Ethnicity, art, and politics away from the Indonesian centre
In the present climate of instability, concern about social conflict and violence is being expressed by Indonesians in many different ways. Visual and performance artists have been prominent in articulating community anxiety. This paper discusses the complexities which surrounded a performance art i...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institution
2000
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Sojourn
Year: 2000, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 255-272 |
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B Social conflict B Ethnicity B Einflussgröße B Ideology B Christian B Religion B Cultural identity B Internal policy B Muslim B Indonesia |
| Summary: | In the present climate of instability, concern about social conflict and violence is being expressed by Indonesians in many different ways. Visual and performance artists have been prominent in articulating community anxiety. This paper discusses the complexities which surrounded a performance art installation mounted in the rural highlands of South Sulawesi by a visiting urban artist in the immediate post-Soeharto period. The participants in the endeavour < the artist, the local bureaucracy which supported the work, and the audience < placed differing roles, interpretations, and values upon the installation. These varied responses parallel some of the issues which must be considered in Indonesian reform. (ISEAS/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 0217-9520 |
| Contains: | In: Sojourn
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