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Asian Hip-Hop Artists show solidarity to the same struggle of oppressive rule in the region

May Yu's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Memory

Ma Chinthe (Chu May Paing)'s contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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A Metamorphosing

Phoo Myat Thwe's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Recharging for the revolution: Self-care in post-coup Myanmar

Pyae Moe Thet War's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Publish or cherish? Publication in the course of defeat

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly Event] Publish or cherish? Publication in the course of defeat
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My will

Than Toe Aung's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Why have there been no Great Myanmar Contemporary Artists?

Phoo Myat Thwe's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Balling our Fists and Laughing Out Loud: Myanmar’s Spring 2021

Diana Zaw Win's contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Travel, transportation, and exhibition-making

JB 2021: ESOK's curator Grace Samboh reply to Lee Weng Choy
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Grafting

Ma Chinthe (Chu May Paing)'s contribution for မိုးသောက် – a series of posts edited by Nathalie Johnston and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Drinking in the dawn

This post is the beginning of a series of contributions edited and arranged by Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).
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Modernist Networks: Take 1

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] Modernist Networks: Take 1
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On exhibition-making: shared files, folders, and GoogleSheet #notsponsored

Rachel K. Surijata's contribution for [Conversation] – a series of posts on exhibition making from the Jakarta Biennale 2021 ESOK curatorial team.
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Travel and transportation

A letter from Lee Weng Choy to JB2021 ESOK's curator Grace Samboh
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Talking across on unfamiliar ground

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] Talking across on unfamiliar ground
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Living in the surreal, exhibiting the mundane

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] Living in the surreal, exhibiting the mundane
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On exhibition-making: When was the last time we ate?

Akmalia Rizqita's contribution for [Conversation] – a series of posts on exhibition making from the Jakarta Biennale 2021 ESOK curatorial team.
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On exhibition-making: Some thoughts and lingerings

Grace Samboh's contribution for [Conversation] – a series of posts on exhibition making from the Jakarta Biennale 2021 ESOK curatorial team.
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Shadow Soundings (through leaves)

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] Shadow Soundings (through leaves).
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Why a Display Hall: an interview with Kusnadi

This interview was originally published in 11 September 1976, as part of TEMPO magazine special report on the opening of “Balai Seni Rupa Jakarta”. Translated by Sally Texania.
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Art for Conscientization by Siti Adiyati Subangun

A text by Siti Adiyati Subangun on Pameran Seni Rupa Dialogis Transformatif (Dialogically Transformative Art Exhibition) originally published in Kompas daily newspaper on Sunday, September 4, 1988. Translated by Grace Samboh.
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Painting in Indonesia, Then and Now by Oesman Effendi

This text was presented by Oesman Effendi at the discussion of fine art, part of the Jakarta Art Party II, Friday and Saturday, 7 and 8 November 1969, in the exhibition hall of PKJ-TIM, DKJ (The Jakarta Art Center, Taman Ismail Marzuki, the Special Region of Jakarta).
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The Politics of Small Gestures by Mika Hannula

An excerpt from Mika Hannula's The Politics of Small Gestures: Chances and Challenges for Contemporary Art (art-ist, 2006).
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Concealer

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] Concealer
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It all begins with word(s)… by Prof. DR. Sudjoko

This text was originally published in Sinar Harapan Daily, July 22, 1978. Edited from a paper presented in Konferensi Internasional Seni dan Masa Depan (International Conference on Art and the Future), in Bandung, Indonesia, July 9-14, 1978.
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To begin with

About JB2021 ESOK [Monthly event] To begin with. Updated 8 April 2021 with Event Afterthoughts, text by JB2021 ESOK Curatorial Assistants, Akmalia Rizqita and Rachel K. Surijata
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Notes from the Programme Director

A letter from Farah Wardani, Programme Director for JB2021 ESOK in response to letters by the Artistic Director and Curators.
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Re: Notes from the Artistic Director

A letter from Qinyi Lim, curator for JB 2021: ESOK in reply to Notes from the Artistic Director, Dolorosa Sinaga
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Re: Notes from the Artistic Director

A letter from Sally Texania, curator for JB 2021: ESOK in reply to Notes from the Artistic Director, Dolorosa Sinaga
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Photo of Grace Samboh leaning her head on her hands, which are resting on a hip-height chair, against a white background. Grace is wearing a black shirt and checkered trousers

Re: Notes from the Artistic Director

A letter from Grace Samboh, curator for JB 2021: ESOK in reply to Notes from the Artistic Director, Dolorosa Sinaga
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Notes from the Artistic Director

A letter from Dolorosa Sinaga, Artistic Director of JB 2021: ESOK addressed to Programme Director, Farah Wardani and Curators, Grace Samboh, Sally Texania, and Qinyi Lim.
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