DOCUMENTING . EDUCATING . EXPLORING

Coinciding with the execution of an art project “Le Buffet Floatant”, IVAA presented a documentation of art projects and performance arts that raised the ritual of eating together, or those that involved food as the element of interaction and communication. “Le Buffet Floatant” itself is a travelling work of two French artists, presenting boxes filled [...]

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 [...]

HAI magazine had once been the main lifestyle reference for Indonesian youth, especially for those who were teenagers in 1980s and 90s. To them, HAI was a reference for music, clothing, as well as a source of knowledge on what was happening in the world; the language was right, smart without being patronizing. IVAA and [...]

This project is one of the efforts to promote public awareness for art in relation to documentatio npractices and information dissemination through information forums like IVAA. Using the exhibition format for fundraising, IVAA invited more than 80 artists to participate in two events that were held. From the exhibition, artists donated 50% of the proceeds [...]

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” 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 of workshops and exhibitions by [...]

Yao is a Thai artist who came with a project idea entitled “Jagalah, Berubahlah” (Preserve, Change). In this project he created lanterns and tents that he installed at Alun-alun Selatan (Jogja’s South Square) as a marker of his interaction zone with the public. He also distributed t-shirts and masks as an execution of his idea [...]

“Rent” describes the temporary relations of humans with things around them. Items that are redistributed by humans cannot be owned and are not created by humans from vacuum, because humans merely use and adapt those things according to their needs. Therefore, in this process, humans borrow these things and must pay the rent. Stuart Koop [...]

This exhibition tried to see the various signs appearing in art practice in regard to the use of fiber material. Types of fibers used are not only limited to materials commonly used in textiile and weaving, but also included materials like paper, plastics, wires, branches, grass as well as other materials with their own unique [...]

In this presentation, Popok Tri Wahyudi and Bunga Jeruk shared their experience of doing artist residency in the United States of America.
Date: 14 Juli 2002
Speaker: Popok Tri Wahyudi, Bunga Jeruk
Location: IVAA

This workshop is held every Monday. The main focus is on developing the capacity for art managers and IVAA staff. The goal is to provide additional knowledge regarding art history in a global sense, especially for those who work in art whose background was not art.
Date: May – June 2002
Tutor: Mikke Susanto
Location: IVAA

Tero Nauha and Tina Ward are two performance artists from Finland. In this workshop they provided basic knowledge on performance art that was not performed much in closed spaces. In addition to beign performance artists, they also painted and made video art. This workshop was held on the initiative of Yayasan Seni Cemeti and the [...]

Kuss Indarto as IVAA representative conducted a survey to West Sumatra to find an intern candidate. M Ridwan was chosen to join with the Belanak Art Community. M. Ridwan then conducted observations to communities and art spaces in Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Jakarta. At the end of the internship period, M. Ridwan presented his observation results [...]

Gerilya Project was a continuation of Asura, albeit with a different focus. The shift in focus as made considering that students always changed year in and year out, but the teachers remained there. The training was given to teachers through artist assistanceship who presented art application techniques. After seven years conducting this program, IVAA decided [...]

Still about art critique, the discussion this time was held at Embun Gallery. This gallery opened in 1999 and it mostly presented works by young artists, although a number of times they exhibited works by more senior artists.
Date: 2 Februari 2001
Resource: Warsono, Urip Danu wijoyo, Cahyo Nugroho
Location: Embun Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

This discussion was part one from five parts of discussion on art critique. The goal was to stimulate the development of critique on works, activities and other art activities. Gelaran Budaya was one of the exhibition halls that had been active in Yogyakarta, and was established on the initiative of Galam Zulkifli, Dipo Andy, Nugroho [...]