A visitor looking at Henk Ngantung's damaged Memanah in the glass box
In over 20 years in Jakarta, i have seen periodic starts and stops by the government to preserve our artistic heritage and to showcase modern and contemporary art. In 1995, the government sponsored an exhibition opened by then-president Soeharto titled "International Contemporary Art: Unity in Diversity," run by the organization Contemporary Art of the Non - Aligned Countries, Jakarta. This exhibition was the main stimulus for the renovation of the National Gallery, which remains the premiere institution for showcasing art in Indonesia.
