Chapter 1
Abidjan's contemporary renaissance
Chapter 2
Riyadh's desert biennales
Chapter 3
Yogyakarta's collective canvas
Chapter 4
Mexico City's creative explosion
Ch 3 · Yogyakarta's collective canvas
andy Jogja Art Weeks
A hundred art shows open up their doors, We light up the city from the streets to the floors.
Glossary
collective (noun)
A cooperative enterprise or group of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal. The Yogyakarta collective Taring Padi emerged in 1998 to produce politically charged public murals.
A cooperative enterprise or group of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal. The Yogyakarta collective Taring Padi emerged in 1998 to produce politically charged public murals.
Fun Fact
Collective art: In Indonesian collective art, the process of hanging out, eating together, and discussing ideas—known as *nongkrong*—is considered just as important as the finished artwork.
Quiz
What is the name of the collaborative umbrella initiative that coordinates satellite art events across Yogyakarta?
Quiz
What was the Jogja National Museum building used for before it became a contemporary art exhibition space?
Quiz
In 2022, Ruangrupa became the first collective from Asia to curate which historic, 100-day German art exhibition?
Quiz
What Indonesian cultural concept, meaning "communal rice barn," did the collective Ruangrupa use to curate Documenta 15?