Power & other things: Indonesia & art, 1835-now

The project takes its name from the demand for the transfer of power and other things to the newly independent Indonesia in 1945. It travels through time, from European colonial occupation through the development of the republican state to the trans-national contemporary cultures of today. It looks...

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Hauptverfasser: Afiaty, Riksa (VerfasserIn), Esche, Charles 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gent Snoeck 2017
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Zusammenfassung:The project takes its name from the demand for the transfer of power and other things to the newly independent Indonesia in 1945. It travels through time, from European colonial occupation through the development of the republican state to the trans-national contemporary cultures of today. It looks at the various international exchanges that happened in the territories of contemporary Indonesia through the images and ideas of artists. These exchanges were of different kinds: trade, culture, religion, ideology and war. They produced different results: violence; oppression; racism; creativity; spiritual awakening; and other things. The ideologies and struggles of modernity are common ways in which Indonesia has been depicted by others and has also defined itself over the period. As this modern period recedes into history, the project will seek ways to remember how it has influenced contemporary understanding and ask the current generation of artists to look back in order to rewrite the past and potentially create the conditions for a different future. The catalogue and the exhibition will follow a broad chronological narrative, allowing readers and visitors to learn more about how huge archipelago has changed over the past two centuries and to observe how it has responded and adapted to different influences originating both from inside and outside the island. Exhibition: BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium (18.10.2017-21.01.2018)
Beschreibung:127 Seiten 21 x 26 cm
ISBN:9789461613783