Culture
Revolusi! Indonesia Independent
The Rijksmuseum presents Revolusi! Indonesia Independent, from 11 February to 5 June 2022. The exhibition – curated by Dutch and Indonesian curators – offers...
The Cultural Politics of Childhood in Bangkok
Giuseppe Bolotta This fascinating study explores the daily lives, constraints and social worlds of children born in the slums of Bangkok. It examines how slum children...
Wan Harun Analyzing the work, rethinking the idea. A photo story
by Nico Haryono This article is about a young Indonesian choreographer who worked at the Katalis Collective in Solo (Java). The story wants to share the...
Book Reviews in Dutch 06 by Peter van Riel
David Van Reybrouck Revolusi. Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld De Bezige Bij, ISBN 9789403183404, Euro 39,99 Waarom moeten niet-Nederlanders ons...
Book Reviews in Dutch 05 by Peter van Riel
Philip Dröge Moederstad. Jakarta, een familiegeschiedenis Het Spectrum, E 24,99 Na de al dan niet zwijgende vaders zijn het nu de altijd aanwezige moeders die...
Book Reviews in Dutch 04 by Peter van Riel
Wim van den Doel Snouck. Het volkomen geleerdenleven van Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Prometheus, E 49,99 ISBN 978 90 446 35621 Als eenvoudig studentje sociale...
Craig Thomas Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyễn Tuấn Dũng, Màu Mưa, Colors in the Rain, 2021, Acrylic trên vải canvas, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 120 cm After a rather quiet 2021 devoid of exhibitions,...
Making fun of Covid
by Sita van Bemmelen In precarious times, such as we all experience during this Covid epidemic, people tend to become morose, stressed out, or even utterly depressed. It...
Book Reviews in Dutch 03
Reggie Baay Het lied van de goden AtlasContact, Euro 22,99 ISBN 9789025470548 Reggie Baay (1955) schrijft romans en non-fictie. Hij is nauw betrokken bij de...
A Balinese cremation in Covid style
by Sita van Bemmelen Bali is well-known for its ostentatious cremations. In my husband’s Brahman family originating from the sleepy town of Klungkung most members are...
