akihabara as a center for global electronics technology and trade. Continue reading The Akihabara crossings
Sunda Kelapa Port is still functioning as it had been since seven hundred years ago. It now accommodates only the wooden Phinisi ships, due to the relocation of the main harbor to Tanjung Priok, which was built in 19th century to keep up with the Suez Canal-induced maritime trade increase. Continue reading The old port
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