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Contemporary Art in Indonesia today and Revisiting Relational Aesthetics


Talk by emerging curators Sudjud Dartanto(Indonesia) and Che Kyongfa(Japan)
Date and Time: Sunday March 25, 14:00-16:00 *Booking required
Venue: Hillside Annex B (30-2 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku)


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Left:「Immemorial, Reaching Back Beyond Memory」(2009/2011)
Right:「U(dys)topia」(2010)



AIT is pleased to host a talk by two promising curators from Indonesia and Japan. Sudjud Dartanto from Indonesia is currently in Tokyo via AIT`s residence program. The first half of the talk will be led by Sudjud addressing the relevance of the theme "Relational Aesthetics" today, in connection with the contemporary art scene in Indonesia. Kyongfa will join the talk from the second half for further discussion and analysis on the topic. A casual bar will open afterwards serving Indonesian snacks.


[ OUTLINE ]
Date and Time: Sunday, March 25, 14:00 ? 16:00 *Casual bar opens after talk
Venue: Hillside Annex B (30-2 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku)
Organized by: Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]
Capacity: 30 people *Booking required in advance
Admission: 1000YEN / 800Yen for *MAD Students / Free for AIT House, and Support Members
*MAD: Educational art program by AIT
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, in Fiscal Year 2011
Other details: Talk will be in English with consecutive Japanese translation

[ CONTACT ]
Send an email with its subject as "3/25 Curator Talks" to otoiawase@a-i-t.net, including your name, and contact.


[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Sudjud Dartanto

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Sudjud Dartanto (b. 1976) is a Curator, Lecturer and Cultural Researcher based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia . He graduated with a BA from Craft Department, Faculty of Visual Arts, Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) Yogyakarta, and received a MA in Religious and Cultural Studies from Sanata Dharma University also in Yogyakarta. Sudjud has co-organized international project and exhibitions including: "South Project, 5th International south-south Gathering" (Yogyakarta, 2009) and "Trajectory" (Australia, 2008), "Immemorial, Reaching Back Beyond Memory" (Australia and Indonesia, 2009 and 2011, "U(dys)topia", (Dresden and Berlin, 2010). Sudjud's articles and art review's have been published on numerous occasions in Indonesian domestic news media and art catalogues. http://www.isi.ac.id



Che Kyongfa

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Kyongfa Che(b. 1977) received a MA in Art History and Theory (20th century) from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2000 and completed the Critical Studies (post-MA) at the Malmo¨ Art Academy, Sweden in 2006. Her major curatorial projects include: The Journey to the West (2012, New Delhi), Fog Dossier (2010, Seoul), The Demon of Comparisons, Electric Palm Tree (2009, Amsterdam) and Recycled (2008, Oslo) and OK Video Festival (2005, Jakarta).

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