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This NASA file image obtained September 4, 2012 shows an artist's rendition of the Voyager spacecraft. September 5, 2012 marks the 35th anniversary of Voyager 1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn.
This NASA file image obtained September 4, 2012 shows an artist's rendition of the Voyager spacecraft. September 5, 2012 marks the 35th anniversary of Voyager 1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn.
Art & Culture

Johann Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space

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.

6 days ago
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Highlighting Kei Imazu’s oeuvre at Museum MACAN in Jakarta

Inspired by the Batavia shipwreck incident in the 1600s, the exhibition underscores the lasting colonial impact alongside Jakarta’s pressing environmental challenges.

1 week ago
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French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81

The 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.

2 weeks ago

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Chronicling crisis through a photo lens

The annual World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition in Jakarta’s Erasmus Huis cultural center highlights various crises of our times in vivid colors.

2 years ago
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Indonesia Bertutur celebrates the past in modern artforms

From video mapping to theatrical showings, artists across disciplines reinterpret Indonesia’s culture at the country’s biggest art exhibition in Magelang, Central Java.

2 years ago
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COVID-19 curbs leave Hong Kong musicians on their 'last dollar'

The coronavirus has battered live performances around the world, especially in the first 18 months of the pandemic, but nowhere has that hardship lasted longer than in Hong Kong.

2 years ago
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Brad Pitt unveils his sculptures at a first art show

In the actor's first-ever public art exhibition, Brad Pitt has unveiled his sculptures in a lakeside art museum in Finland, the gallery said on Monday.

2 years ago
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South Korea’s Busan National Gugak Center charms with traditional performances

The traveling South Korean band of performers showcased their country’s traditional dances and songs in front of Indonesian and Korean audiences.

2 years ago
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Qatar-based sound artist says it’s time to slow down and listen

Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes—all these form part of what Qatar-based sound artist Guillaume Rousere calls his "sound art". 

2 years ago
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Gaza farmer unearths Byzantine-era mosaic

A giant refugee girl puppet, known as "Little Amal," walked around New York City's Times Square on Friday, raising awareness of the plight of displaced children seeking safety across borders.

2 years ago
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Kelompok Seni Gotong Royong reevaluates Balinese art collectives

During a crisis, human ingenuity comes to the fore. Kelompok Seni Gotong Royong, a new Balinese art collective adopting cultural philosophies began in 2020 in response to the global economic downturn resulting from the pandemic. Its initial objective was to feed the families of the group’s members. This vision has evolved into community art and cultural education and sharing with those in need. 

2 years ago
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Bunga Rampai exhibition chronicles modern Indonesian art

A retrospective of Indonesian paintings from the late 1980s to the 2000s chronicles the medium’s role in shaping the country’s modern art scene.

2 years ago
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Bandung Photography Triennale 2022 highlights the future of the Earth

An impending sense of doom – the first Bandung Photography Triennale opens strong with a bleak dialectic about the future.

2 years ago
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New Wave film director Jean-Luc Godard has died

Godard was among the world's most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as "Breathless" and "Contempt", which pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday.

2 years ago
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Art world to mark 50 years since Picasso’s death

From the Prado museum to the Pompidou Centre and New York's Met, the art world has mobilized to stage "an unprecedented" 42 exhibitions marking 50 years since Picasso's death, officials said on Monday. 

2 years ago
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JIPFest returns to celebrate visual storytelling from around the world

Indonesia’s most prominent photography festival is back, exhibiting eponymous revival photos. 

2 years ago
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Hidden items found in Vermeer’s famed ‘Milkmaid’ painting

A hidden jug holder and basket are found in Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famous painting The Milkmaid.

2 years ago
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ART SG 2023 connects collectors with leading international galleries

Southeast Asia’s most prominent art event encapsulates a critical meeting point for international galleries, collectors and key art players.  

2 years ago
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Prison life, slavery inspires South African artist at contemporary expo

South African artist Blessing Ngobeni first picked up a paintbrush during a nine-year stint in prison, drawing fellow inmates and birthday cards to "kill time".  

2 years ago
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New York Fashion Week kicks off with Proenza Schouler, Men's Day

This year's New York Fashion Week will open with emerging designers from New York Men's Day and new collections from Proenza Schouler.

2 years ago
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BBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview

The BBC said Friday it had donated sales proceeds derived from a 1995 interview with Princess Diana to charity after it was found she was tricked into the bombshell expose.

2 years ago
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Princess Diana exhibit in Vegas invites guests to have their own royal wedding

A new exhibition that celebrates the life of the late Princess Diana opens in Las Vegas on Friday, days after the 25th anniversary of her death in a car crash in Paris.

2 years ago
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Creating against the tide: Indonesia's ethnic artists dare to push the bounds

In a country with strong religious underpinnings, Indonesian ethnic artists face unique challenges in pursuing their craft and preserving their cultures.

2 years ago
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Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat

Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.

2 years ago
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French-Indian textile designer brings back Mughal patterns

Textiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant she says was probably designed for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago.

2 years ago
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Bandung long-standing art space introduces annual women artists exhibition

Bandung’s Selasar Sunaryo Art Space’s annual collaborative exhibition titled Titicara offers an expansive discourse on methods through the eyes of women.

2 years ago
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Twenties: Reminiscing the dying art of Indonesian traditional children's games

Indonesian traditional children's games hold special meanings, traditions and origins associated with each of their respective cultures. Here are 20 traditional Indonesian children's games for a nostalgic journey.

2 years ago
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Salihara puppet exhibit wanders beyond imaginative bounds

Jakarta’s Salihara cultural center holds an exhibition of puppets in all shapes and sizes that will let one’s imagination wander.

2 years ago
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Traditional beauty pageant battles to keep pace in modern Ireland

As the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant concluded this week, the contestants in colourful ball gowns swayed as they sang the 19th-century ballad that inspired the competition.

2 years ago
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'The cultural front': Ukraine theatre goes underground

It's an opening night like no other at Mykolaiv's theatre, with the audience ushered down into an underground shelter this week for the first performance since war broke out.

2 years ago
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Indonesia's nonbinary traditions in spotlight amid LGBTQ discrimination

Nonbinary has always been part of our culture. It's time to recognize and embrace it. 

2 years ago
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Thousands throng to Iran museum with Western art masterpieces

Over 20,000 people have flocked to an Iranian museum showcasing renowned Western artists' works, some for the first time -- part of a treasure trove amassed before the Islamic Revolution.

2 years ago