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Dealing in Distance © Goethe-Institut Ho Chi Minh City

Dealing in Distance

is a collaborative approach inviting Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian diaspora artists and their works to learn, unlearn, and relearn about the praxis of diasporic and migration in Germany, especially in the Southeast Asian context.

Documenta 15 © Documenta

Documenta 15

The Goethe-Institut Jakarta accompanies the artists' collective ruangrupa and the process of curating documenta fifteen with a loose series of videos and interviews.
Movements and Moments © Marishka Soekarna

Feminists Generation
 Movements and Moments

Goethe-Institut's project “Movements and Moments” sheds light on Indigenous feminist activisms from the Global South in the form of comics. 

Dance and Theatre

Bodies of Care © Goethe-Institut Indonesien

Bodies of Care

10 choreographers from Germany and Indonesia invite the audience to explore the connection between dance and care through participation in instructional performances. 
Meg Stuart © Eva Würdinger

Meg Stuart
 Biographical good Fortune

To Meg Stuart, borders are irrelevant. Her artistic life began in the USA, today she lives in Berlin and with the location of her company Damaged Gods has a professional focus in Belgium. She works internationally.
Meg Stuart Photo: Edouard Jacquinet

Performing Architecture
 When a movement loses its meaning

Through "Performing Architecture", the Goethe-Institut is present at the Venice Biennale. Meg Stuart, who is being honoured for her life's work there, will stage her performance "Built to Last" and take part in a moving panel. In an interview, she speaks about her art and about things she hasn't dared to do yet. 

Cultural Politics

The City in-Between © Goethe-Institut Indonesien

Urban Informality, Sustainability and Post-Pandemic Resilience

At the end of 2019, students from the University of Stuttgart, the Bandung Institute of Technology and the University of Melbourne participated in the Travelling Studio “The City In-Between, Designing with Urban Informality in Bandung, Indonesia”.
Publication AMAN (Agenda Seniman) Goethe-Institut Bandung - Exploration Intermedia Art with Etza Meisyara © Etza Meisyara

Art
 Color and Sound in Etza Meisyara’s Performance

Entitled Intermedia Art Exploration, this edition of #AMAN Agenda Seniman features Bandung-based artist Etza Meisyara (born in 1991) and focuses on the term “intermedia” to describe her artistic journey and interests. What is intermedia art? How did intermedia art become the focus of her work?
Solo Exhibition Maharani Mancanagara "Zero Sum Game" Work: Pulau Wanatentrem © Maharani Mancanagara

Talk with Maharani Mancanagara
 Diving Deeper, Reaching Further: Notes on Maharani Mancanagara’s Artistic Practice

In her work, Maharani explores her grandfather's notes about his experiences on the island of Buru, and thus also creative methods and ways to present a sensitive subject in a way that it can be perceived and appreciated by all.​
Living Rooms © Goethe-Institut Indonesien

A virtual exchange platform
 Living Rooms

The Goethe-Instituts from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam created a Zoom Safe Space for virtual knowledge exchange and discussions on the current state of the arts (post-)corona to support and network artists and cultural workers from their regions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
Vijay Prashad and Samia Zennadi in the very room in Algiers where the 1973 Non-Aligned Movement meeting was held. Naeem Mohaiemen, Two Meetings and a Funeral (2017). Installation view at documenta 14, Kassel, 2017 Photo by Vijay Prashad

Knowing the World Through Art:
 Thoughts about some of the artworks at documenta 14

What are people searching for now? A myriad of possibilities to move ideas from certain directions and activate them in their own respective living space.
Seni instalasi - bola mata; Wedhar Riyadi © Therra Bajraghosa

Exhibition of Contemporary Art
 ARTJOG: FROM JOGJA TO ARTWORLD

ARTJOG is regarded as barometer of contemporary art in Indonesia as it always showcases both local and international artists from various circles and their works ...

Interculturality

Wanderlust Küche - Indonesian Culinary Photography Photo (Detail): © Groupe de Jour

Project
 Photo exhibition “Indonesian Culinary Photography”

The photo exhibition “Indonesian Culinary Photography” is part of “Wanderlust Küche – A Culinary Dialogue”, a project initiated by the Goethe-Institut to promote a creative dialogue through German cuisine and the countries of Southeast Asia.

APIK © Goethe-Institut Indonesien

APIK

How do I organize an exhibition? What do I have to consider? APIK, a training program for exhibition makers, introduces a 101 of exhibition making.

IKAT/eCUT © Goethe-Institut/Sandra Schollmeyer

Project
 IKAT / eCUT

Textiles between Art, Design, Tradition and Technology

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