TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Snapshots: Indonesia, Russia exhibit 70 years of friendship
Paintings and historical archives bearing witness to Indonesia and Russia’s close friendship are on display for two weeks at an exhibition in Jakarta to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations.
Change Size
Russian artist and curator Vladimir Anisimov (center) gives a press tour before the opening of the Necklace of Equator art exhibition, which commemorates 70 years of Indonesian-Russian diplomatic relations, at the National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday. (JP/Apriza Pinandita)
P
aintings and historical archives bearing witness to Indonesia and Russia’s close friendship are on display for two weeks as an exhibition in Jakarta has kicked off to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between the partners.
Eighty-five paintings by 10 Russian artists and some rare photographs taken from Indonesia’s National Archives (Arsip Nasional) are exhibited at the National Gallery of Indonesia from Feb. 3–17.
The Necklace of the Equator, jointly hosted by the Russian Embassy in Jakarta and the Foreign Ministry, showcases Indonesian culture through the eyes of the artists, most of whom lived in or visited the archipelago some 20 years ago.
Russian artist Vladimir Anisimov, the curator of the exhibition, said the featured artists all had a special interest in Southeast Asia, leading to their selection to commemorate Russia’s diplomatic ties with countries of the region.
"The paintings have also been exhibited in Russia and have attracted many viewers [there]," Anisimov said while giving a press tour on Monday evening.
During the opening ceremony for the exhibition, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva waxed poetic about the evolution of seven decades of Russian-Indonesian relations.
Mutual trust and a sincere friendship had brought the two nations together and became the basis for Russo-Indonesian bilateral cooperation and interactions on the regional and global stage, the envoy said.
