Auction aims to help children's education
Auction aims to help children's education
The economic and political crisis that has hit the country has
also affected the lives of children, especially the poor. The
increasing number of children dropping out of school has
highlighted the crisis.
Many parties have tried many ways to raise money to overcome
the problem but it has not been enough.
The City House Auction is staging Love HeArt, Charity for the
Children in its attempts to help the less-fortunate. Part of the
money raised from the auction will be given to the National
Foster Parents Movement (GNOTA) and the Shekinah Stress and Drugs
Rehabilitation Center, according to the press release.
The 120 oil, acrylic, mixed media, pastel and watercolor
paintings, selected by a board of experts, will be displayed at
the Menara Citibank in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, on Thursday
and Friday to give art lovers and collectors time to view the
works before this weekend's auction.
Among the paintings are works from the late Sudjana Kerton,
Popo Iskandar, S. Abdullah and Willem Gehard Hofker. Other noted
painters, who were forgotten but their works still amaze art
lovers, are Atmadi Asa (Tan Liep Poen) and Tarmizi.
Younger painters -- including H. Widayat, Jeihan, Djoko Pekik,
I Made Djirna, Made Sukadana and Suwaji -- are also among artists
whose works will be auctioned.
However, the organizers have promised that it would not be
just an ordinary auction. Also included are works from the
private collection of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno,
himself an art lover and artist, including a painting by Ernest
Dezenje.
Paintings among former vice president Adam Malik's collection
will also be auctioned, including Ballerina by K. Hou Gard and
Penari Balet (Ballerina) by Frezesil.
The Adam Malik Museum collection of Layang-layang (Kites) by
Bagong Kussudiardjo, Penabuh Gendang (Drummer) and Kuda Lumping
by Batara Lubis are also being offered for sale.
The auction itself will take place on Saturday and Sunday at
the same venue as the exhibition and will be led by Tantowi
Yahya, a noted TV presenter. -- JP