U.S. painters to display works

U.S. painters to display works

JAKARTA (JP): A number of leading American painters will display their works in an exhibition, from May 1 through May 6, at the residence of Robert L. Barry, the United States Ambassador to Indonesia, at Jl. Taman Suropati No. 3, Menteng, Central Jakarta.

The exhibition will feature the works of twelve prominent American painters. They are Josef Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Nancy Graves, Al Hed, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Wallase Ting, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselman.

James Rosenquist, one of the exhibiting artists, is currently in town. He is scheduled to give a lecture and participate in a discussion at the Jakarta Institute of Arts at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center on Thursday, May 4 at 2 p.m. The event will also feature a number of Indonesian painters and art observers such as Dede Eri Supria, Hildawati Soemantri and Agus Dermawan T.

The lecture and discussion free of charge and all visitors are welcome.

The events are jointly organized by the United States Embassy and the Singapore-based Wetterling Teo Gallery. (raw)