But the world-famous waltz truly travelled among the stars on Saturday when the European Space Agency's antenna broadcast a live performance of it into space to celebrate the composer's 200th birthday.
4 days agoInspired by the Batavia shipwreck incident in the 1600s, the exhibition underscores the lasting colonial impact alongside Jakarta’s pressing environmental challenges.
1 week agoThe photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, capturing with his lens human tragedies such as famine, wars and mass exoduses.
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2 years agoHidden deep in northern Denmark's Rold Forest, a sprawling top secret nuclear bunker is opening to the public for the first time.
2 years agoAw Boon Haw, one of the original 'crazy rich Asians', created Haw Par Villa to teach people the value of good karma.
2 years agoThousands of Thai army cadets, university students and a handful of volunteers performed a record-breaking Muay Thai "wai khru" ceremony on Monday.
2 years agoThree up-and-coming Indonesian artists revealed their skills in transcending the boundaries between artistic forms and the subconscious
2 years ago"Water Serpents II," which depicts nymphs grappling with a red serpent, was completed in 1907 during Klimt's so-called golden period, when he embraced the gold-leaf techniques he is known for today.
2 years agoDeath, mental illness, gender identity – nothing is off limits for emerging photographer and visual artist Arjuna Asa.
2 years agoThe sketch artists grouped in KamiSketsa 's capture the quieter, more tranquil sides to Jakarta and other cities that are often drowned out by the hustle and bustle of urban life across the nation.
2 years agoOn his first-ever visit to Indonesia for IdeaFest 2022, global artist Takashi Murakami from Japan talked about his pursuit of more art, a life of purpose and a peaceful death.
2 years agoThe town of Darra Adamkhel is part of the deeply conservative tribal belt where decades of militancy and drug-running in the surrounding mountains earned it a reputation as a "wild west" waypoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2 years agoRenowned poet, essayist, playwright and editor Goenawan Mohamad presents his first exhibition of prints, created during his artist-in-residence program at the DEVFTO Printmaking Institute.
2 years agoThe piece by Artemisia Gentileschi, the Italian Baroque's trailblazing woman artist, is undergoing a months-long restoration to rediscover her original vision, hidden for centuries under a thick layer of strategically placed paint.
2 years agoExploring notions of social and cultural identity based on ethnicity, nationality and religion, Chiharu Shiota’s work greets Museum MACAN's visitors with contemplations and epiphanies.
2 years agoWith Israeli forces raiding Jenin repeatedly in recent months, the Freedom Theatre's ability to provide residents with respite is under growing strain.
2 years agoA solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Andra Semesta traced his artistic development through the years.
2 years agoThe Art.The.Fact! Suku Bangsa Bahari Nusantara exhibition features many aspects of the maritime people of South Sulawesi and Madura.
2 years agoA dozen women, sitting on the floor of a workshop inland from Essaouira, a port town on Morocco's Atlantic coast, work to deftly shell argan nuts, crush them and extract the oil.
2 years agoThe artwork, depicting a woman in a gas mask and a dressing gown holding a fire extinguisher, was taken off a wall in the town of Hostomel on Dec. 2, according to officials.
2 years agoMany people have been getting ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve, which coincides with the ‘malam Minggu’ (Saturday night) fever this week. While most people around the world will be marking the transition from 2022 to 2023 with a fireworks show or countdown parties, the unique traditions below have a special significance for Indonesians.
2 years agoAt the Fashion X AI show in Hong Kong, attendees noticed a certain "alien" quality about the new clothes modelled on the event's narrow catwalk - and the designs were, in fact, not entirely human.
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2 years agoIndonesia’s NFT scene is seeking to weather the collapse of cryptocurrency markets, as a number of artists have kept the country front and center in the medium’s global scene.
2 years agoAuction house Christie's on Monday announced record sales of US$8.4 billion in 2022, outshining its rival Sotheby's, which also posted its best-ever result at $8 billion for the year.
2 years agoA unique exhibition and book titled Aristocrat, featuring outcasts of society, radiates light on the potency of the human spirit.
2 years agoA watercolor painting exhibition at the National Gallery of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, shows the viability of this old-school medium in an art scene dominated by NFT images, digital media and video collages.
2 years agoBali’s art exhibition addresses environmental and social issues that were discussed in this year’s G20.
2 years agoDebate raged in France Tuesday over whether a star graphic novelist should be feted at a top comics festival despite work accused of evoking paedophilia and incest.
2 years agoSelasar Sunaryo Art Space’s "Pulang Pada Tanah" exhibition explores the experiences of eight artists in rediscovering their connection with the earth and the quintessence of life.
2 years agoJapan chose the kanji character for war on Monday as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.
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