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The generation of artists rising after Reformasi is failing to create meaning outside the art market
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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.
Preserving landscapes
Budi Brahmantyo continues a lineage of scientific art for which West Java’s natural resources have provided the subject
West Java’s village of painting
The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers
Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery
Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror
