Exhibition on art, architecture

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will hold a two week art and architecture exhibition in the National Monument compound in Central Jakarta, starting tomorrow.

Head of the National Monument Authority Ekki Husein Katili said that the exhibition was being held in conjunction with the commemoration of the city's 468th anniversary and in cooperation with the Jakarta Arts Institute.

A total of 160 works, including paintings and architectural models created by 86 Indonesian artists, will be displayed at the exhibition.

Artists who will be in attendance at the exhibition are Abbas Alibasyah, Koentjaraningrat, Ratmini Soedjatmoko, Syaukat Bandjarsari, Zaini and Nazhar.

The works have been selected by a board of curators, consisting of representatives of the Jakarta Arts Council, the Jakarta Arts Institute and the Indonesian Architecture Association. (yns)