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Kunstforum BAND 225, 2014, REPORT, S. 234
Sabine B. Vogel
Kunst in Südostasien
Yogyakarta Biennale – Singapur Biennale – Art Stage Singapur

Ein Wagen biegt in die Einfahrt. Zwei Männer stehen auf der offenen Ladefläche. Sie halten ein großes, aufrecht stehendes Bild fest. Es ist Regenzeit in Yogyakarta. Vorsichtshalber deckt eine kleine Plastikplane das Werk ab. So salopp dieser Kunsttransport erscheint – er täuscht: Das Bild wird in den Sangkring Art Space angeliefert für eine mehrere Jahrzehnte umfassende, museumsreife Ausstellung indonesischer Malerei. read more.....

Massensterben im Maninjau-See. In der Provinz West Sumatra verendeten plötzlich Tausende Fische. Die Einheimischen grillen sie eigentlich mit Kokos und Gewürzen, eingewickelt in Bananenblättern. Nach zwanzig Jahren intensiver Fischzucht gilt der See allerdings als zunehmend verdreckt.

Reulose Reinszenierungen des indonesischen Massenmords: Das Oscar-nominierte Dokumentarfilm-Epos "The Act of Killing" ist wie ein Mix aus Borat und Claude Lanzmann.

20.02.2014 | 18:24 | Von Christoph Huber (Die Presse)

Global Volcanism Program = Merapi,

Citarum River, Indonesia

The Citarum has been called the world's most polluted river. Around 5 million people live in the river's basin, and most of them rely on its flow for their water supply. Heavy pollution of river water by household and industrial waste in the Indonesian province of West Java is threatening the health of at least five million people living on the riverbanks, say government officials and water experts. via from design you trust< posted by Dmitry

visit: from The Economist<

The government tries to preserve a fecund part of the coral triangle
Dec 21st 2013 | ALILA TIMUR, ALOR ISLANDS | From the print edition

THE ACT OF KILLING, the 2013 documentary about the political and criminal genocide in Indonesia of the 1960's and the ongoing unchecked abuses of power by government "thugs," has achieved international recognition. One of the most haunting films of the year, we discuss the filming, political and cultural factors of the genocide, impact and making of the film (featuring footage) with director Joshua Oppenheimer on this full length BYOD interview.

GUEST BIO:

from: http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/11/22/chilean-socialism-1-indonesian-fascism-0/

Several years ago, I spoke to two members of Allende’s government. Two who managed to survive. One of them recalled: “They used to threaten us, before the coup, before that terrible September 11, 1973: ‘Watch out, comrades, Jakarta is coming!’”

“We did not know much about Jakarta then,” he confessed. “Only that it was the capital of a far-away country called Indonesia… But very soon we found out…”