Cultural Monuments Mojokerto idea for (Mbah Surip)

Humanists and artists initiated the construction of the monument Mojokerto (Mbah Surip) as signifying the existence of art and so the spirit (Mbah Surip) to live a life of art and artists in the arts can generate Mojokerto area.

The concept of the monument Mbah Surip initiated by the humanists and artists supported by the bureaucrats and the legislature is not just a monument statue Mbah Surip. However, how the monument was later Mbah Surip a creative arts center in Mojokerto. The statement was made (bagus Mahayasa), one of theater artists, Wednesday (26 / 8) in Mojokerto.

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Photo Exhibition Visual Arts Ivana Stojakovic

The works are unique and abstruse, but it feels familiar at the same time often swerve to truly be recognized. That is the general impression from the work of photography Ivana Stojakovic, who became the paper look like a rich meaning at once interesting to see. As the paper form is generally speaking only strength based visual elements, but more than that is also very strong expression. Exhibition titled "Scenting" This series presents three photographs, which is "Funfair" (12 images), "Self Portrait" (4 photos), and "Cage" (5 images). Ivana, female artist born in Serbia, the last about three years living and working in Bandung.

Tonight (19 / 8), Bentara Budaya Jakarta (Jl. Palmerah Selatan 19 Jakarta 10270), will perform a ceremony Photo Exhibition Visual Arts Ivana Stojakovic Scenting who is starting at 19:30 WIB.

For more information, see the information below:

Inauguration: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 pk. 19:30 wib
Discussion: Thursday, 20 August 2009 pk. 14:00 - 17:00 wib
General: 20 - 25 August 2009 pk. 10:00 - 18:00 wib

For more information, please contact:
Bentara Budaya Jakarta
Jl. Palmerah Selatan 19 Jakarta 10270
(021) 5483008 ext. 5710

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Borobudur International Festival 2009

Not less than 600 spectators willing to sit on the carpet to enjoy the dynamic dance movement of West Papua, which appear in the performing arts in the Borobudur International Festival 2009, in Magelang, Central Java, Sunday (19 / 7) night. Dance played around 12 dancers reflect this excitement over the appointment of their tribe.

BIF in the series of events in 2009 is displayed a number of dance arts, including dance fan from South Korea and Thailand origin of dance. According to the plan is still a degree of culture will show the various dances from a number of regions in Indonesia on Monday morning and ends on Monday (20 / 7) night. Up to four days to BIF since opened 16 July 2009, there were over 4500 visitors, including foreign tourists.

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The Borobudur is miracle in Seven World

Indonesia tourism has a cultural basis to the cultural attractions such as Borobudur temple. One of the strategic efforts to promote the Borobudur Temple is to organize BIF Borobudur International Festival in 2009.

To date, the Borobudur Temple was still in the miracle Seven World. So people need to know and should not be affected with the results of a survey conducted in the private sector abroad, said Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, Thursday (16 / 7) night, when opening the Borobudur International Festival (BIF) in 2009, in the field Gunadharma, Park Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java. BIF held 16-20 July 2009.

The establishment of the BIF in 2009 also attended by Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo, a number of ambassadors of the country, and the bureau manager and tour guide tour a number of provinces in Indonesia.

BIF 2009 opening night gala held. Not less than 2000 visitors attended the opening of the colored treat the arts with local and out of state friends. A number of attractions that are presented Gambyong Dance, ballet from Dande Coconut Shell Cambodia, and dance from ballet Pratiharta Gunadharma ISI Yogyakarta.

Borobudur has been known throughout the world. BIF activity through 2009, tourism activity is expected to Borobudur the stronger resonance in the world, said Jero Wacik.

In the report, Bibit Waluyo present, BIF 2009 is worth a sustainable cultural tourism that does not stop the Borobudur reminded by the world community.

BIF activities in 2009 also aims to increase tourist visits to Borobudur, the impact on increasing the welfare of the surrounding community. According to Jero Wacik, the Ministry of Tourism would appreciate the effort that developed seeds Waluyo.

In the event reception dinner together before the opening of Jero Wacik in Manohara Resort Borobudur temple complex, Bibit Waluyo states, BIF 2009 is just one effort to continue to carry on Can Borobudur as a world tour wonder that should not be forgotten as such.

For the sake of it, there are improvements that need to lead the Borobudur become more beautiful and attractive. Program to start the front end of 2009, namely the need for further improvements in the area of Borobudur Temple, Magelang.

Improvements include increasing the way to Borobudur, which started in the fork of Magelang to the temple. Way that is considered inadequate, even at the starting point is the way Sculptures Farmers need to be dilated so narrow.

Improvement program that would require greater time and cost, so that should be done gradually. Pembenahan not only in the area outside the temple, but later there will also be improvements in the area and also temples, the word seed.

Chairman of the Executive Committee BIF 2009, Bambang Gatot Hastowo said, BIF was able to make 2009 the Borobudur as a magnet. Terbukti many foreign tourists come to Jakarta, one of them to witness the activities BIF 2009.

BIF is supporting the activities and business tourism exhibition, the art festival, exhibition, Tourism, Trade and Investment (TTI); seminar on business tourism Solo; and Borobudur Travel Mart (BTM) in Semarang. BTM into a meeting place between the buyers with sellers of tourism that comes from 32 provinces gathered in Semarang.

BTM is also filled with a visit through the tour packages prepared tour packages like religion, tourism and cultural tourism history. Visit package tour that is prepared to Jepara, Kudus, Magelang, Semarang, Solo and Magelang.

In this BIF 2009, there were present 14 representatives and envoys of the country. Ambassadors present consists of Afghanistan, Russia, Croatia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Romania, Suriname, Portugal, Cambodia, and Saudi Arabia. Embassy representatives who attended came from Poland, Somalia, Brunei Darussalam, and Bulgaria.

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Latest Works of Heri Dono

Artist Heri Dono displaying works that are respons on various issues. Works ranging from paintings, installations and performance art is exhibited at the Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, July 15 starting August 2.

Visitors who witnessed the opening of this exhibition on Wednesday (15 / 7) night to be greeted with a scene in Jogjakarta Dancing Traktor Alun-alun Utara Yogyakarta is located right in front of the Jogja Gallery.


Art performance that involve a number of large equipment such as tractors, truck-trailer to trailer trash. Through this work, he discuss the impact of the use of technology that helps destroy life at once.

Such a critical attitude also appears in the papers the other Heri Dono. Curator Mikke Susanto share works in the four arena, namely in the arena of life itself, as artists, the site arkeolog new, political issues, and notes about nature.

According to Mikke, the issue is a political theme that long since been Heri Dono. He created works such as installation, entitled "The Head Gamelan." In this work, it displays a number of gamelan instruments that can automatically remove a certain rhythm. This paper is a metaphor for democracy in Indonesia is marked with the equation of the song and the song agree.

In this exhibition, Heri Dono also back the legendary painting "The Sumission of Diponegoro" Nicholaas Pieneman paper. Tens of years ago, painter Raden Saleh has made a version of the paper with the title "Prince Diponegoro arrest."

With two draws on the paper, the Heri Dono create paintings entitled "The One catch" (2007), and then "The Error of Pieneman's Perspective" is displayed in a new exhibition this. In two works, he shows the figures present era politicians, ranging from Soeharto, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to Gus Dur Antasari Azhar.

Learning art in Yogyakarta, Heri Dono his last exhibit in 2001 in Yogyakarta ago. He then more to follow various international exhibitions. Artlink magazine record in Australia as one of the artist's most frequently invited to international biennal. He even referred to as one of 100 avant-garde artist of the world at this time.

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