Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Jakarta New Year Concert 2016 "Opera Highlights" w/ Ananda Sukarlan & friends
Monday, December 21, 2015
XX 1T: XXI Triennale International Exhibition Milan 2016 | 2 April - 12 September | 21st Century: Design After Design
In 2016, after twenty years, the Triennale di Milano International Exhibition makes a comeback. The event was born in Triennale di Milano will be accompanied by International Par-Monza in 1923 and moved to Milan in 1933 to examine the most pressing issues of society.
Its historic venue, Palazzo dell’Arte, is now a benchmark in the cultural life of Milan: it houses the Triennale Design Museum, temporary international exhibitions, a specialised library, a theatre and entertainment spaces for visitors of all ages.
The XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition is an event acknowledged by the BIE (Bureau International des Expositions) and is subject to the restrictions and privileges of its Convention.
The International Exhibition
“21st Century. Design After Design”
With this theme, the Triennale di Milano launches a challenge to the apparent collapse of the contemporary world, its contradictions, inconsistencies and uncertainties.
It aims to propose new “cardinal points” and explore the foundations of culture in the future. To do this, it focuses on projects and on designers to analyse and identify all possible signs of real innovation.
The Venue
The XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition will be held
at Palazzo dell’Arte and at other prestigious venues in Milan as follows:
— Fabbrica del Vapore
— HangarBicocca
— MUDEC - Museum of Cultures
— Diocesan Museum
— Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology
— Palazzo della Permanente
— Politecnico di Milano – Leonardo and Bovisa Campus
— Ex Stecca delle Acciaierie Ansaldo
— IULM University
— Villa Reale, Monza (Triennale’s former historic headquarters)
All these venues are already cultural institutions and host activities that are very popular with the public. They can all be easily reached via public transport.
At each venue, institutional exhibitions and productions by the Triennale di Milano will be accompanied by International Participation, thus creating a coherent path of continuous interest
and attraction.
The spaces will be allocated by the Triennale di Milano to participants according to the themes addressed and the surface areas required and available. Each participant will be allocated a “pre-fitted” space, provided with perimeter walls and connections to the electric mains and Wi-Fi.
How to participate
3 types of participation are foreseen:
1. Official Participation
The participation of Governments (or bodies appointed by governments), from countries receiving an official invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Paolo Gentiloni, and sent through diplomatic channels.
2. Non-Official Participation
The participation of local Institutions and bodies – such as universities and architecture and design centres, as well as cities and regions – that consider it useful for scientific and promotional/cultural purposes to make their contribution to an internationally prestigious platform such as the Triennale di Milano.
3. “Under 35” Participation
The participation of young people (born after 1st November 1980), who are professionals active in the various fields of the project, as well as schools and groups of students.
Why participate
The theme 21st Century. Design After Design, will be a challenge for the design world to focus on new themes and offer solutions to major critical issues that go hand-in-hand with globalisation, technological culture, migration, shifting markets and financial power, and the creation of new scenarios of coexistence.
The Institution
Since its foundation, the Triennale di Milano has been home to intersection and contamination between art and techniques, creativity and technology, tradition and innovation, industry and markets, as well as production and consumption. It has been all this without ever losing sight of aesthetic appeal, the decisive factor for product quality and the production process. The Triennale di Milano has always had a strong inter-disciplinary character. Basing its activities on projects, it has brought together seemingly separate subjects (architecture, design, decorative arts, planning, fashion, videos, industrial production, functional systems and processes) in a single conceptual flow and real representation.
The context
The XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition will be held at a time when Milan and Italy will host a full programme of international events:
— Jubilee, 8 December 2015 – 20 November 2016
— Miart (art fair), 8 – 10 April
— Salone del Mobile (furniture fair), 12 – 17 April
— Venice Biennial of Architecture, 28 May – 27 November
— Champions League, final match, 28 May
— Milano Moda Uomo (men’s fashion show), 18 – 21 June
— ICOM (International Council of Museums), 24th world conference, 3 – 9 July
— Gran Prix, Monza, 4 September
The entire duration of the XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition will be enlivened by daily events – conferences, conventions, performances, workshops, musical and theatrical entertainment – including the following already programmed events:
— ICOM (International Council of Museums), a special day will be held at the Triennale
— World Design Week Summit, 14 April
— IBA’s (International Biennial Association) 3rd General Assembly, 30 May – 2 June, with the participation of Arjun Appadurai, Bruce Mau and John Thackara
— Theatrum Mundi, September 2016, 2-3 days will be dedicated to Art-Performance and the City, with a public conference and the participation of Brian Eno and Richard Sennett
“Under 35” participation
On occasion of the XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition, the Triennale di Milano has decided to collect, map and select the most original and innovative Italian and internation-
al projects in the fields of applied arts (architecture, design, crafts), visual and performing arts (film, music and fashion).
We are looking for professionals aged under 35 (individuals, groups, “collectives”, and schools).
Projects must be produced independently and come under the theme: 21st Century. Design After Design.
All types of projects are accepted, theoretical and concrete, produced in any medium. The selected projects will be organised in an exhibition, according to the type of project, and will be alternated throughout the period of the XXI Triennale di Milano International Exhibition. In addition, a catalogue of the selected projects will be published.
The panel of judges who will select the projects comprises:
Stefano Micelli, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
Richard Sennett, London School of Economics
Silvana Annicchiarico, Triennale Design Museum
Alberto Cavalli, Fondazione Cologni, Milan
Francesco Bombardi, Fab Lab, Reggio Emilia
Fabio D’Agnano, IUAV, Venice
Stefano Maffei, Politecnico di Milano, Milano
Carlo Martino, ADI (Industrial Design Association), Rome
Laura Traldi, journalist and blogger
Financial Details
Triennale assumes all of the costs in terms of organization, pre-setup, consumption and general management of the exhibition space (electricity, wi-fi, routine surveillance, fire protection and cleaning), as well as general promotion and printing the official catalog. Participants are asked to pay a fixed amount of € 600.00 per square meter of space used for the entire duration of the exhibition.
For areas equal to or greater than 200 square meters, the first 100 will be offered free of charge.
Official Participants will benefit from a 35% reduction on the amount due. Under 35 Participants will be assigned small areas for short periods of time, free of charge.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Diskusi Seni ” Seni Rupa Abstrak di Era Kontemporer” Studi Kasus Pameran Tunggal ”Book of Experiences” karya Baron Basuning. Pembicara : Eddy Soetriyono ( Kurator Seni Rupa & Design ) Hari Selasa Tgl 22 Des 2015 Pukul 15.00 Wib. Tempat Cemara 6 Galeri-Museum Jl. Gereja Theresia 9 -11 Menteng.Jakarta Pusat...Pls share...Salam BB
TODAY | Invitation | Group Exhibition MUSE IN ODYSSEY
GROUP EXHIBITION "MUSE IN ODYSSEY"
19 Desember 2015 - 19 January 2016
SRISASANTI GALLERY
Jl. Palagan Tentara Pelajar No. 52 A, Yogyakarta
Boyke Aditya | Dolorosa Sinaga | F.Sigit Santosa | Haris Purnomo
Heri Dono | Koeboe Sarawan | Ivan Sagita | Nasirun | Ronald Manullang
Featuring Young Talented Artists :
Gatot Indrajati | Suroso Isur | Roby Dwi Antono
On Saturday, 19 Desember 2015 at 07.00 pm / 19.00 wib
Writer :
Fery Oktanio
Friday, December 18, 2015
Faisal Habibi's first solo exhibition
5pm on Saturday, Dec 19 2015
Equity Tower 40th Floor Suite E
SCBD Lot 9
Jl Jenderal Sudirman Kav 52-53
Jakarta 12190 Indonesia
+622151402116
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Yogya| Muse in Odyssey
Mengundang Anda pada Opening Pameran Bersama "Muse in Odyssey" , Sabtu, 19 Desember 2015, pukul : 19.00 WIB, venue : Srisasanti Gallery, Jl. Palagan Tentara Pelajar no.52A, Sleman...Seniman yg pameran: Boyke Aditya, Dolorosa Sinaga, F.Sigit Santoso, Haris Purnomo, Heri Dono, Koeboe Sarawan, Ivan Sagita, Nasirun, Ronald Manullang, Gatot Indrajati, Suroso Isur, dan Roby Dwi Antono...Contact person: Fery 081322903168
Menelisik Persoalan di Dunia Animasi dan Games
🔊[hari ini]
PKKH mengundang rekan-rekan sekalian utk hadir dalam Seminar Sesrawung #6 "Menelisik Persoalan di Dunia Animasi dan Games". Hari ini Kamis, 17 Desember 2015 Pkl. 13.00-16.00 di Ruang GONG PKKH UGM. Menghadirkan pembicara:
📌 Bayu Sulistyo (HICCA Studio, Indonesia)
📌 Affath Firdausi (Kayac. Inc, Jepang)
Acara ini akan dimoderatori oleh Lintang Enrico (Waiwai Studio, Indonesia).
Acara ini gratis dan terbuka utk umum 😊
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
ROH Projects - "This is not an apple..." Exhibition Invitation
> ROH is pleased to present Faisal Habibi's first solo exhibition This is not an Apple... After following Faisal's progress these past few years, we have noticed a strong sense of conceptual progression in terms of what he aims to communicate through his works. We were first drawn to his ability to transform objects that people are familiar with, such as chairs, tables, brushes, hammers, and other things we commonly determine to be necessarily utilitarian, into sculptures that appear 'alive', or personified through manipulations of structural configurations. In this show, however, Faisal takes his explorations deeper with regards to associations with material culture embedded within our subconscious states of mind. There is a sense of concision in his work in terms of stripping his works to their most basic of components, and engaging with the viewer's inner psyche. It is no longer the extraction or reduction of function in context of objects that Faisal is most interested in, but rather an exploration of raw forms, colors, and more importantly concepts that call for more natural intellectual interactions. What do these forms symbolize? And where do these ideas originate from? To what extent are we still able to identify relationships between forms as they are reintroduced to us in a new context?
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> The exhibition is curated by Roy Voragen and it will be held from December 19 2015 until January 17 2016 with an opening reception at 5pm on Saturday, December 19 2015 at ROH Projects Gallery, Equity Tower 40th Floor Suite E, SCBD Lot 9, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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> ROH menampilkan pameran tunggal pertama Faisal Habibi bertajuk, ' This is not an apple ... ' .Setelah mengikuti progres Faisal berkarya beberapa tahun terakhir ini kami mengobservasi sebuah perkembangan dari segi konseptual Faisal Habibi untuk berkomunikasi melalui karya-karyanya. Pada awalnya kami tertarik pada kemampuannya untuk merubah objek yang akrab dengan keseharian manusia seperti kursi , meja , kuas , palu , dan hal lain yang pada umumnya memiliki fungsi, menjadi suatu instalasi yang "hidup" , atau dipersonifikasikan melalui manipulasi konfigurasi struktural.
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> Dalam pameran ini , Faisal bereksplorasi lebih dalam pada hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan asosiasi yang tertanam dalam alam bawah sadar pikiran manusia .Ada rasa essensialisme dalam karyanya , atau keringkasan yg padat isinya , dalam mengupas karya-karyanya sampai komponen yang paling mendasar. Karya Faisal tidak lagi merupakan ekstraksi atau pengurangan dari fungsi benda-benda yang paling menarik bagi faisal, tetapi bersifat eksplorasi bentuk baku, warna, dan lebih penting lagi konsep yang menyerukan interaksi intelektual. Apa yang disimbolkan oleh bentuk ini? Dan dari mana ide-ide ini berasal ?Sejauh mana kami dapat mengidentifikasikan hubungan antara bentuk yang diperkenalkan kembali kepada kami dalam konteks berbeda?
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> Pameran ini dikuratori oleh Roy Voragen dan akan berlangsung mulai tanggal 19 Desember 2015 sampai dengan 17 Januari 2016 dengan acara pembukaan tanggal 19 Desember 2015 pukul 17.00 bertempat di Galeri ROH Projects, Equity Tower Lantai 40 Suite E, SCBD Lot 9, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Mapping Bali: an invitation to meet Bruce Granquist this Friday
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LAUNCHING BOOK: " PAISI IN BALI "-10 dec 2015 - 7 PM at RUMAH JAWA - KEMANG - JAKARTA SELATAN -
Monday, December 7, 2015
Pameran Fotografi "70th HistoRI Masa Depan(YOGYA)"
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> 70th HistoRI MASA DEPAN
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> Pembukaan:
> Sabtu, 5 Desember 2015, 19:30 WIB
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> Pameran berlangsung:
> 5-12 Desember 2015
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> Gratis/Terbuka untuk Umum
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> Didukung oleh:
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> Yayasan Bung Karno
> House of Sampoerna
> IPC -Emerging Trade Emerging Indonesia
> Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
> Harapan Prima-Offset Printing
> Paperina-fancy papers for creative people
> Persatuan Filateli Indonesia
> Leica Store Indonesia
> Globe-Digital Imaging
> Garuda Indonesia-The Airline of Indonesia
> Citilink
> Manticore Studio
> MAEN Foundation
> Masyarakat Fotografi Indonesia
> Smartfren
> VSEE
> Blues4Freedom
> Neo Journalism Club
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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Exhibition Mangku Muriati + Teja Astawa : Eternal Line (Sudakara Art Space)
>> MANGKU MURIATI + TEJA ASTAWA : ETERNAL LINE
>> Sudakara Art Space at Sudamala Suites & Villas – Sanur, Bali is pleased to present works by two Balinese artists, Mangku Muriati and Teja Astawa, in an exhibition framed with a title, "Eternal Line". The exhibition presents explorations of wayang painting, yet from opposing perspectives, of which it aims to expand our notions and interpretations of endurance and convention in wayang painting. "Eternal Line" brings together for the first time wayang paintings that, one adhere to the 'Kamasan' style and the other that flout from the practice. Mangku Muriati's wayang paintings are interpretation and explorations based on allegiance to the pakem (strict proscriptions / rules) handed down through hundred of years of generations, whereas Teja Astawa strips the pakem away from his paintings but yet surfaced from iconographies of the pakem. The exhibition opening will be held on 03 December 2015 at 3PM.
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>> Mangku Muriati's composition, although bound to the pakem of Kamasan style, creates a strong distinction of style and explorations to those of her peers' of Kamasan artists. Her works are embodiment of the extravagant and extraordinary sanging (painters; subjects of the royal court during the years of Bali dynasties) aesthetic of Gelgel dynasty (Gelgel period: late 16th century to early 17th century) and Klungkung era (Nine Kingdoms period: late 17th century to early 20th century). "Mangku Muriati's in-depth mastery of the intricacies and the pakem of wayang painting became her platform to play with wayang iconographies; it enabled her to reach spaces of creativity that transcends the perceptions of wayang painting serves as conservative art," explained Wayan Seriyoga Parta, curator of the exhibition. "Eternal Line" exhibition presents series of her works that are themed based on the narrations extracted from the Ramayana and also Mahabharata epics (narrations of Hindu teachings that are widely spread in Indonesia – specially in Java and Bali islands – by the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom of Majapahit from 1273 to 1527), folklores and stretching to feminist and historical & nationality issues. The artist enriched the wayang painting iconographies and themes, and produced her works based on the intention to inflate the exploration space of wayang painting through the pakem of Kamasan style.
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>> A discrete sense of iconographies, yet familiar but still vague if compare to Kamasan wayang painting, that somewhat seems randomly composed with absurdity and humor play into Teja Astawa's paintings. His works depict obscure visions where unconscious memories excerpted spontaneously and fantasies run wild creating borderless narrations of the here and now phenomenon found in everyday life. As Wayan Seriyoga Parta explained, "Narratives in Teja's works are 'pseudo narration' that seems like wayang narrations but in fact the narrations are more subjective and open to diverse of interpretations by the audiences". This is quite a divergence approach to the Kamasan style painting, in which iconographies from Kamasan style are fused into his sphere of creativity, as pointed out by Dr. Siobhan Campbell (Australian expert in Kamasan wayang painting and University of Sydney researcher of Indonesian art and culture) in her essay accompanying the exhibition. In other words, Teja Astawa managed to reincarnate the structures of wayang painting and domesticate them from their collective habitus into his own style and personal language of expression. In this exhibition, works from Teja Astawa are also produced based on iconographies that he found through his observations on Kamasan wayang paintings from their early years, of which he explained that in those early paintings, for example, icons of rock are placed more scattered and the eye shaped cloud icons are more raw compare to the Kamasan paintings produced in the later years.
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>> Historically, the Kamasan wayang paintings were produced for ceremonials or rituals purposes in the Balinese Hindu culture. In her essay, Dr. Siobhan Campbell explained, "The principle function of traditional paintings is for display in temples and compounds … narratives serve a didactic of their devotional function and the stories acquire many layers of meaning in the context of their display." Anthony Forge (Siobhan Campbell, "Anthony Forge in Bali", 2014) said that the art is often called wayang painting (in reference to its shared roots with the shadow-puppet / wayang theater), but as time passed on other terms are also commonly applied, like narrative art, temple art, and in the 1930's (colonial era when the Dutch's political, social and cultural roles influenced the Balinese art development) the term shifted to traditional art in the sense that it was not part of the 'new' or 'modern' art during that time. Since 1970's, what was considered 'modern' in the 30's had become 'traditional' and it 'marginalized' wayang painting to become 'classical' art.
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>> The above condition, along with others such as the general notion of its pakem, has somehow created a misinterpretation of wayang painting as a conservative and 'immobile' art. This notion of wayang painting in 'vegetative' state became one of the backgrounds that urges Sudakara to juxtapose the works from Mangku Muriati and Teja Astawa in the exhibition "Eternal Line". As mentioned, firstly the exhibition aims to explore wayang painting from opposing perspectives, and secondly it aims to expand our notions and interpretations of endurance and convention in wayang painting.
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>> The exhibition will be opened on 3 December, 2015 at 3PM and launched by Sudamala Art & Cultural Dialogue (part of Sudamala's art and cultural appreciation and development programs since 2011) with speakers including : Wayan Seriyoga Parta (Art Curator), Ida Bagus Agastia (Writer and expert in Ancient Javanese Literature), Rain Rosidi (Art Curator and Art Director for Jogja Biennale 2015). Sudakara also has invited Arif Bagus Prasetyo (Art Curator) as the moderator for the dialogue session.
>> Mangku Muriati, Perang Kusamba, 2015
>> Teja Astawa, King's Patrol, 2015
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>> Mangku Muriati (b. 1966, Kamasan, Bali, Indonesia) is a graduate of Fine Art from Udayana University (now the Faculty of Visual Art and Design is part of the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar). She is the daughter of the late Mangku Mura; one of the prominent Kamasan artists of his generation and also the artist who was commissioned to restore the Kamasan paintings at the Kertha Gosa Pavilion, which was the hall of justice that was erected in the 18th century by the Klungkung dynasty. It was through her father's will that Mangku Muriati was assigned to continue the family's legacy as an artist. Her skills and knowledge of Kamasan wayang painting acquired through years of apprenticeship with Mangku Mura and her study at the university has also nurtured her diverse of art perspectives. Not only her father passed down to her the rights to continue the family's legacy in art, but also the duty to continue the family's heirloom of priesthood (pemangku – hence the term and title mangku). This role as priest of their clan temple becomes one of her challenges in life. Too is the role of the Mangku Mura's successor as Kamasan artist, whereupon as was her father, within the Kamasan circles she is someone of an outsider and pusher of boundaries. Despite all, Mangku Muriati's works are now part of the Australian Museum collections and also hung in the homes of both international and national collectors, just as her father's.
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>> Teja Astawa (b. 1971, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia) graduated from the Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (now ISI) Denpasar. Teja Astawa has spent some years in Tuban, which was his birth place, however, grew up mostly in Sanur, Sudamala's own neighbourhood. Sanur is one of Bali's most enduring art and artisanal hubs, where not only it become home for artists such as Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur, Theo Meir, and Miguel Covarrubias but also Sanur has birth some of Bali's finest artists like, Ida Bagus Nyoman Rai, Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia, I Gusti Made Deblog, I Gusti Made Rundu (who significantly contributed to Sanur School of painting), I ketut Rudin, I Soekarja and more. Teja Astawa's works have been extensively showcased in national and international galleries, and museums through exhibitions and art fairs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, South Korea, Beijing, and the Netherland. His works have become part of many private collections in those places and also museums' collections at Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art in South Korea and the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
pameran seni batu
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> Patung & Kreasi Alam
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> 3 – 20 Desember 2015
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> Gallery Kemang 58
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> Jl Kemang raya 58, Jakarta selatan
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Pameran//Art Exhibition "PETRICHOR" 28 Nov - 24 Dec 2015
> A Group Exhibition
> Wangi Artroom
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> Ayu Hapsari Z.
> Mazaya Nazar
> Mutiabunga
> Rara Kuastra
> Rulvi Lazuardi
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> Opening :
> Sabtu, 28 November 2015
> 19.00 wib
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> Officiated by:
> Ayu Arista Murti
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> Performance :
> Tiaswening Maharsi, Satya Prapanca, Pulung Fadjar Febrieka
> Pietter Lennon
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> Aritst Talk :
> Rabu, 2 Desember 2015
> 16.00 wib
> Moderator :
> Gregorius Pintoko Wahyu Jati S.E M.M
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> Lokasi :
> Wangi Artroom // Kedai Koppi Bell
> Jl. Bimo No. 88 Candirejo Sardonoharjo Ngaglik Sleman Kaliurang KM 13
> Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
> Indonesia
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> Mengingat Penelope, Membaca Musim
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> Siapakah Odysseus? Apa yang menarik di Ithaca hingga ia harus pulang? Tanahnya? Kekuasaan yang dimilikinya disana? Atau Penelope? Lantas siapa pula Penelope?
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> Teks cerita petualangan Odysseus berkelindan di kepala saya. Odysseus harus kembali ke Ithaca. Bertaruh atas nasibnya, menghadapi segala tantangan perjalanan. Bisa saja menyempal dari pakem utama, Odysseus memutuskan untuk tidak meneruskan perjalanannya. Bermukim pada sebuah tempat dan mengambil gadis setempat menjadi istrinya. Melupakan Penelope, membuang Ithaca jauh-jauh. Tapi tak, cerita itu mengharu-biru karena ia gigih akan ingatannya. Laci ingatan Odysseus mungkin soal feromon tubuh Penelope, bau mulutnya yang eksotik di pagi hari atau tanah Ithaca yang subur. Hal itu menyedot keinginannya, membatu menjadi cerita epik klasik.
> Manusia adalah modus operandi sejarah karena hanya manusia lah yang sangat menghargai ingatan. Ilmu pengetahuan tumbuh bagai gedung-gedung beton angkuh hasil dari ingatan. Ingatan adalah lumba-lumba yang memberi arah manusia menuju tempat bernama kemajuan. Entah itu kemajuan dari titik sebelumnya dalam peradaban major, atau hanya langkah kecil dalam hidup personal sesorang.
> Pada percepatan peradaban semenjak Guthenberg menemukan mesin cetak pertama, sejarah manusia menjadi ranah publik. Hasil olah pikir dicatat dan didokumentasikan. Dan semenjak itu pula manusia menemui sisi gelapnya, berbincang dengannya dan mungkin menggaulinya setiap malam. Sisi gelap yang hanya ada saat manusia atas nama kebebasan berpikir, mendayagunakan ingatannya lewat transformasi pengetahuam untuk melahap dan mendominasi. Dan melupakan alam, meluruhkan ingatan manusia soal pengendalian.
> Hingga hari ini, perubahan iklim global hadir sebagai sebuah wacana yang seksi. Manusia dihadapkan kenyataan akan perubahan musim. Bulan penanda kalender yang seharusnya sudah merujuk musim hujan tak lagi pas. Keniscayaan adalah ketidakpastian yang tengah pergi entah kemana. Kerinduan menyeruak disana, mendorong doa dan asa agar tatanan musim kembali seperti sedia kala.
> Kita adalah Penelope hari ini. Bukan lagi sebagai Odysseus yang dengan gigihnya ingin pulang ke Ithaca. Kita lah Penelope yang menunggu sambil merajut dan melakukan apa yang bisa dilakukan agar daya hidup sebagai manusia tetap terjaga. Tentang cintanya, juga lagi-lagi tanpa jemu, ingatannya soal Odysseus. Dan ini adalah fiksi paling nyata yang bisa disodorkan ke muka manusia.
> Daya hidup manusia lah yang dahulu kala, seseorang berhasil menciptakan Odysseus. Pantulan sosoknya mengingatkan akan perjuangan manusia. Namun hari ini sudut pandang Penelope lah yang penting. Sebuah sudut pandang yang menuntut keterlibatan personal agar berupaya untuk menjaga api ingatannya tetap hidup, jelasnya soal alam. Penyebabnya karena ada sesuatu yang hilang dan kemudian dirindukan untuk kembali.
> Seperti bau tanah musim hujan misalnya. Sebuah bau yang sangat khas, terbawa udara yang mengingatkan kita kalau tanah basah oleh tirai air pertama dari angkasa. Nama untuknya, sebut saja Petrichor. Nama yang asing karena memang bukan berasal dari tanah ini. Nun jauh disana, dari tanah Sartre dan serangkaian nama-nama asing pernah hidup.
> Bagi Penelope, kenangan akan Odysseus adalah Petrichor. Bagi manusia, kerinduan akan Petrichor adalah Penelope. Manusia menunggu, berharap dalam daya terbatasnya membaca alam. Penungguan yang sejatinya tidak hanya pasif namun penuh tindakan. Bergerak, mencipta untuk mengada sembari terus melihat di ujung cakrawala kembalinya tatanan alam (meski dengan satir sebuah pertanyaan disorongkan, masih bisakah?). Laiknya tenunan Penelope menghitung hari datangnya pujaannya.
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> Pada ruang yang tak begitu besar, mengada lah lima orang. Sebut saja mereka Ayu, Bunga, Rara, Mazaya dan Rulvi. Empat berjenis kelamin perempuan dan satu adalah lelaki. Namun semuanya adalah Penelope yang merindu hadirnya Petrichor. Terbaca karya berkesenian yang menegaskan 'Yang Ada' pada diri mereka. Sebuah usaha yang sejak manusia mengenal profesionalitas, terkotakkan pada profesi.
> Ya mereka seniman. Setidaknya calon seniman. Karya mereka adalah dialog personal mereka atas perubahan iklim yang terjadi. Tepatnya adalah menyoal kedatangan musim hujan yang dinanti. Dan menyematkan Petrichor sebagai landasan khusus terminal keberangkatan mereka. Petrichor, sebuah petanda datangnya musim basah hujan di negeri yang mengaku agraris ini.
> Hadirnya representasi simbolik jelas terbaca pada semua karya mereka. Pada karya Ayu terpampang sebuah karya intermedia antara seni grafis dan suara. Sebuah peta struktur kota ditingkahi oleh aneka ragam suara membawa kesadaran kemajuan peradaban manusia. Dan titik-titik peristiwa personal Ayu akan memorinya tentang hujan ditandai dalam, karyanya. Mentransformasikan karya tersebut menjadi sebuah wilayah personal sekaligus publik. Dualisme sifat ini dapat muncul karena manusia sebagai subyek yang mengalami peristiwa, hidup dalam kekinian yang difatnya dinamis.
> Mazaya berbeda pula dalam penyikapannya atas Petrichor. Karya cetaknya yang yang memanjang ke atas, dominan hitam seakan-akan seperti sebuah penjara atas peristiwa kebakaran asap yang tengah terjadi. Banyak kecenderungan ornamental menjadi siasat representasinya menjadikan karyanya seperti ada pada sebuah negeri dongeng. Manusia ditampilkan hanya pada mata, menjadi tubuh yang tidak bebas, terkungkung pasif. Warna biru dihadirkan seperti kerinduan yang ingin ditumpahkan namun masih terbata, terkotakkan. Dan layaknya dongeng tentang penjara berbentuk menara, selalu ada jendela.; tempat sang putri menunggu pembebas yang muncul dari sana.
> Berseberangan dengan Mazaya, Rara memunculkan kolase tempelan berbentuk daun dan akar. Juga adanya pot-pot tanaman. Namun semuanya bukanlah sungguhan, imitasi. Hadirnya memori masa lalu manusia adalah milik masa lalu. Kejadiannya mungkin dapat direkonstruksi lagi namun tidak dengan detilnya, juga atmosfer latarnya yang jelas berubah. Kenangan personal Rara dengan keluarga dihadirkannya kembali, namun kali ini berbeda. Unsur imitatif karyanya justru menjadi penyanding kesadaran bahwa memori dapat dihadirkan lagi, namun bentuknya dimungkinkan berbeda. Setelah tahunan, masihkah Penelope sama persis? Atau Shinta harus membakar diri untuk menyatakan kesuciannya di depan Rama? Naif bukan kalau demikian adanya ?
> Kemudian hadirlah Bunga. Ada dua karya yang ditampilkannya. Satu karya lukis dan yang lain instalasi. Pada karya lukisnya, terbaca sensualitas tubuh sebagai medium untuk mengungkapkan wilayah bawah sadar. Mungkin soal kenangannya akan event tertentu saat hujan. Tubuh pada karya Bunga ditampilkan seperti sesuatu yang fluid, mengambang. Tubuh menjauh dari keberadaannya yang real namun tubuh dipakai untuk mengeluarkan esensi keberadaan. Tonal warna yang saling ingin mendominasi menghadirkan ketegangan personal yang cukup puitik dan berani meski tidak sampai mencekam.
> Karya Bunga yang lain adalah sebuah instalasi tentang bau. Karya ini menantang karena ingin menghadirkan Petrichor. Proyek ini bekerjasama dengan beberapa orang yang berlatar teknik kimia. Latar belakang soal ingatan menjadi pokok perhatian. Meski riskan gagal, penjelajahan Bunga dalam menghadirkan aroma cukup dapat menjadi perhatian. Hal ini setidaknya karena kenangan manusia terbangun atas lima indera. Salah satunya adalah indera penciuman. Kekuatan indera penciuman bekerja secara otomatis dan mampu memunculkan imaji manusia akan ruang dan waktu.
> Dan yang terakhir adalah Rulvi dengan karya instalasinya. Pada sebuah kotak bak sepanjang dua meter, terisi lah pasir dengan tengkorak monyet. Tengkorak itu mencuat begitu saja, sebuah suspence tercipta perihal kematian yang pekat. Mengikut garis Darwinian, menghadirkan tengkorak monyet sebagai origin evolusi manusia adalah langkah yang cerdas untuk kembali mengingatkan asal-usul manusia. Manusia adalah produk terkini evolusi tersebut namun juga paling cepat menghabiskan sumber daya alam yang dimiliki. Karya Rulvi merupakan sebuah reflektor 'kecil' keberadaan manusia di semesta.
> Secara umum, kelima seniman muda ini berusaha untuk mengelaborasi intertekstualitas dari satu karya ke karya lain. Meski dapat dibaca secara terpisah, kemampuan untuk dialog bersama tercipta. Namun perlu diingat bahwa dialog tersebut hidup dalam konteks dialektika tematik yang sifatnya individualistik. Artinya, proses thesa, negasi dan sintesa terjadi secara aktif meski masih dalam wilayah yang personal dan sungguh permisif. Meski, dalam semangat dialektika yang baik, finalitas adalah sebuah proses 'menjadi' di masa akan datang. Bahkan mungkin finalitas ada di genggaman apresian karya mereka.
>
> In the river of boheme
> G.M
LUCIDITY, an exhibition of new paintings by Restu Taufik Akbar
ROH Projects is pleased to invite you to LUCIDITY, an exhibition of new paintings by Restu Taufik Akbar.
Opening reception at 5pm on Saturday, the 28th of November.
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Restu is a Bandung based painter who explores the idea of communicating transcendental experience through alchemistic tecnhiques and experimental methodologies, blurring the intuitive and the intellectual, as well as the the abstract and the representational.
ROH Projects Gallery Space, Equity Tower 40th Floor Suite E, SCBD Lot 9, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
INVITATION - TAKASHI KURIBAYASHI
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> NADI GALLERY
> Jl. Kembang Indah III Blok G3 No. 4-5
> Puri Indah
> Jakarta 11610
> Phone: +62 21 5818129
> Email: nadigallery@gmail.com
> www.nadigallery.com
Peluncuran Buku Warisan 5 Desainer
> Red & White Publishing FGD Forum
> ADGI (Asosiasi Desainer Grafis Indonesia)
> Desain Komunikasi Visual, Fakultas Seni Rupa
> Institut Kesenian Jakarta
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> Mengundang Bapak/Ibu yang kami muliakan untuk hadir dalam peluncuran buku
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> Warisan 5 Desainer
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> Tjahjono Abdi
> S. Prinka
> Priyanto Sunarto
> Yongky Safanayong
> Irvan Noe'man
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> Hari/Tanggal:
> Jum'at, 27 November 2015
> Waktu:
> 14.30 - selesai
> Tempat:
> Galeri Seni Rupa
> Kampus Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ)
> Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Jakarta Pusat
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> Acara:
> Peluncuran buku " Warisan 5 Desainer"
>
> Sharing dan dialog bersama:
> Agus Dermawan T.
> Andi S. Boediman
> Ayip Budiman
> Danton Sihombing
> Hanny Kardinata
> Haryani Soenarso
> Ipang Wahid
> Iwan Gunawan
> Lintang Widyokusumo
> Siti Turmini Kusniah
> Tatang Ramadhan Bouqie
>
> RSVP:
> Rizadini Manoppo
> +62 816 1660053/ica@rwpublishing.com
> Derrie Kleefs
> +62 811 8772508/kabar@adgi.or.id
> Yudi Amboro
> +62 816 1605177/amboro@senirupaikj.ac.id
>
> Dress code: casual
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Fwd: Undangan Pembukaan Pameran SENYAP | SALIAN Art Bandung
SALIAN Art Mengundang anda untuk mengadiri pembukaan pameran:
SENYAP
pameran Tunggal Titarubi
Dikurasi oleh: Rifandy Priatna
Pembukaan: Kamis, 26 November 2015 | Pkl.19:00 WIB
Pertunjukan musik: Semendelic & Diar deWalrus
Pameran dibuka oleh "Bayang-Bayang",
sebuah lagu karya Semendelic dan Titarubi
Pameran berlangsung hingga 04 Januari 2016
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Diskusi Seni
"Daya Ungkap Seniman"
Kamis, 26 November 2015 | Pkl. 15:00 – 17:00 WIB
(Sebelum pembukaan pameran)
Pembicara: Titarubi, Dr. Augustinus Setyo Wibowo, Enin Supriyanto
Penanggap: Rizky A. Zaelani
Moderator: Rifandy Priatna
"Rempah dan Identitas Kultur Manusia Nusantara"
Jumat, 27 November 2015 | 15:00 – 17:00 WIB
Pembicara: Rahung Nasution, Titarubi
Moderator: Rifandy Priatna
Salian Art Jl. Sersan Bajuri no.86-88 KM.3,8 Kab. Bandung Barat
Indonesia salian.co.id
Didukung oleh:
Salian SpiceLab
Sababay Winery
"Senyap menjadi kata sekaligus nuansa yang mewakili maksud dari pameran tunggal Titarubi kali ini. Karena ketika seorang manusia dihadapkan dengan peristiwa sejarah yang melibatkan tragedi kemanusiaan yang telah lalu, tidak ada pembicaraan lebih lanjut, tidak ada teriakan, hanya senyap menyergap sebagai bentuk cerminan akan bagaimana manusia kini memaknai kemanusiaan bagi dirinya sendiri maupun bagi manusia lainnya", Rifandy Priatna – Kurator
#selainseni #salianart #salianspicelab #senyap #titarubi
SALIAN
Artspace | SpiceLab | Eatery | Coffee
Jl. Sersan Bajuri no.86-88 KM 3,8
Kab. Bandung Barat
Indonesia
http://salian.co.idSunday, November 22, 2015
pameran kain Sejauh Mata Memandang
pameran kain Sejauh Mata Memandang (yang berumur 1 tahun)
tgl 27 nov jam 4 sore
di A.P.A at The Goods space
Plaza Indonesia lt.5 (dulunya timezone).
Saturday, November 21, 2015
German Season / Encounters #5
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