Biennale Jogja Foundation Ceases Operations After 16 Years
The Biennale Jogja concentrated on art and artists located around the equator in Southeast Asia. Its final edition explored the concept of kawruh, a Javanese term signifying profound, embodied knowledge derived from custom and ritual.
Foundation Cites Political Climate for DecisionRepresentatives from the foundation issued a statement addressing their decision.“Reflecting on the political situation in Indonesia today, we have come to the conclusion that we need to REST,” they stated.“Under a political regime that has failed to recognize people's cultures as the foundation of cultural identity-amid chaotic economic and political policies, increasing censorship, and violence against activists and protesters-we feel an urgency to pause. Not to escape difficulty, but to reclaim the freedom we need to engage in grassroots solidarities.”
Source: Artforum
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