DOCUMENTING . EDUCATING . EXPLORING

Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) bekerjasama dengan KINOKI dan Institut Sejarah Sosial Indonesia (ISSI) menyelenggarakan acara MARI MENONTON: SERI DOKUMENTER LEKRA, pada Hari Sabtu, 19 Desember 2009. Termasuk dalam acara tersebut yaitu sesi ngobrol dengan para pembuat film, yaitu Andre Dananjaya, M. Abduh Azis, Lasja F. Susatyo dan Putu Oka Sukanta (jam 19.00 WIB).
Semua film [...]

iClick.IVAA is the launch of IVAA’s Online Archive, a site providing materials related with visual art events and activities in Indonesia. The program took shape of a multimedia-based data exhibition held in The National Gallery of Jakarta, C building from August 19 to 26, 2009. Exhibition was officiated by Miranda S. Gultom from Yayasan Seni [...]

In cooperation with Krisna Murti and The South Project Inc., Australia, IVAA will be holding a series of program on “Video Art and New Media” this October 18 to 21, 2009.
October 18 starting 7 pm, Launch of Krisna Murti’s “Essays on Video Art and Multimedia: Indonesia and Beyond”. Followed by a discussion with speakers such [...]

Through Ri-Klub, library members can open a discussion space or a presentation forum with the discussion subject matter taken from one of IVAA collections or material from outside the library that still related to art and visual culture. It’s a short of Reading Club, and groups have been discussing materials such as two and three [...]

It seems that works of art want to provide an experience in language in forms that are not yet familiar to people in general. It is this experience that the six artists banded in their group, Rolling Draw, attempt to communicate. To my ears, the pronunciation of Rolling Draw sounded like a parody on a [...]

As a young artist with a graphic art background from ISI Yogyakarta, Moki often incorporates print techniques such as screen printing and stencil in his paintings. This time he is working at IVAA to create drawings and multimedia works. Moki sought photographic data of persons around him; Eko Nugroho, Bambang Toko, Terra Bajraghossa, Wedhar Riyadi, [...]

This exhibition was initiated by Mulyakarya Collective comprising students and alumni of ISI Yogyakarta. This group calls itself tukang gambar yang bercerita (drawsmiths tell stories), and chose comics as their creative medium. This group manages irregular and spontaneous publications in the form of photocopied comics accommodating various comic styles. Apparently this is still prevalent among [...]

Aji has had a long history of initiating and actively taking part in various art projects characterized as being spontaneous, collaborative and exploratory, be it in Jogja, Jakarta, even in his home that also serves as an art space in Ubud, Bali.
Indeed, Aji always insists on working from the heart in all his works, because [...]

Workshops on internet video publication has been held twice in Yogyakarta, involving different communities in each event. This workshop introduced several web pages and portals that provided video streaming facilities as well as videos to be downloaded. Presenters were from EngageMedia, a community from Australia that operates video portal http://engagemedia.org. There is no specific requirement [...]

This exhibition presents the work of Ki Ledjar Soebroto, a wayang kulit (shadow puppet) maker and a dalang (puppeteer). Ki Ledjar is an active puppeteer who creates historical figures in the form of shadow puppets. He also presents other characters like animals, or modifies traditional wayang shapes. In this exhibition he presents Wayang KNIL (Dutch-Indies [...]

From June until July 2008, IVAA hosted two Australian artists for residency. The artists, Zanny Begg and Keg de Souza, were supported by ASIALINK to stay and work in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. IVAA chose the two artists for their previous project: 2016 archive project. This art project that has been ongoing for 10 years in Redfern, [...]

We often find their names scattered on the walls in Yogyakarta. In this exhibition, they are not only scratching on the walls. They brought with them objects that replicate robotic forms from materials like cans, PVC or plastics that can no longer be recycled. These materials are then assembled, repainted until they resemble body parts, [...]

Kampung Halaman is a group that actively encourages teenagers to communicate their ideas trhough various media. After several projects, Kampung Halaman decided to continue to use video as the main medium, both for the purposes of advocacy as well as information mediation [?]. In this presentation, Kampung Halaman raised the issue of the felxibility as [...]

Arafura Craft Exchange is a project on contemporary craft from Australia and Indonesia. The presentation was guided by Sudjud Dartanto, ISI Yogyakarta lecturer who acted as the guest curator for the second series that coincided with the Triennale exhibition. He shared his experience visiting craft studios and the curatorial process for representatives from Indonesia, such [...]

This presentation informed the near-completion of “Jogja Art Relief”, a space aimed for art activities for artists as well as daily activities of Nitiprayan residents. This space was built from donations from Indonesian art lovers and artists in response to the eartquake disaster that struck Yogyakarta in 2005.
Date: 6 July 2007
Speaker: Ong Hari Wahyu, Bambang [...]

In 2006, Danius Kesminas of Australia held his residency at IVAA. Assisted by Samuel Bagas Wirasseto (Gentonk), he worked with a group of Yogyakarta young artists. Together they formed PUNKASILA, a group that makes music and performances inspired by social and political issues. PUNKASILA involved other artists because they used military iconography such as uniforms, [...]

In this presentation Samuel Indratma raised the topic “Yogyakarta Post-Mural”. He presented that the situation in public spaces in Yogyakarta has become more open with various forms of expression such as murals. This condition, on the one hand, supports the development of public art, but on the other hand, creates a challenge for the artist [...]

AKAP (an inscription commonly found on intercity buses) was held to follow up on the Yogyakarta-Padang exchange project, “Mengerti Indonesia”. AKAP served as a meeting venue for several groups/initiatives from: Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Bandung, Denpasar, and Padang. The pqarticipants are initiatives whose staying power has been proven in managing the organization, activities, and their idealism with [...]

The Night Club is a training program for the public about introduction to art and art critique writing. For this program, IVAA invited several speakers who presented basic material om introduction to critique, semiotics, and creative writing. Presenter included writers, lecturers, journalists and researchers.
Year: 2000 – 2005
Tutor: Kris Budiman, Joko Pinurbo, St. Sunardi, Primanto Nugroho, [...]

“Fixing the Bridge”, held by Yayasan Seni Cemeti was a meeting to form networks between individuals, communities and organizations working in the social field of art. This forum discussed vision and mission of each participants, to find common ground and a foothold to build some balance from the centralistic tendencies of world art. It comprises [...]