At the back of the canvas

A special presentation in ARTJOG 2023 Motif: Lamaranof Kustiyah’s works (b. Probolinggo, 1935; d. Yogyakarta, 2012)by Hyphen— “Kustiyah, an ASRI student, painted the scenery of Tegal beach.” This was what accompanied a portrait in SIASAT magazine, issue 484th, September 1956. Submitted by a resident of Kalibuntu, Tegal, the portrait depicted a young woman painting on […]

Sayap Malaikat Danarto

oleh Hairus Salim HS Sosok-sosok bersayap, berpendar cahaya, dengan tubuh yang perkasa, yang dilambari dengan aroma wangi bunga, muncul tiba-tiba, terbang dan menari-nari, menyapa seorang anak yang rumahnya baru digusur, menemani anak-anak yang suntuk tenggelam di ruang sekolah untuk bermain di taman, membela seorang kiai yang hendak dibunuh seorang preman, memandu sebuah keluarga dalam perjalanan […]

Kustiyah, et al: As if there is no sun

A girl is painting the scenery of the ocean and several boats. Dressed in long bright-colored pants and loose long-sleeved top, her long black hair was braided. The girl shifts poses while she paints. Sometimes she would sit down on the grass, sometimes she’d squat; whatever works to paint, really. An angle of this scenery […]

Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Unravelling Indonesia’s national history through its visual representations

Edhi Sunarso may well be the only artist who worked with all regimes, all throughout the time, including after Reformasi. Artists from Sukarno’s era are generally attached, or associated in whatever ways, to the Indonesia Communist Party or its cultural under-bow, LEKRA. This means that during Soeharto’s regime, they would have been either annihilated, silenced, […]

Four images and a short story

Towards Moelyono’s retrospective exhibition in 2018 In December 2015, Grace interviewed Bonyong Munni Ardhi about his fight against what they call as ‘the old art of Indonesia’ in the 1970s. With a couple of his peers, he was part of the influential Indonesia New Art Movement (1975-1989) that began right after they sent a flower […]

List of SENI RUPA BARU exhibitions

We have been working on this Seni Rupa Baru research since 2013. Now, we are finally in the process of editing the new 11 essays! They are: Amanda K. Rath; Bambang Bujono; Patrick D. Flores; Hendro Wiyanto; TK Sabapathy; Nuraini Juliastuti; Aminuddin TH Siregar; Mahardika Yudha; Brigitta Isabella and Syafiatudina; and ourselves, Hyphen. Facts, news and essays from within […]

Seni Rupa Indonesia: Sakit atau Sehat? (22 Desember 2002-

Harian Kompas, Minggu, 22 Desember 2002, hlm: 18 Enam “Kesakitan” Seni Rupa Indonesia 2002 Oleh Mikke Susanto, pengamat seni rupa, tinggal di Yogyakarta MENGGAMBARKAN sebuah catatan peristiwa tahunan atau aktivitas yang terjadi selama setahun terakhir kini menjadi satu pemetaan yang telah dianggap penting. Kajian seperti ini, mau tak mau, akan memberi gambaran yang lebih terjangkau […]

Danarto – timeline