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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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Amero Jewellery launches Borobudur-inspired ‘Lavani’ collection

Local jewelry company Amero launches latest collection, inspired by the Borobudur Temple.

2 years ago
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Cross-cultural Jakarta textile installation promotes stronger diplomatic ties

A cross-cultural fashion exhibition with a diplomatic bent called Karpet Merah Jagantara, which brought new combinations of traditional local fabrics and international forms to South Jakarta, concluded on Tuesday.

2 years ago
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Transcending light: Expanding cultural reach of ‘Damar Kurung’ lanterns

Light art and interdisciplinary artist Novan Effendy talks about his approach to preserving Damar Kurung lanterns and expanding the meaning of the cultural object native to Gresik, East Java.

2 years ago
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Ukraine’s punk poet sees victory for ‘transformed’ homeland

Six months on from the start of the war, writer Serhiy Zhadan believes that Ukraine will win against Russia thanks to the courage and extraordinary mobilization of its citizens.

2 years ago
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Making traditional Asiatic bows with Indonesia's bowyers

Although Indonesia is better known for its keris, kelewang, parang and other types of short daggers, many hobbyists find leisure in bow making.

2 years ago
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Art market pushes on with rocky crypto romance

The closest most people get to owning a world-famous artwork is to buy a cheap poster from a gallery, but art dealers are determined to harness technology to draw in new collectors.

2 years ago
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'It's wonderful,' say riverside booksellers as tourists return to Paris

At the very heart of Paris, former sailor Rachid Bouanou opens a large green wooden crate mounted on a wall overlooking the Seine, and carefully sets out the old second-hand books he keeps in there to sell to visitors strolling by.

2 years ago
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Truly tasteless: Japan's plastic food artists get creative

From the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo.

2 years ago
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Art market pushes on with crypto romance

Anaida Schneider, a former banker based in Switzerland, is among those promoting new ownership schemes -- for a small fee, investors can buy a digital chunk of a painting and share in the profits when she sells.

2 years ago
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Academy unearths long-lost ‘race films’ in Black cinema exhibit

Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971, opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, charts key moments in black film history that were either ignored by mainstream Hollywood studios and audiences in their day, or have been long forgotten.

2 years ago
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Sinta Tantra gets up close and personal in Constellations of Beings

The British artist of Balinese descent delves into the familial with her first solo exhibition in Jakarta.  

2 years ago
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Swiss artist sculpts sprawling model castle on dried river bank

Swiss artist Francois Monthoux's annual project to build clay sculptures on the banks of Switzerland's Toleure river has sprawled into a captivating castle complex this year as the drought afflicting Europe allows him to extend his dream world.

2 years ago
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Daughter swindles mother of over $100 m in artwork: Police

Brazilian national Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested on Wednesday on allegations she was part of a bizarre scheme to defraud her 82-year-old mother, Genevieve Boghici, the wife of the late art collector Jean Boghici, out of money, artwork and jewelry totaling some 724 million reais (US$142.42 million).

2 years ago
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Emerging Balinese artist Gede Sukarya reinvigorates an ancient medium

Gede Sukarya has a natural affinity with cows, a highly revered animal in his culture and village of Bulian, North Bali. His exploration into the potential of cowhide, outside of the iconic traditional conventions, realizes new possibilities in contemporary art expressions.

2 years ago
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London museum to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

London's Horniman Museum on Sunday said that it would return dozens of artifacts looted by British soldiers in Nigeria, including 12 of the famed Benin Bronzes.

2 years ago
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‘If not now, when?’: The survival and revival of the elusive Lampung language

As many people from other regions in Indonesia migrate to Lampung, the local language strives to survive in its homeland. 

2 years ago
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'Living Sculpture' Daniel Lismore brings wearable art to London

British artist Daniel Lismore's monumental pieces of "wearable art" featuring everything from rubbish to elaborate headgear studded with jewels took center stage at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday.

2 years ago
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Straight shooters: Making traditional arrows with Indonesia's fletchers

Studies have confirmed the earliest evidence of archery dates back 64,000 years ago with the finding of quartz arrowheads in Sidubu Cave, present-day South Africa. Since then, bows and arrows have continued to develop throughout the world.

2 years ago
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Three colonial-era burials found in pre-Hispanic Peru sanctuary

A team of Peruvian archaeologists uncovered three burials from the Spanish colonial period on top of a pre-Hispanic temple, which may be up to 500 years old.

2 years ago
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Hong Kong mahjong carver among the last of his kind

Hand carving playing tiles for the popular Chinese game used to be a source of income for many, but the introduction of much cheaper machine-made sets whittled away at their customer base and turned their work into a rarity.

2 years ago
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ARTJOG Festival puts forth inclusivity and solidarity

With the theme Expanding Awareness, the 2022 ARTJOG Festival highlights the work of artists from all walks of life, including the young and disabled, to emphasize inclusiveness and shared humanity.

2 years ago
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Syria's last traditional boat-makers keep ancient craft afloat

Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat he built by hand, toiling under the scorching sun on Syria's Mediterranean coast to preserve a disappearing ancient skill.

2 years ago
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Deadly elephant virus stalks Zurich zoo

A deadly virus has swept through Zurich's zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop its spread.

2 years ago
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Tracing Indonesian-Australian ties through historical objects

A joint Indonesian-Australian exhibition uses historical objects to rethink the ties and connections between the two countries, as well as their colonial histories.

2 years ago
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From war to peace: Vietnam's rubber sandals march on

Made from recycled military truck or aircraft tyres, Vietnam's hand-made rubber sandals have travelled vast distances over the decades.

2 years ago
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'God, give us rain' – Romanian monastery prays for end to drought

Iulia Coleasa, an 81-year-old who relies on her small plot for food, traveled 15 kilometers in searing heat to a monastery in southern Romania on Sunday to join a service praying for rain.

2 years ago
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Building With Nature exhibition highlights sustainable houses for a greener planet

Erasmus Huis Jakarta presents an expo on sustainable buildings for a better world. 

2 years ago
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‘Luffy himself’: ‘One Piece’ author remains child at heart

He is the creator of one of the world's best-known manga, but One Piece author Eiichiro Oda shuns stardom with a carefree attitude that evokes the beloved hero of his work.

2 years ago
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Twenties: 20 exquisite traditional fabrics of Indonesia

'Twenties' is a column in which we give our top 20 list of anything and everything of interest, from food and history to pop culture, lifestyle and more.

2 years ago
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'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroad

As a teenager stuck in Hong Kong's pressure-cooker school system, Eric Yip found his escape in writing poetry -- never dreaming that one day he would win a top prize halfway across the world.

2 years ago