Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies  program held first lecture for master’s and doctoral students, Thursday (24/6) in the Auditorium Room Sekolah Pascasarjana UGM. This inaugural lecture was held for new students to get to know more about the study program and the academic community involved in it. In addition, the inaugural lecture was filled with material presentation by Prof. Dra. Ra. Yayi Suryo Prabandari, M.Si., Ph.D. Professor Yayi presented material with the theme “Studying Pressure on Mental Health and Its Management”. Overall, Professor Yayi’s presentation of the material emphasized that the course of study is not only concerned with achievement but the achievement of physical and mental health. read more

The Performing Arts and Fine Arts Study Doctoral Study Program is holding a series of Gladhi Nalar events to Bangkok, Thailand on August 6-9 2023. This activity is a means for doctoral students to be able to develop and gain a broader academic perspective, specifically in relation to ongoing student dissertation research.

On the first day, the visit was aimed at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). This private museum consisting of 5 floors is located in Chatuchak, Bangkok. After that, the trip continues by visiting the Big Bee Garden, Bangkok, which is a place for honey beekeeping education with all kinds of production. read more

The PSPSR UGM Sharing Session was held again on Thursday (27/7) in Meeting Room 1 of the UGM Postgraduate School. The Sharing Session on this occasion invited guests from the Department of English, Linguistics & Theater Studies National University of Singapore (NUS) – Assoc Prof. Miguel Escobar Varela. The current Sharing Session focuses on the role of technology in art. Several breakthroughs were conveyed by Prof. Miguel regarding the importance of technology as a method in previous documentation so that the benefits can be reaped up to now. Prof. Miguel gave a discourse on the proportional documentation of wayang kulit in the 18th century AD and a discourse on the documentation of kinesthetic technology-based dance. This technological discourse can be used as a means for anyone to learn certain dances based on competent demonstrators. read more

The Performing Arts and Visual Studies Master Program held the “Gladhi Nalar” event in Bali from Wednesday (12/7) to Friday (14/7). This event was attended by master program students, lecturers, admins, and various other supporting components. The holding of “Gladhi Nalar” was held in the context of conducting a field study regarding the existence of art in Bali pragmatically or academically.

Pragmatically, “Gladhi Nalar” was organized with visits to various places related to performing arts and fine arts. On the first day, PSPSR UGM made a visit to the village of Padangtegal, Ubud, to provide information about the existence of Padangtegal village, which is one of the pioneer art embryos in Bali. Afterwards, the participants appreciated the Pesta Kesenian Bali 2023 event which was held at the Denpasar Art Center. The students witnessed the Parade (Utsawa) Gong Kebyar Legendaris performance by Sekehe Gong Tedung Agung Puri Saren Agung Ubud (Gianyar) and Sekehe Gong Banda Sawitra, Kedis Village (Buleleng) on the Ardha Candra stage. In addition, the participants could also watch the exhibition in the Ksirarnawa building. On the second day, the participants made a visit to the creative space Suklu owned by artist Wayan Sujana in Klungkung regency. The participants were invited to convey their ideas through painting using novels as media. read more

Performing Arts and Visual Arts Studies held a Sharing Session with Dr. Nicole Tse from the Grimwade Center for Cultural Materials Conservation Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, Friday (7/7) in the UGM Postgraduate School Seminar Room. The Sharing Session was guided by Dr. Gea O.F. Parikesit and attended by all lecturers of the PSPSR UGM study program and students.

The topics discussed in this Sharing Session were about university life at the University of Melbourne and conservation issues. In his discussion, Dr. Nicole Tse started with a statement that art attribution is one of the problems in the world of conservation. Lots of people – especially artists and art consumers – buy works of art that are not original, aka fakes. read more

PSPSR UGM  attended the ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum (AYCF) as a delegation from Indonesia, Monday (15/5) to Friday (19/5) at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta. The delegation from PSPSR UGM is Dr. Rr. Paramitha Dyah Fitriasari, M.Hum. (head of the PSPSR UGM master study program) along with Shinda Regina, S.Sn. and I Made Christian Wiranata Rediana, S.S. (representative of PSPSR UGM Masters students for the 2022 academic year).

The AYCF event was organized by the ASEAN University Network (AUN) in collaboration with the University of Indonesia Jakarta. AYCF is held as an annual agenda that aims to establish relations between art students from ASEAN countries and added to three other countries: South Korea, Japan, and China. read more

Jim Supangkat is a prominent art curator in Indonesia, as well as a witness to the history of Indonesian modern art. The relay momentum in Jim Supangkat’s thoughts is presented in the summary of the book he has compiled entitled “Satu Abad Gagal Paham” which is also the subject of a seminar organized by Buku Seni Rupa in collaboration with PSPSR in the Auditorium Room, 5th Floor, Faculty of Postgraduate School, UGM, Wednesday (10/5).
The event began with a discussion on the context of “Satu Abad Gagal Paham”, which was born from Jim Supangkat’s long contemplation after evaluating his experience in conversing with various art figures from around the world. The initial discussion was opened with a discussion of art myths that distort the understanding of western and eastern society, thus creating a misunderstanding in Indonesia. Furthermore, Jim also invites the audience and readers of his book to review artistic ideas in art events and review various artistic expressions in various parts of the world. From there, according to Jim, we will realize that there is an art discipline that influences art work practices, as well as an understanding of art itself that has been constructed through art history.
According to Jim, the history of art in Indonesia turned around with the opinion of art history which had been methodized by intellectual parties from western Europe. From here, Jim Supangkat explained that the history of art in Indonesia could be read from two signs, namely the first through Raden Saleh and the second through Raden Saleh. the term “Art” in Indonesian. According to Jim Supangkat, Raden Saleh witnessed major changes in western Europe where at that time he was in France and witnessed the 2nd French revolution. In 1882 Raden Saleh lived in Germany, which at that time coincided with the birth of Hegelian ideas. Armed with his experience in western Europe, Raden Saleh voiced justice in the form of dignity. The birth of the painting on the arrest of Diponegoro is a reflection of Raden Saleh’s thoughts on identity, in this case Western historians stutter to read the painting. Then the second sign is regarding the term Art. According to Jim, all language dialects related to tradition have nothing to do with the term Art, but here Jim reveals that in Indonesian there is a term art whose definition is similar to the definition of Art in the west, namely kagunan. The term comes from the absorption of the Javanese language which was alluded to by Ranggawarsita.
The issue of the definition of art is getting wider, but in this seminar Jim Supangkat emphasized fighting against the definition of western hegemonic art in the realm of understanding Indonesian art which tends to be universally claimed. Jim emphasized that today’s art must be read in terms of local aesthetic concepts and local spirit, so that discourse on Indonesian art can be argued in a global art world discourse. Therefore, Jim Supangkat invites the public to re-interpret the flow of art history that occurred in Indonesia.
Towards the end of the event, a deliberation was held to evaluate Jim Supangkat’s opinion moderated by Suwarno as one of the Indonesian academics and curators. In addition, other curator figures such as Alia Swastika were also presented to broaden perspectives regarding artistic works in Indonesia. Then the artist Heri Dono is presented as a very strong art practitioner with a local spirit in each of his works to complete the discourse on knowledge of art creation in Asia, especially in Indonesia. read more

In order to celebrate the month of Ramadan, the study program held an event “Kajian Seni, Budaya, dan Aggama”, Wednesday (5/4) in the hallway of the UGM Postgraduate School. This study event presented a famous anthropologist, Prof. Dr. Heddy Shri Ahimsa Putra, M.A., M.Phil. and chairman of PSPSR UGM supervisor – Dr. G.R. Lono L. Simatupang, M.A. This study was also celebrated with collaborative music performances by lecturers and students, as well as eating together when breaking the fast begins. The enthusiasm for this study was evident from the large number of master’s and doctoral students across generations. read more