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Artists and the People : Ideologies of Art in Indonesia

Author :  Elly Kent

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Country
Singapore
Publisher
NUS Press, Singapore
ISBN 9789813251632
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2022
Bib. Info 261 pages
Product Weight 450 gms.
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Exploring the work of established and emerging artists in Indonesia’s vibrant art world, this book examines why so many artists in the world’s largest archipelagic nation choose to work directly with people in their art practices. While the social dimension of Indonesian art makes it distinctive in the globalized world of contemporary art, Elly Kent is the first to explore this engagement in Indonesian terms. What are the historical, political, and social conditions that lie beneath these polyvalent practices? How do formal and informal institutions, communities, and artist-run initiatives contribute to the practices and discourses behind socially engaged art in Indonesia? Drawing on interviews with artists, translations of archival material, visual analyses, and participation in artists’ projects, this book presents a unique, interdisciplinary examination of ideologies of art in Indonesia.

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