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...upbringing on the picturesque Hong Kong island of Cheung Chau, which still supports a traditional fishing community. Also available are several signature dishes from his Hong Kong restaurant Shui Hu Ju, known for Chinese cuisine with a modern twist: crispy lamb ribs, clams in white wine and chili padi (a small fiery chili pepper), and young asparagus dipped in white sesame are among them. Admittedly Yeung can be a tad affected when it comes to styling: some dishes arrive served in wooden rice scoops and handwritten menus come on unwieldy hand-carved tablets Yeung picked up from old houses...
...financial terms, membership of Taring Padi is not easy. Some of the group's peers at ISI, such as Rudi Mantofani, Yunizar and Handiwirman Saputra, have gone on to establish reputations as successful young artists, selling works for tens of thousands of dollars. While Taring Padi's members no longer live in derelict premises - disenchantment with communal cooking and an attack by Muslim fundamentalists in 2003 saw the squat's abandonment - they still lead a hand-to-mouth existence, centered on their humble atelier in the Central Java village of Sembungan. "They are a very egalitarian bunch of guys," says...
...Taring Padi's prime mission is to campaign through art for wage hikes for workers, land rights for indigenous peoples and fairer deals for farmers. Since its establishment after the revolution that swept President Suharto from power in 1998, Taring Padi (the name means "Fangs of the Rice Plant") has produced thousands of banners and posters, mostly by hand. Until the group cobbled together enough money to buy a printing press recently, all works were etched into wood and covered with ink, then manually stamped onto cloth or paper...
...many of Taring Padi's works survive - they are typically confiscated by police, or simply discarded after demonstrations - but the ones that do are starting to find their way onto the walls of a few hip homes. Inspired by the work of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, German Expressionist Otto Dix and Indonesian masters like Sudjojono, the etchings assault the viewer with their power and passion. Taring Padi "are the unfiltered voice of the people," says John McGlynn, who organizes monthly exhibitions of Indonesian art at his home for a group called JakARTa Kolektors...
...gradually start to narrow, although the group remains confident that its growing celebrity won't affect its militant stance. "We have always taken on the status quo and that is never going to change," says Yusuf from his simple two-room bungalow, just down the hill from Taring Padi's studio. "We have been, and will always be, critical...