Early exposure to the art world led Maya Sujatmiko to become deeply involved in it from a young age.
Culture
Museum Catur Indonesia (Indonesia Chess Museum) was soft launched on 26th February 2025. Who are the people who made it happen?
The film A River in the Middle of the Sky will screen at ACMI Federation Square, Melbourne, on the evening of Friday 14 March.
This article analyzes the anticolonial worldmaking of postcolonial Indonesia’s first president Sukarno, during Guided Democracy (1959–1965).
Wedged between a construction site and a vacant cafe on Kent Street in Sydney’s CBD is The Sambal, an unassuming mid-sized Indonesian restaurant.
In mid-February 2025, a song titled Bayar, Bayar, Bayar (Pay, Pay, Pay) by post-punk band Sukatani sparked a nationwide call for greater freedom of expression under President Prabowo’s increasingly authoritarian administration.
A tourism project of Malang City that has achieved a national charter, Kampung Heritage Kayutangan.
Dialogue and friendship with the poor in Indonesia. Muslims here pray for the health of Pope Francis
A visit to the ‘Tunnel of Tolerance’ linking the cathedral and the mosque. The Sant’Egidio soup kitchen celebrates its 10th anniversary.
At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a multimedia installation by artist Indah Arsyad.
Famous for its lush green rice paddies and stunning beaches, the “island of the Gods” has undergone rapid change over the past half-century with locals and tourists complaining about the traffic, pollution and badly behaved foreigners that have come with the hotels and resorts that now swamp the island.
Economic pressures and the declining middle class in Indonesia are reshaping how people approach their Ramadan rituals, according to a new whitepaper by advertising agency Moonfolks.
Bali’s tourism leaders are taking a firm stance against the disrespectful and criminal behavior of a small but significant minority of tourists on the island.
Known as Gunung Padang, or the “mountain of enlightenment”, this enigmatic structure may be the oldest pyramid on Earth.
The National Museum of Indonesia (MNI) is captivating audiences once again with an exhibition that delves into the country’s rich history.
Direktur Indonesia untuk AIC, Kevin Evans, mengkaji pro dan kontra sistem presidensial dan parlementer. Hal ini menyusul komentar Presiden Prabowo Subianto tahun lalu bahwa pemerintahan negara seharusnya kembali ke sistem parlementer. Dalam analisis 5.000 kata ini, Evans menjawab cara terbaik untuk menyusun peran kepala negara dan kepala pemerintahan, dan apakah harus ada posisi presiden dan perdana menteri yang terpisah.
Arsyad’s journey into environmental art began with an intensely personal experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, which profoundly shaped her artistic focus.
