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Sea-ing Indonesia: Art, Activism, and the Environment

September 26, 2026

12:00 am

Johnson Museum of Art

Kaja McGowan will convene a two-day symposium exploring how Indonesian artists understand the relationship between land and sea. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Nyegara-Gunung, the program will include a keynote, performance, artist dialogue, an installation of new acquisitions, and workshops featuring Wayan Kun Adnyana, Peni Candra Rini, Citra Sasmita, I Gusti Nyoman Sudarta, and the Momenta Quartet, with musical direction by Christopher J. Miller.

Photo:

Ida Bagus Madé Poleng

Indonesian, 1915–1999

Ceremony by the Sea, ca. 1968

Tempera on canvas

Collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund; 2018.061

Image courtesy of the Johnson Museum

Additional Information

Program

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program