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Online tour sites for stay-at-home wanderlust

Activities 6 years ago

Online tour sites for stay-at-home wanderlust

There are many virtual tours to visit online when you are snug inside the protection of your own home, while making a bucket list of where to go when the crisis dies out.

'The street is a blank canvas': Street artists brighten up local communities in Jakarta

City 6 years ago

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'The street is a blank canvas': Street artists brighten up local communities in Jakarta

"The street is a blank 'canvas' on which anyone can freely inscribe meaning. However, freedom is not without cost - there is an ongoing negotiation or even confrontation in the public space. Laymen and artists can create visual objects on the streets, but the government can erase them while corporations relentlessly pursue advertising space," wrote Andang Kelana, the director of Visual Jalanan, on his website andangkelana.com.

Street art creates a splash of new life for Lisbon barrio

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Street art creates a splash of new life for Lisbon barrio

In a poor neighborhood north of Lisbon, tourists contemplate a huge mural of a black woman pulling off a white mask -- a potent symbol in a "no-go" neighborhood that has been transformed by art.

Medan street art becomes iconic tribute to Tapanuli orangutans

National 7 years ago

Medan street art becomes iconic tribute to Tapanuli orangutans

Stunning street art depicting orangutans created by globally renowned artists have become an icon of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, the province where the rarest ape in the world, Pongo tapanuliensis, live and where their numbers are dwindling.

Gardu House: A hub for creative spirits

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Gardu House: A hub for creative spirits

One of Gardu House’s main goals is to become a place where the many, disparate creative minds in the country can turn to their passions for a real source of income.

Snoopy and Charlie Brown become street art stars

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Snoopy and Charlie Brown become street art stars

The first of a series of huge street art projects featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts gang was unveiled in Paris on Saturday.

Mural artists showcase multidimensional Indonesia

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Mural artists showcase multidimensional Indonesia

Some of the best Indonesian mural artists will have their works showcased in the United States as part of the “Voyage to Indonesia” 2018 program.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Love over hate

International visual artists are creating murals in Bali, Kupang and Yogyakarta to promote tolerance in the wake of racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Bali's unstoppable rise of street art

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Bali's unstoppable rise of street art

“Street art could make a city, especially ones being infected by colorful but meaningless commercial billboards, a healthier place to live,” Warih said.

Street sculpture project takes over Yogyakarta's Kotabaru

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Street sculpture project takes over Yogyakarta's Kotabaru

Kotabaru was chosen as the venue because of the complexities of its landscape, history, and social and economic development.

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