Russian Embassy to organize art expo

Russian Embassy to organize art expo

JAKARTA: The Russian Embassy in Indonesia, in cooperation with
the Moscow-based Russian Bureau of Creative Expeditions, is
organizing an exhibition on Russian contemporary art this week in
Jakarta, the Russian Embassy said.

The exhibition, which will be opened by President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday, will feature 170 paintings by Victor
Shilov, Vladimir Anismov, Tatiana Fedorova, Eugeny Demakov and
other famous Russian artists.

The exhibition, entitled "Russian Collection -3" will be open
to the public from Aug. 8 to Aug. 20 at the National Gallery in
Jakarta.

The embassy said that the exhibition is being organized to
mark the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between Russia and Indonesia and the 60th
anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

Indonesia proclaimed its independence on Aug. 17, 1945. -- JP