Posts Tagged ‘Art for the People’

img_des_jogja1_jan2010For an entire month, starting December 2009, a major arts event has been held throughout the city of Yogyakarta, combining the spirit of popular art with the spirit of gotong royong, mutual self-help, for which the people of this city of culture are renowned. The Tenth Jogja Biennial (Biennale Jogja X) aims to be the starting point for true biennales in Indonesia.

Participants range from well-known musicians such as Djaduk Ferianto to women porters from Pasar Beringharjo traditional market. Read the rest of this entry »