Description

Panitia Pameran KIAS / Festival of Indonesia [Published Date: 1990]. Soft cover, 222 pp. Bilingual exhibition catalog in English with separate Indonesian translation at the end. In good+ condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and some soiling to the front cover. Light overall scuffing to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Catalogue to accompany a major exhibition showcasing the evolution of modern Indonesian art from 1945 to 1990. The book features essays by leading scholars: "The Traditional Sources of Modern Indonesian Art" by Joseph Fischer, "The Larger Meaning of Modern Indonesian Painting" by Kusnadi, "From Nyoman Mandra to Ivan Sagito: The Continuous Quest for Style and Form in Indonesian Art" by Umar Kayam, "Bandung, the Laboratory of the West?" by Helena Spanjaard, "Indonesian Artists: Looking for Identity" by Soedarso SP, "Problems and Realities in Modern Balinese Art" by Joseph Fischer, "Painting the People" by Astri Wright, and "The Two Forms of Indonesian Art" by Jim Supangkat, along with a retrospective selection of modern Indonesian art, a bibliography, and Indonesian translations. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white, the book provides a historical and critical perspective on Indonesian art's transformation in response to colonial legacies, social change, and evolving artistic expressions.