Tag: Angki Purbandono

‘Dipping in the Kool Aid’ highlights collaborations between contemporary artists & inmates of Bali prisons

by Richard Horstman

                                           Pixel Buddha – Rodney Glick What is the value of human life? How does our society appraise personal endeavour, imagination and creativity when the priority of doctors and medical staff in hospitals is the preservation of life? Governments and penal systems assess prisoners as having little to contribute to community, some electing to terminate … Continue reading ‘Dipping in the Kool Aid’ highlights collaborations between contemporary artists & inmates of Bali prisons

Exhibition highlights the collaborations between contemporary artists and inmates of Bali prison

by Richard Horstman

              Inmates participating in art making workshop at Klungkung jail. In early April this year Australian contemporary artist, Mary Lou Pavlovic, was advised by the apexart gallery New York that the proposal she’d written in response to their open call Apex Franchise Exhibition, offering four funded exhibition opportunities, had been successful. Pavlovic ranked third out … Continue reading Exhibition highlights the collaborations between contemporary artists and inmates of Bali prison

Reviewing ART|JOG|10

by Richard Horstman

             Fashion As A Weapon, 2017 – Hendra “Blangkon” Priyadhani How may we define Indonesian art? Unlike other nations, Indonesia is without an international standard museum as a foundation through which its distinct art narratives and identity may be imparted internationally, and locally. We can, however, reference a different platform ART|JOG, the art fair that … Continue reading Reviewing ART|JOG|10

ART|JOG|10 – Changing Perspective

by Richard Horstman

Yogyakarta artists work on the R.J Katamsi statue, a project designed and overseen by Wahyu Santoso, honouring the artist, and one of the founders, and the president director of Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI), the first fine arts campus in Indonesia, opened in 1950 (now known as ISI). The work will be erected at the … Continue reading ART|JOG|10 – Changing Perspective

Previewing Indonesian Modern & Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sale

by Richard Horstman

The 1-5 April Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales, a highly anticipated auction on the 2017 global calendar, inevitably will draw increased global attention to the Asian region. Sotheby’s first conducted sales in Hong Kong in 1972. For the first time however, works by iconic Western contemporary artists Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat and Damien Hirst … Continue reading Previewing Indonesian Modern & Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sale