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...Contemporary Indonesian Art," now tries to shed light on his political context and artistic legacy. But it also goes a step further by hanging 16 of his rarely seen works alongside those of contemporary Indonesian artists - among them current auction-market favorites I. Nyoman Masriadi, Agus Suwage and Rudi Mantofani - in a bid to convey the influence Sudjojono has had on generations after him. "Sudjojono is regarded as the theorist of modern Indonesian art," says Kwok Kian Chow, director of the Singapore Art Museum. "He casts a long shadow...
...olds when he called on the Paris Opera Ballet School. Three years later, Rudolf Nureyev, who had taken over as the company's director, did the same, casting her out of the corps in his production of Raymonda. Now she is the darling of choreographers on the international scene: Rudi van Dantzig, William Forsythe, Lucinda Childs. Says Nureyev: ''She has extraordinary physical attributes, long legs, a long neck. She has musicality. And what is most important, she glows on stage.'' All accurate. But he adds, ''At 21, she already has nerves of steel.'' Not quite so, according to Guillem. Before...
What does David Beckham's superstardom have to do with a pair of warring Bavarian brothers in the early 1900s? More than you think, according to this compelling book. Smit tells the story of Adi and Rudi Dassler, partners after World War I in a sports-shoe factory in tiny Herzogenaurach, Germany. The two got their spiked running shoes onto the feet of Olympic star Jesse Owens in 1936, but a bitter family feud soon split their business in half, resulting in the founding of Adidas (Adi's outfit) and Puma (Rudi's company). The whole town got into...
...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...
...Even more in demand is the Kelompok Jendela, or Window Group, from Yogyakarta. It has taken the auction world by storm, with works by Rudi Mantofani, Yunizar and Handiwirman Sahputra leading the way (Yunizar and Handiwirman's paintings have sold for over $50,000). According to Deddy Kusuma, owner of one of Indonesia's largest collections, some works by the group have appreciated by 10 times in the past year alone. Established painters are also benefiting from the surging interest. Nasirun, a well-known but reclusive 42-year-old painter in Bantul, Central Java, is currently selling paintings to overseas...