Roma Arts presents in collaboration with Common Room a talk by Marika Constantino on 98B, 4July 15:00

Roma Arts presents

in collaboration with Common Room Networks Foundation

4 July at 15.00

A talk by Marika B. Constantino

Marika B. Constantino will talk about artist initiative space 98-B in Manila, the Philippines (http://www.98-b.org/)

Moderared by Roy Voragen (founder Roma Arts – http://fatumbrutum.blogspot.com/)

At:

Common Room Networks Foundation

Jl. Kyai Gede Utama no. 8, Bandung, Indonesia

Twitter: @CommonRoom_ID
http://commonroom.info

Free admission

Marika B. Constantino shares 98B’s experiences, challenges and possibilities in running an alternative art space in Manila, Philippines.  98B is a multi-disciplinary COLLABoratory.  It seeks to collaborate with artists, designers, curators, writers, musicians, filmmakers, activists, educators, researchers, cultural workers, performers, architects and students together with the general public.  Marika B. Constantino will share 98B’s projects and initiatives in the hopes of creating ties, facilitating exchanges and generating dialogues with other creative individuals in Bandung.

Marika B. Constantino is a visual artist who has participated in exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to a number of publications. She shares her various experiences in the art practice to a wider audience as an educator and an independent curator.  Her early exposure to art and her boundless fascination for the creative process resulted with a degree from the UP College of Architecture, and she continued her studies at the UP College of Fine Arts, with Art History as her major. Marika B. Constantino is continually striving to balance the cerebral, conceptual and experiential aspects of art with life in general.  Currently, she is the Special Projects Head of 98B COLLABoratory.

Bandung Network 4

Singapore-based artist Linda Sim Solay (http://lindasim.com/) is in her final week of her Roma Arts residency, but she will return in October to present her work at the French Cultural Institute in Bandung (http://www.institutfrancais-indonesia.com/bandung). A day after Linda Sim has left, Manila-based artist Marika B. Constantino will arrive in Bandung for a two-week stay at Roma Arts. She is a visual artist who has participated in exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to a number of publications. She shares her various experiences in the art practice to a wider audience as an educator and an independent curator.  Her early exposure to art and her boundless fascination for the creative process resulted with a degree from the UP College of Architecture, and she continued her studies at the UP College of Fine Arts, with Art History as her major. Marika B. Constantino is continually striving to balance the cerebral, conceptual and experiential aspects of art with life in general.  Currently, she is the Special Projects Head of 98B COLLABoratory (http://www.98-b.org/). She is also a member of CANVAS on project basis (http://www.canvas.ph/). During her stay in Bandung, she will create a mural in front of Jalan Cibeunying Kolot III no.41, the location of Roma Arts. And July 4 at 15.00, she will give a talk about 98B at Common Room Networks Foundation (http://commonroom.info), for more information on this talk see the next post.

Artist-in-residency Linda Sim Solay at Roma Arts update2

Roma Arts will present the work by artist-in-resident Linda Sim Solay at Institut Francais Indonesia in Bandung early October.

Bandung New Emergence volume 4

At Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, 22 June - 14 July.

artist-in-residency Linda Sim Solay at Roma Arts update

Linda Sim Solay (www.lindasim.com) is conducting a month-long residency at Roma Arts, Bandung, during which time she is creating an installation titled Samtana, i.e. stream of consciousness. For this installation she is glueing crystal glasses into a column of three to four meters. The last image is a 3D rendering of how this column of crystal glasses - lighted from below and above - could look like in a space. The presentation will also include scent and sound.

Art spaces in Bandung

Art spaces in Bandung (please let me know if I forgot to mention art spaces):

Asbestos Art Space: http://asbestosartspace.wordpress.com/

Common Room Networks Foundation: http://commonroom.info/

Galeri Kita: http://www.facebook.com/galeri.kita2

Garasi10: http://garasi10.blogspot.com/

Institut Français Indonesia-Bandung: http://www.institutfrancais-indonesia.com/bandung

Lawangwangi Art & Science Estate: http://artsociates.com/Artspaces/

Padi Artground: http://padiartground.wordpress.com/

Platform3: http://infoplatform3.wordpress.com/

Ruang Depan/S.14: http://ruangdepans14.blogspot.com/

Selasar Sunaryo Art Space: http://www.selasarsunaryo.com/

Soemardja Gallery (at the ITB campus): http://soemardjagallery.com/

tales of moving island

At S.14 (http://ruangdepans14.blogspot.com/), Bandung.

Tisna Sanjaya - Cigondewah, Bandung

I am writing an essay on Tisna Sanjaya’s project in Cigondewah, Bandung, for Singapore Architect (its next issue is on sustainability), above a few photos I took in Cigondewah that I do not submit to the magazine. Commenting on Cigondewah in southwest Bandung, Tisna Sanjaya says that prosperity is for some and private but pollution public. Moral hazard is toxic... In the case of Cigondewah, we can claim that a more sustainable city is a more just city. Tisna Sanjaya's public art in Cigondewah is a form of urban politics: he calls for poetic justice, which requires imagination and compassion (mixed with a good sense of humor so not to despair).

artist-in-residency Linda Sim Solay at Roma Arts

Singapore-based photography and installation artist Linda Sim Solay (www.lindasim.com) is doing a month long residency at my place Roma Arts during which time she is creating an installation titled 'Samtana' (a Sanskrit term for stream of consciousness), which will consist out of a column of old crystal glasses, which have been in her family for generations, through which light will shine, and she will also add sound and scent. The column of glasses will reach somewhere between 3 and 4 meters, through which light will travel from above and below. She is working in a focused and productive way. And it's a delight to have her stay at my place here in Bandung.

Theresia Agustina Sitompul - Prints from the Book of Genesis: Seeds of Peace

Theresia Agustina Sitompul - 'Prints from the Book of Genesis: Seeds of Peace'.

A solo exhibition at Lawangwangi, Bandung.

The exhibition is curated by Asmudjo J. Irianto.

The opening is Saturday 16 June.

CUT2012: new photography from Southeast Asia

CUT2012: new photography from Southeast Asia, an exhibition at VWFA in Singapore.

Curved House

My friend Marika Constantino (the Philippines) takes part in the group exhibition Curved House.

Bandung Network 3

Singapore-based photography and installation artist Linda Sim Solay will arrive today in Bandung and she will stay at my place, Roma Arts, for a month as an artist-in-resident. Check her website: http://www.lindasim.com/

Art Jog 12

Art Jog 12

Looking East: 14-28 July, Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta

Commissioned work:

01 Angki Purbandono Yogyakarta

02 I Made Widya Diputra Yogyakarta

03 Joko Dwi Avianto Bandung

Special invitation:

04 Ashley Bickerton Bali

05 Damien Hirst UK

06 Wim Delvoye Belgium

Selected:

07 @name Yogyakarta

08 A.C Andre Tanama Yogyakarta

09 Aan Arief Rahmanto Yogyakarta

10 Adi Gunawan Yogyakarta

11 Adi Panuntun Jakarta

12 Aditya Novali Solo

13 Afdhal Yogyakarta

14 Agan Harahap Jakarta

15 Agapetus A Kristiandana Yogyakarta

16 Agung Hanafi a.k.a. Pekik Yogyakarta

17 Agung Kurniawan Yogyakarta

18 Agung Nugroho Widhi Yogyakarta

19 Agung Tato Suryanto Surabaya

20 Agus Heru Setiawan Yogyakarta

21 Agus Prasetyo Yogyakarta

22 Agus Triyanto BR Yogyakarta

23 Agustina Tri Wahyuningsih Yogyakarta

24 Ahdiyat Nur Hartarta Bandung

25 Ahmad Fuad Osman Malaysia

26 Anang Saptoto Yogyakarta

27 Andang Kelana Jakarta

28 Anggun Priambodo Jakarta

29 Anton Afganial Solo

30 Anton Subiyanto Yogyakarta

31 Antoni Eka Putra Yogyakarta

32 Arya Pandjalu Yogyakarta

33 Arya Sukapura Putra (a.s.p) Yogyakarta

34 AT. Sitompul Yogyakarta

35 Awan Simatupang Jakarta

36 Azhar Horo Yogyakarta

37 Bagus Pandega Bandung

38 Bambang Pramudiyanto Yogyakarta

39 Bayu Widodo Yogyakarta

40 Bayu Yuliansyah Yogyakarta

41 Beatrix Hendriana Kaswara Bandung

42 Bob Sick Yudhita Yogyakarta

43 Budi Kustarto Yogyakarta

44 C. Roadyn Yogyakarta

45 Claudia Dian Bandung

46 Dadi Setiadi Yogyakarta

47 Dadlan Afrelno Yogyakarta

48 Danang Pambayun Yogyakarta

49 Dedy Sufriadi Yogyakarta

50 Deni Rahman Yogyakarta

51 Dipo Andy Yogyakarta

52 Dwi Joko Haryanto Yogyakarta

53 Eddi Prabandono Yogyakarta

54 EddiE haRA Swiss

55 Eddy Hermanto Bandung

56 Eddy Susanto Yogyakarta

57 Edo Pillu Yogyakarta

58 Eko Nugroho Yogyakarta

59 Eldwin Pradipta Bandung

60 Endang Lestari Yogyakarta

61 Erianto Yogyakarta

62 Farhan Siki Yogyakarta

63 Fauzi As'ad Liechtenstein

64 Fida Irawanto Yogyakarta

65 Fillipo sciascia Bali

66 Galam Zulkifli Yogyakarta

67 Giring Prihatyasono Yogyakarta

68 Gusmen Hariadi Yogyakarta

69 Hafiz Jakarta

70 Handiwirman Saputra Yogyakarta

71 Haris Purnomo Jakarta

72 Heri dono Yogyakarta

73 Herik Yogyakarta

74 Hojatul Islam Yogyakarta

75 I Gede Made Surya Darma Bali

76 I Gusti Ngurah Udianata (Rahman) Bali

77 I Gusti Ngurah Udiantara (Tantin) Yogyakarta

78 I Made Wiguna Valasara Yogyakarta

79 Idi Pangestu Yogyakarta

80 Iswanto Hartono Jakarta

81 Ivan Sagita Yogyakarta

82 Iwan Effendi feat Papermoon Yogyakarta

83 Jana Laurens Medan

84 Julia Sari Setiati Jakarta

85 Karyadi Yogyakarta

86 Krisgatha Achmad Jakarta

87 Krisna Murti Jakarta

88 Kusmanto Yogyakarta

89 Laksmi Sitaresmi Yogyakarta

90 M. A Roziq Yogyakarta

91 M. Andi Dwi Yogyakarta

92 M. Ihsan Yogyakarta

93 M. Irfan Yogyakarta

94 Mahardika Yudha Jakarta

95 Marco Cassani Bali

96 Mella Jaarsma Yogyakarta

97 Moelyono Tulungagung

98 Mouna Malang

99 Muhamad 'Ucup' Yusuf Yogyakarta

100 Nasirun Yogyakarta

101 Nindityo Adi Purnomo Yogyakarta

102 Nurrachmat Widyasena Bandung

103 Oky Rey Montha Yogyakarta

104 Ostheo Andre Yogyakarta

105 Pande Ketut Taman Jawa Tengah

106 Pandu Pribadi Magelang

107 Parallab Bandung

108 Patriot Mukmin Bandung

109 Paul Kadarisman Jakarta

110 Pintor Sirait Bali

111 Pupuk Daru Purnomo Yogyakarta

112 Putra Eko Prasetyo Yogyakarta

113 Qoyim Bana Nasution Bandung

114 Ragil Adi Winata Semarang

115 Ratna Harwiyati Bontang

116 RE Hartanto Bandung

117 Recycle Experience Bandung

118 Rega Ayundya Putri Bandung

119 Restu Ratnaningtyas Yogyakarta

120 Rieswandi Bandung

121 Rifqi Sukma Yogyakarta

122 Riono Tanggul Nusantara Yogyakarta

123 RM Soni Irawan Yogyakarta

124 Romi Armon Yogyakarta

125 Ronald Ventura Philipines

126 Rudayat Bandung

127 Rudi Mantofani Yogyakarta

128 S Teddy D Yogyakarta

129 S. Dwi Stya ( Acong ) Yogyakarta

130 Samsul Arifin Yogyakarta

131 Seruni Bodjawati Yogyakarta

132 Siddhartha Kandahdjaja Bandung

133 Sigit Pamungkas Sukoharjo

134 Sigit Santoso Yogyakarta

135 Sri Astari Jakarta

136 Suparman Yogyakarta

137 Surajiya Yogyakarta

138 Tara Astari Kasenda Bandung

139 Teguh Agus Priyanto Bandung           

140 Theo Fritz Hutabarat Bandung

141 Tintin Wulia Australia

142 Tisna Sanjaya Bandung

143 Titarubi Yogyakarta

144 T-KA_T-KI (Trinodal Group) Yogyakarta

145 Tommy Aditama Putra Bandung

146 Tulus Rahadi Ngawi

147 Ugo Untoro Yogyakarta

148 Uji Handoko Yogyakarta

149 Vasiliki Ralli Yogyakarta

150 Willis Turner Henry Singapura

151 Wilman Syahnur Yogyakarta

152 Wisnu Auri Yogyakarta

153 Yudi Sulistyo Yogyakarta

154 Yuli Prayitno Yogyakarta

155 Yustoni Volunteero Yogyakarta

Art writing in 11 statements

Art Writing emerges as a practice.

Art Writing is a possible form of the liberty of the image.

Art Writing names an approach within contemporary culture that, in wanting new potentials, embraces writing as a problematization of the object of art, its dissemination and forms of exhibition.

Art Writing does not take modalities of writing as given, rather it tends to, and experiments with, non-division between practice and theory, criticism and creativity.

Art Writing sustains all forms of art criticism, including the experimental and the hybrid. The art work may be intensely engaged with, or it may be the starting point for fictional and poetic developments.

Art Writing is in the situation of a fulcrum.

Art Writing is an anthology of examples.

Art Writing is re-invented in each instance of Art Writing, determining its own criteria.

Art Writing addresses material literary forms, which draw attention to the spatiality of writing and the physicality of its support, but the interests of Art Writing diverge from those of literature.

Art Writing involves relations between people, as discursive. In so far as it is art, Art Writing can engage public space no longer sustained by ground, including that of truth.

Art Writing institutes such public space without truth, and sometimes disappears into it.

Maria Fusco, Michael Newman, Adrian Rifkin and Yve Lomax (see here)

Bandung Network 2

Geraldine Kang and Godwin Koay, visual artists from Singapore, spent some time at Roma Arts in Bandung. Their work is part of the exhibition Still Building, which is still ongoing at Selasar Sunaryo Art Space (the catalog can be downloaded here).

Flow - contemporary art from Indonesia in Berlin

Exhibition at the Michael Janssen Gallery in Berlin curated by Rifky Effendy.