Indonesia
Freewheeling Art Jakarta unphased by political protests
Domestic abuse allegations against an originally participating artist cast a shadow over the latest edition of the Indonesian fair this year
Netherlands to return 288 items looted in colonial era to Indonesia
The repatriations show policy continuity despite the new right-wing government, experts say
Oldest example of figurative art found in Indonesian cave
The picture depicting a wild pig and a trio of human figures dates from 51,000 years ago, according to researchers, and suggests that Europe was not the birthplace of cave art
In a new venue and timeslot, Art Jakarta continues to nurture Southeast Asia's growing scene
The fair came ahead of national elections in Indonesia
One artist’s decades-long quest to build the largest brass and copper structure in the world
A new documentary chronicling Nyoman Nuarta’s 28-year struggle to build the world’s fifth-tallest statue also doubles as a portrait of contemporary Indonesia
Netherlands to repatriate nearly 500 looted objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka
The Rijksmuseum will return six colonial artefacts, for the first time in its history
Artist Ashley Bickerton, who imagined new ways to lampoon and critique consumerism, has died, aged 63
The Indonesia-based artist, who rose to prominence in New York in the 1980s alongside Jeff Koons and Peter Halley, was diagnosed with ALS last year
Revolutionary Rijksmuseum exhibition reckons with Dutch colonial conflict in Indonesia
Timely show narrates Indonesia's fight for independence from the Netherlands through the life stories of 23 "eyewitnesses"
Soedarmadji Jean Henry Damais, Indonesian curator and historian, dies aged 78
The last director of the Jakarta History Museum was a leading advocate of the archipelago's traditional arts, crafts and designs
Archaeologists have discovered world's oldest animal cave painting
The warty pig painting was found in a cave in Indonesia and is thought to be at least 45,500 years old
Art Stage Jakarta 2018 cancelled amid unrest in Indonesia
Organisers cite the Asian Games and country's presidential election next April as reasons for the decision, but say fair will return in 2019
Oei Hong Djien, the controversial collector aiming to build a history of Indonesia’s Modern art
New film shows a scene dogged by lack of institutional support and alleged fakes
Indonesian tycoon Tong Djoe loses appeal in fake case
An Indonesian businessman has lost his appeal against claims that he sold a fake painting, according to reports in the Singapore press
Indonesian antiquities thefts show no sign of abating
Fakes left in place of stolen artefacts in elaborate webs of deceit
Jakarta auction proves to be “An insult to forgery”
Indonesia is a big country and everything about it is larger-than-life; its despots, its riots and, apparently, its art frauds
News from New York: Gagosian’s Indonesian connection and YBA acquisitions, plus Whitney's "Parkett Biennial"
Accounting a-Gogo and a biennial's missing raison d’être
Glerum Auctioneers sale report: Growing Indonesian demand for colonial-period art
Dutch auction house holds successful sale in Singapore
Books: Dutch colonialism comes home to roost as Indonesians buy back their own art
As interest in pre-colonial and colonial art grows, authors look to document Indonesian art