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Edition 112 (Apr-Jun 2013): What is contemporary Indonesian art?

Herstory in art

Herstory in art

Titarubi’s art challenges masculinity in Indonesian visual arts and beyond
Reflections of the soul

Reflections of the soul

Art critics welcome exhibition of edgy works on Islamic themes
West Java’s village of painting

West Java’s village of painting

Artists from the famed village of Jelekong are unsure about what the future holds
Preserving landscapes

Preserving landscapes

Budi Brahmantyo continues a lineage of scientific art for which West Java’s natural resour...
Art and the city

Art and the city

Indonesian artists are using new media to rethink urban space
Soft diplomacy in heavy metal

Soft diplomacy in heavy metal

Indonesia’s liberal art scene attracts adventurous Australian artists
Everything is allowed

Everything is allowed

The generation of artists rising after Reformasi is failing to create meaning outside the ...

Weekly Articles

Cutting trees, not traditions

Cutting trees, not traditions

5 DAYS AGO  |  Merryn Lagaida

The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers
Review: From the dark side

Review: From the dark side

5 DAYS AGO  |  John Roosa

Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom

Legislating against the supernatural

Legislating against the supernatural

13 DAYS AGO  |  Nicholas Herriman

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery
Reviews: Flipping the national story of 1965

Reviews: Flipping the national story of 1965

20 DAYS AGO  |  Gerry van Klinken

Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past

An interview with Joshua Oppenheimer

An interview with Joshua Oppenheimer

26 DAYS AGO  |  Jess Melvin2

The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror
Review: When perpetrators speak

Review: When perpetrators speak

27 DAYS AGO  |  Jess Melvin

Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity for ...

Review: An act of manipulation?

Review: An act of manipulation?

1 MONTHS AGO  |  Robert Cribb

Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is a bold, disturbing and ultimately unsatisfactory exploration of the place of violence in modern Indonesia
'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

1 MONTHS AGO  |  Ron Hatley

In 2012 significant new information exposed critical truths about the 1965 massacres in Indonesia, but there remain major obstacles to recovery and re...

Inside Indonesia: Conception and birth

Inside Indonesia: Conception and birth

1 MONTHS AGO  |  John Waddingham

One of the founders of Inside Indonesia reflects on the origins and earliest days of the magazine
Coins for the KPK

Coins for the KPK

1 MONTHS AGO  |  Sofie Arjon Schütte

A public donation campaign shames the national legislature into supporting Indonesia’s premier anti-corruption agency
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Festival Mata Air 2007

 

In 2007, Festival Mata Air took place in Pancuran and Kalitaman, in Salatiga, Central Java. This is an archive video from the Festival with interviews with some of the organisers.

 

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