tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-11-01T19:14:57+08:00 Peatix Gajah Gallery tag:peatix.com,2017:event-317360 2017-11-13T19:00:00SGT 2017-11-13T19:00:00SGT

Semsar Siahaan (1952-2005) was a seminal artist of the progressive movement in Indonesia. During the fight against the 30 year dictatorship of Suharto's New Order regime, Semsar was a prominent force behind the national student movement; resisting against this dictatorship. Semsar tirelessly campaigned and used his art as a tool to advocate social justice and stand up for issues such as labor rights. As he became targets of physical violence by the Indonesian authorities, he left Indonesia for Canada in 1998 and returned to Indonesia in 2004.Presented in this exhibition "Semsar Siahaan: Art, Liberation", for instance, is his renowned work "G8 Pizza and the Study of the Falling Man", which reflects his sharp critique towards bureaucracy which banks on the misfortunes of the poor. Our research team, along with renowned art historian and Curator T.K Sabapathy, has compiled significant research materials for the exhibition's publication. This will be the most extensive printed publication on the late artist, and it will shed light on Indonesia's fight and resistance to achieve social justice - through the life and career of Semsar Siahaan.Join us for a launch of the exhibition publication and conversation with T.K. Sabapathy on Monday, 13 November 2017 at 07:00 PM.The exhibition runs from 1-29 November 2017.

tag:peatix.com,2017-11-06 05:31:12 2017-11-06 05:31:12 The event description was updated. Diff#292569 tag:peatix.com,2017-11-06 05:27:45 2017-11-06 05:27:45 Title was changed to "Semsar Siahaan: Art, Liberation - Publication Launch & Conversation". Orig#292568 tag:peatix.com,2017-11-06 05:27:22 2017-11-06 05:27:22 The event description was updated. Diff#292567