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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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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