We The Fest 2020 Virtual Home Edition Line-up
We The Fest 2020 Virtual Home Edition by Ismaya Live on 26 and 27 September 2020 has announced a series...
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Discovering and Uplifting the Local Art Scene One Step at a Time
Indonesian culture is, without a doubt, mesmerising. Tourists will find themselves immersed in centuries-old or contemporary artefacts, sculptures, paintings, and...
Lee Man Fong’s “Margasatwa dan Puspita Indonesia” Restored
Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta has restored the phenomenal painting of Lee Man Fong entitled “Margasatwa dan Puspita Indonesia” (1913–1988). As...
Why Should Everyone Paint Online?
In the simplest terms, art-based therapy is a psychotherapy that makes use of the art process instead of more traditional...
Art Therapists Are Not Art Teachers
Boredom can get the best of people, leading them to escape into old, forgotten hobbies and to discover new skills....
Students Express Art at Global Jaya Art Expo 2020
Life imitates art. This is a phrase that attaches to an event in the real world, inspired by creative work....
JIS: Diversity Brings Excellence In and Outside of School
Indonesia Expat was delighted to have spoken with Dr Tarek Razik back in 2017 when he was still the newly...
Global Jaya School: For Passion of the Arts
Global Jaya School (GJS) was first established in 1995 as an International School located in Bintaro, South Tangerang, a suburb...
Come and Experience Jakarta’s Biggest Interactive Art Exhibition
Jakarta’s biggest interactive art exhibition has landed, courtesy of teamLab Future Park. The project is the culmination of a collaboration...
Museum Macan Welcomes Chinese Artist
Renowned Chinese artist Xu Bing has enriched art enthusiasts in Jakarta with his first and biggest retrospective exhibition in South...
Art Jakarta Fair 2019 Officially Unveiled in JCC
The annual contemporary Art Jakarta Fair was officially opened on 30th August 2019. This year, the fair is being held...
The Soul of Padang is on the Streets
The streets on the edge of Padang’s Chinatown are crumbling. The various states of disrepair range from shutters swinging in...
Top 10 Most Expensive Indonesian Paintings
Four artists (Raden Saleh, Hendra Gunawan, Sindudarsono Sudjojono and Lee Man Fong) produced most of the top 10 most expensive...
Unique Artworks in Cirebon: Through a Glass Brightly
Pity the casual tourist seeking the offbeat attraction, the singular artefact, the exceptional craftwork. In Bali – no problem. Signs...
Borobudur Under the Full Moon Captured by Caroline and Hughes Dubois
High above the Parisian skyline in the traditional student quarter of Paris, the Dubois studio and apartment is flooded by...
Tribal Ink: Writing Stories on Human Skin
In the early days of Indonesia’s independence, the largely urban, Dutch-educated political elite had strong notions and clear ideas of...
Rob Pearce: An Artist’s Day
Rob Pearce came to Indonesia in 1990 as an English teacher and has since then become a sought-after, internationally recognised...
The Role of Contemporary Art Museums in Indonesian Society
With the recent opening of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jakarta, its Director Aaron Seeto reflects on...
Art Deco in Indonesia
The term “Art Deco” was named after the unique and modern visual style exhibited in Paris in 1925 during the...
When Indonesia and Japan Take Centre Stage
Indonesia and Japan are solidifying their bilateral relationship by co-producing a theatre show, directed by Japanese theatre maestro Tadashi Suzuki....
Indonesian Cartoonists Show Off Record-Breaking 1,000 Artworks on Corruption
The Indonesian Cartoonists Association (Pakarti) teamed up with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to showcase a record-breaking 1,000 cartoon artworks...