Dutch colonialism in cartoon strip

Dutch colonialism in cartoon strip

In honor of Indonesia's 60th anniversary of independence, Erasmus Huis will present the work of Dutch cartoonist Peter van Dongen.

Young Indonesian cartoonists will also participate in the exhibition, scheduled from Sept.7 through Sept.30.

Van Dongen debuted in 1990 through the publishing of Muizentheater. A year later, Muizentheater (Theater of Mice) won an award from the Dutch society of cartoonists for Best Comic Book of the Year.

In 1998, Van Dongen published a book titled Rampokan: Java.

The tale about the independence struggle in the former Dutch colony of Indonesia (from where Van Dongen's ancestors came) was even better received than his debut.

It also won award for the Best Comic Book of the Year 1999 and also the Prix du Lion 1999 in Brussels.

The second and last volume, Rampokan: Celebes, was published in 2004.

Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan, Jakarta
Phone: (021) 524 1069

-- The Jakarta Post