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Edition 112 (Apr-Jun 2013): What is contemporary Indonesian art?
What is contemporary Indonesian art?
Adrian Vickers
Indonesia’s radical artists contend with rivals reflecting ethnic, religious and economic agendas
While politics has dominated the foreground of Indonesian art, the country’s contemporary art world faces a struggle between art’s engagement with society and the forces of commercialisation.
West Java’s village of painting
Artists from the famed village of Jelekong are unsure about what the future holds
Preserving landscapes
Budi Brahmantyo continues a lineage of scientific art for which West Java’s natural resour...
Everything is allowed
The generation of artists rising after Reformasi is failing to create meaning outside the ...
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Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s
Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s
Photography Competition
This year Inside Indonesia commemorates its 30th anniversary. To celebrate this occasion, we are pleased to launch the Inside Indonesia Photography Competition. The competition calls for images that reflect the organisation's broad interest in social, political and environmental issues.
The competition opens April 1.
We aim to raise awareness about the diversity of Indonesian society, and about the struggles of those Indonesians who aim to achieve greater democracy, human rights, gender and racial equality, tolerance and environmental sustainability
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6 days ago I too have suspicions that the 9/11 attacks were an anti-Muslim conspiracy. There are photographs of ...
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