Have you ever wondered how a museum works, so that it can bring the works of important artists from all over the world? Apparently, as a non-profit arts and cultural institution, a museum gets its collections and funds from various sources
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Akademi seni yang terus berkembang setelah berdirinya pada rentang 1940-an-1950-an menghasilkan tiga pusat seni rupa modern Indonesia. Pertentangan ini justru melahirkan letupan-letupan gaya, mulai dari berdirinya institusi
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Art academies, which continued to develop after their establishment in the 1940s-1950s, produced three Indonesian modern art centres. This opposition actually gave birth to various styles, starting from the establishment of the institutions
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Bila membicarakan tentang sejarah seni rupa modern Indonesia, kita tidak akan pernah bisa melepaskannya dari gejolak sosial dan politik yang berjalan bersamaan dengannya. Sejarah seni rupa modern di Indonesia mungkin terbilang lebih rumit dibanding sejarah seni Barat
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When we talk about the history of Indonesian modern art, we will never be able to separate it from the social and political turmoil that went along with it. The history of modern art in Indonesia may be somewhat more complicated
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Berapa banyak perempuan perupa Indonesia yang kita kenal? Bagaimana peran perempuan perupa dalam seni rupa Indonesia? Dari masa ke masa, sejumlah perempuan perupa telah mencetak berbagai pencapaian
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How many Indonesian women artists do we know? What is the role of women artists in the Indonesian art scene? Curator Grace Samboh said that the problems of women artists in the history of art can be understood by taking out the word “artists”
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Belakangan ini, kita banyak melihat selebriti papan atas Indonesia, seperti Ivan Gunawan dan Roy Kiyoshi, yang mengoleksi boneka arwah. Padahal, boneka arwah sudah ada cukup lama, misalnya Luk Thep yang sudah ada sejak abad ke-19
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Many top Indonesian celebrities, such as Ivan Gunawan and Roy Kiyoshi, are starting to collect spirit dolls. In fact, spirit dolls have been around for a long time; think Luk Thep which has existed since the 19th century
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Dewan Kesenian Jakarta pada Jumat (17 Desember) mengutarakan keresahannya terhadap kinerja Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta Iwan Henry Wardhana
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The Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) last Friday (17 December) expressed its concern about the performance of the head of the DKI Jakarta Culture Office, Iwan Henry Wardhana
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Semua berawal dari perburuan yang dilakukan pemerintah atas seniman di balik mural “Jokowi: 404 Not Found”. Selanjutnya, pemerintah menindak berbagai mural “kritis”
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It all started with the authorities’ hunt for the artist behind the “Jokowi: 404 Not Found” mural. Next thing we know, the government is cracking down on “critical” murals
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Sebuah karya seni tidak begitu saja bermanifestasi dan dianggap sebagai seni murni tepat setelah sang seniman menciptakannya. Butuh usaha dan waktu agar karya tersebut cukup bernilai untuk diperdagangkan
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An artwork does not simply manifest and be considered a form of fine art right after the artist created it. For it to be valuable enough to be traded, effort and time are needed
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Dengan matinya distribusi album fisik dan makin bertambahnya media yang tersedia untuk beriklan, apakah musik masih membutuhkan sampul album?
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With the death of the physical distribution of music and more media available to use for advertising, does music still need album covers?
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Fasilitas bersejarah yang direnovasi berhasil menarik pelanggan yang junlahnya semakin meningkat, terutama di daerah perkotaan seperti Jakarta. Tren ini dimulai sejak sekitar tahun 2000
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