CP Biennale 2005: A city for the people?<\/p>\n
Urban Culture, this year's theme of the CP Biennale asks the
\nquestion, \"Who owns cities?\" in the face of chaos,
\nmisappropriation and increasing poverty in today's modern
\nmetropolises.<\/p>\n
While many international biennales have been held under the
\nurban theme, this year's CP Biennale, according to its chief
\ncurator, Jim Supangkat, differs from the usual in that it wishes
\nto highlight the urban culture not as it is usually understood,
\nbut rather urbanity as an interaction between the urban elite and
\nurban migrants.<\/p>\n
With remarks from the Bank Indonesia governor, the Jakarta
\nvice governor and the Biennale's chief curator, a symposium on
\n\"Urban Reflection\" opened on Sept. 6. The event featured speakers
\nsuch as Hong Kong-based philosopher Timothy O'Leary, New York-
\nbased art historian\/curator Shin Yi Yang and Aksara Foundation
\nchair Nono Anwar Makarim, focusing on issues pertinent to the
\nfuture of Asian metropolises and those in Indonesia in
\nparticular.<\/p>\n
The one-month exhibition comprising paintings, sculptures,
\ngraphic arts, pop art, cartoons, video- and installation art, as
\nwell as architectural designs, reveals dynamics that surpass the
\nurban realm.<\/p>\n
For example, painter and installation artist Mella Jaarsma and
\narchitects Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima of Tokyo Atelier Bow-Wow,
\nfor instance, point at the increasing phenomenon of people in
\nneed of folding\/convertible or temporary shelters. Meanwhile, the
\nwork of Indonesian sculptor\/installation artist Titarubi could be
\nconsidered a metaphor for urban solutions -- that they do not
\ntouch upon the roots of these problems.<\/p>\n
In contrast to the groundbreaking Open CP Biennale in 2003,
\nthis year's participation is by invitation, and includes art
\ngroups and communities aside from individual artists.<\/p>\n
Djie Tjianan of the organizer, CP Foundation, expressed a hope
\nthat CP will continue to fulfill its objective of contributing to
\na world art scene in which democratic principles can flourish and
\nplurality is possible, and which will provide a dynamic that is
\ninclusive instead of exclusive. -- Carla Bianpoen, contributor<\/p>\n
CP Biennale 2005 runs from Sept. 5 through Oct. 5 at Bank
\nIndonesia Museum, Jl. Pintu Besar Utara 3, Jakarta Kota. For more
\ninformation, contact Naning B. Sugeng at 08151821329 or Oneng at
\n08156237520.<\/p>",
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