Artwork on display at UGM library

Artwork on display at UGM library

YOGYAKARTA: At least 20 contemporary artists are displaying
their creations in the main library of Gadjah Mada University
(UGM) in Bulaksumur.

The exhibition is entitled "Read" and features 50 pieces
created by artists like Nindityo Adipurnomo, Mella Jaarsma, Agung
Kurniawan, Anusapati, Bambang Toko Witjaksono, Bunga Jeruk, Popok
Tri Wahyudi, Krisna Murti and Tisna Sanjaya. It has been
organized by the Cemeti Art House in cooperation with the
university's library,

Nindityo, from the Cemeti Art House, told reporters here on
Wednesday that the exhibition would run through Oct. 15 in hopes
bringing the art closer to the academic community.

The library was chosen as the venue for what they have termed
a "site-specific project" because in a library one may learn
about various ideas, thoughts, imagination, perception and
interpretation of people from different generations.

"Read" was first exhibited in the British Council's Library in
Jakarta from July to September 2002 and then at the Cemeti Art
House in Yogyakarta in April 2003. -- JP