Travel, transportation, and exhibition-making

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