“CERITRANS – Trans Stories Transcending Borders” is a collaborative arts project that brought together trans women from Greater Jakarta and gave them a platform to share their stories through prose, poetry and filmed performances.
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Asia Justice and Rights recently launched the animated documentary shorts “Konta-Sai” and “8.45”, giving two survivors the chance to speak out.
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Despite the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, the 13th Gwangju Biennale is scheduled to take place in February and involves a number of Indonesian artists and activists.
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Berlin-based art collective Soydivision aims to provoke a discussion about the exploration and expression of identity through art and food.
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A documentary by Sandra Beerends tells the forgotten story of Indonesian nannies who worked for Dutch families during colonial times.
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Indonesian artist Karina Tungari, who is based in Hamburg, Germany recently received a promotional prize from the city’s Agency for Culture and Media in its newly established category for comics.
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Kartika Pratiwi’s striking short animation “A Daughter’s Memory”, which recently received two awards at the Australian-Indonesian short film competition and festival ReelOzInd, tells the story of a woman whose father became a victim of the Indonesian mass killings in 1965-66.
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The CTM festival, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, brought together performers, musicians and artists from all over the world, including more than 20 participants from Southeast Asia, for its 10-day program.
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German film enthusiasts with an interest in all things Indonesian can rejoice: the Indonesian House of Culture Berlin has joined forces with Babylon Berlin to organize a monthly film program called Cinema Indonesia.
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At the recent Temu Sastra literary event, Rumah Budaya Indonesia Berlin collaborated with Lettrétage to break away from the usual format of a reading. Instead of merely inviting an author to a reading followed by a discussion, this time the event series brought together two authors, one Indonesian and one German, for a whole day.
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Although German-Indonesian relations officially only began in 1952 with the establishment of a representative office of Indonesia in Bonn, the two countries have been connected for much longer.
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Garin Nugroho’s black-and-white silent film Setan Jawa was recently screened in Germany, accompanied by the gamelan ensemble Garasi Seni Benawa and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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The exhibition’s meticulously curated chapter “Making Paradise” is a treasure trove for everyone interested in Indonesia and Indonesian art, showcasing the works of more than 30 artists. At the same time, it raises interesting questions about perceptions, stereotypes and the art canon in general.
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One of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in Indonesia at the moment, Eko Nugroho not only has a profound impact on the local art scene, his colorful, critical and at times humorous works have also entered the global stage at major international art exhibitions and fairs.
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The global arts initiative Micro Galleries reclaims disused and forgotten spaces to transform them into small galleries with the help of international and local artists, to be enjoyed by the communities.
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It has been more than a year since the Raden Saleh exhibition saw throngs of visitors lining up in front of Jakarta’s National Gallery of Indonesia in what has arguably been one of the most successful art shows here ever, but the Javanese maestro continues to captivate the Indonesian art world.
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Brussels, Belgium’s capital, is home to the European Union and the infamous “Manneken Pis,” a 15th-century statue of a naked boy peeing into a fountain. But both city and country also look back at a centuries-old tradition that has become synonymous with Belgian art: comics.
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As Indonesia is preparing to become the Guest of Honor country for next year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, it becomes clear that the country has a strong literary canon, but few of its books have been translated into other languages.
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The world is changing at a rapid pace, and it is easy to get lost in the process. Inviting numerous artists to reconsider the worlds we live in, the fourth edition of the Singapore Biennale has chosen “If the World Changed” as the title.
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