Jakarta Globe, Eko Prasetyo, August 04, 2016
Jakarta. The State Palace Art Exhibition organizing committee will provide a series of guided tours for visitors in order to provide more detailed information on the artworks included in this year's exhibit, titled "17|71: Goresan Juang Kemerdekaan" ("Painting the Struggles of Independence").
Jakarta. The State Palace Art Exhibition organizing committee will provide a series of guided tours for visitors in order to provide more detailed information on the artworks included in this year's exhibit, titled "17|71: Goresan Juang Kemerdekaan" ("Painting the Struggles of Independence").
According
to a State Palace statement, tours are scheduled for every Sunday during
August, free of charge, at the National Gallery in Jakarta, where the
exhibition is currently taking place.
Visitors
will be guided by a curator accompanied by experts, including historian Peter
Carey, journalist Aryo Wisanggeni, National Gallery director Tubagus Andre
Sukmana, Jakarta Art Institute lecturer Citra Smara Dewi and prominent art
critic Agus Dermawan.
The
official 90-minute tour will take place during two sessions at 10.00 a.m. and
13.30 p.m., respectively. Visitors are expected to arrive on time and follow
all regulations.
The
subjects to be presented each week are as follows:
Week 1 –
Aug. 7: Why did Soekarno collect artworks?
Week 2 –
Aug. 14: State Palace policies on artwork collections and exhibitions.
Week 3 –
Aug. 21: Themes, styles and types of artworks collected by the State Palace.
Week 4 –
Aug. 28: Inventory, catalogues, conservation and publicizing of exhibitions, book
publishing, as well as legal aspects.
During each
tour, visitors will also be shown rare books collected by former President
Soekarno.
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