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