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Art and design

Helsinki: The Design Capital

To the Finns, design is much more than just something pretty – after all, Helsinki was the 2012 World Design…

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  • The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art: Creating a myth

    Celebrating 20 years since its inception, the seventh Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art opened its doors at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Australia, showcasing a major presence of…

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  • Painting his world, his way

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    “I was left behind by my hands,” Sabar Subadri wrote in the catalogue of his current solo painting exhibition Natura Esoterika at the Jogja Gallery in Yogyakarta.

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  • A tranquil house of art

    On a Sunday afternoon where people were rushing to the beach to catch the sunset at Seminyak Beach, there is a serene atmosphere inside the home of Guy Bedarida.

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  • Art on the ‘Threshold’

    For most Indonesian bureaucrats, it would be hard to arrive at retirement age, for one loses power, influence and income.

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  • A tribute to Julian Sihombing

    Antara Photo Gallery (GFJA) presents an exhibition that features the work of senior photographer Julian Sihombing. Despite the pouring rain, the hall of the exhibition that opened on Jan. 15…

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  • La Brea Matrix: The beauty of banality

    A photograph is not just a moment captured on film, but it is rather a moment that is composed. It is the art of immortalizing moments, capturing events to create…

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  • Young gamelan players preserve the traditional ensemble

    The beauty of gamelan, from Bali, Java or other parts of Indonesia which have similar sets of instruments, is well-known globally, especially among the “world music” community.

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  • On view

    Pintor Sirait's 'Me and My Family' is one of many large-scale artworks by Indonesian artists being exhibited at the Art Stage Singapore's Indonesian Pavilion. The art fair runs until Jan.…

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  • ‘Kain kerek’: The art that runs in the family

    In Kerek, East Java, families weave and paint their batik. Indonesia is famous for its traditional craft of batik making. Crafting batik is a labor intensive process, which requires skill…

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  • Delightful domes of debris

    It begins with a pile of old construction material stacked away in a warehouse, and then comes a multifunctional structure that has been uniquely designed, a pleasure to look at…

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