BANDA - Galeri Nasional Indonesia Group Show
Perjanjian Breda merupakan kesepakatan antara Inggris dan Belanda terkait penyerahan Manhattan kepada Inggris, dan sebagai kompensasinya Inggris menyerahkan Pulau Run kepada Belanda pada tanggal 31 Juli 1667. Perjanjian ini pula yang mengakhiri perang Anglo-Belanda kedua.
Pada tahun 2017 ini, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, c.q. Direktorat Warisan dan Diplomasi Budaya pada tahun anggaran 2017 melakukan kegiatan Pendukungan Peringatan 350 Tahun Perjanjian Breda yang digagas oleh Yayasan Warisan Budaya Banda. Kegiatan ini akan dilaksanakan pada tanggal 20 September - 4 Oktober 2017 di Galeri Nasional Indonesia.
RANGKAIAN KEGIATAN
PAMERAN
"Banda Warisan untuk Indonesia: Pala dan Perjanjian Breda 1667-2017"
20 September – 4 Oktober 2017
Gedung C, Galeri Nasional Indonesia
Kegiatan ini merupakan bagian dari rangkaian pameran serupa yang diadakan sebelumnya di Erasmus Huis, Jakarta (31 Juli – 30 Agustus 2017) dan akan dilanjutkan di Banda mulai awal November 2017. Pameran ini juga didukung oleh Kedutaan Besar Belanda melalui Erasmus Huis, Galeri Nasional Indonesia dan Balai Arkeologi Maluku.
Pameran “Banda, Warisan Untuk Indonesia” yang mengusung sub tema: “Pala dan Perjanjian Breda, 1667-2017” menyoroti sejarah Banda sebagai penghasil rempah yang kaya dan bagaimana peran Banda sebagai pusat perhatian dalam perdagangan dan politik internasional. Pameran ini juga menghubungkan episode sejarah tersebut dengan Banda saat ini dan bagaimana Banda menjadi sumber inspirasi dalam karya seni kontemporer. Pameran ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat, khususnya generasi muda akan perannya sebagai penerus sebuah bangsa besar yang sejak dahulu telah memiliki peran penting dalam sejarah perdagangan dunia. Dengan demikian diharapkan akan muncul kebanggaan akan jati diri sebagai bagian dari bangsa Indonesia.
Beberapa seniman nasional dan internasional seperti Hanafi, Titarubi, I Made Wianta, dari Indonesia; Beatrice Glow dari New York; Isabelle Boon dari Belanda; dan Jez O’Hare dari Inggris; yang terinspirasi oleh Banda turut berpartisipasi menampilkan karya seni mereka dalam pameran ini. Tim kurator yang terlibat dalam pameran ini adalah Wim Manuhutu, Sadiah Boonstra, Wieske Sapardan, dan Siti Halimah.
SEMINAR
"Banda Dulu, Kini dan Besok"
3 Oktober 2017
Ruang Seminar, Galeri Nasional Indonesia
Narasumber:
- Hilmar Farid, Dirjen Kebudayaan
- Sri Margono, Sejarahwan (tentative)
- Tanya Alwi, Pendiri Yayasan Warisan Budaya Banda
- Titarubi, Seniman
- Bonnie Triyana, Komunitas
Hilmar Farid, Direktur Jenderal Kebudayaan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan membuka secara resmi pameran di Galeri Nasional Indonesia dan mengatakan “Banda merupakan bagian penting dalam wilayah NKRI yang dalam sejarahnya telah mengubah tatanan dunia sebagai penghasil rempah dan akar budaya maritim Indonesia”.
Rob Swartbol, Duta Besar Kerajaan Belanda untuk Indonesia mengatakan “Pameran yang digelar di Galeri Nasional membawa kita kembali ke 350 tahun yang lalu dan memberikan kita fakta dan pemahaman baru tentang apa yang terjadi pada saat itu. Saya senang bahwa pameran ini memperlihatkan berbagai perspektif tentang fakta sejarah. Selanjutnya, adalah hal yang menyenangkan untuk melihat bagaimana sejarah Banda dikaitkan dengan Banda yang kita kenal saat ini dan bagaimana sejarah itu menjadi sumber inspirasi bagi seni kontemporer”.
Tanya Alwi, Ketua Yayasan Warisan dan Budaya Banda Neira menambahkan, ”Pameran ini terinspirasi dari 350 tahun Perjanjian Breda. Kami berharap pameran ini dapat meningkatkan kesadaran dalam menghargai dan melestarikan kekayaan alam dan budaya Banda, dan memberikan inspirasi untuk membangun Banda berbasis kemasyarakatan agar Banda dapat memberikan dampak secara nasional maupun internasional”.
Cycles (Riverdale Study), new collaboration between Beatrice Glow and Julian Chams now on view at Wave Hill's Call & Response Show
New Collaboration between Julian Chams and Beatrice Glow now on view at Wave Hill
Empire of Smoke: the Legacy of Tobacco
Video documentation of "Empire of Smoke: The Legacy of Tobacco" that took place at James B. Duke House New York University Institute of Fine Arts on May 11.
Speakers: Kathleen Robin Joyce, Kristen Gaylord, George Stonefish, Dr. Gunja Sengupta and Beatrice Glow.
Circulating Undercurrents, Artist Feature, Cultural Politics Journal, Duke University Press
I'm thrilled to share this feature article of my recent work as well as my cover art "Banda Island Archipelago" gracing the cover of Cultural Politics Journal of Duke University Press. Check out the article and the issue here.
I want to acknowledge the generosity of curator Deborah Frizzell and the editors for inviting me to organize and share my thoughts on this platform. I also want to thank Jim Blasi for the gorgeous graphic design layout. And lastly, the beautiful convergence of August 2017 for having my Banda Island Archipelago print on the cover of Duke University Press' publication while also showing the actual silk print at the Jame B. Duke House (NYU Institute of Fine Arts)...all during the 350 year commemoration of the Treaty of Breda.
See the article here: http://culturalpolitics.dukejournals.org/content/current
#Rhunhattan #socialhistoryofplants #dukehouse #bandaislands
"Museology and the Mused" Workshop at the Metropoliton Museum of Art
I am reflecting upon an utmost transformative weekend at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York where I had the immense privilege to participate in goddess Rosanna Raymond , current Chester Dale Fellow’s workshop “Museology and the Mused” #MetMused. Seated in a round circle amongst an ecosystem of museum curators, public programs builders, education warriors, Indigenous culture bearers (local, global and diasporic), provocative artists and advocates, we put heart, trust, knowledge, wisdom and faith into asking “What protocols, practices and actions/activations should museums and cultural institutions embrace to center indigeneity in its narrative and positioning?” (that is my attempt at summarizing the plethora of complex questions and perspectives that were raised).
American Arts Incubator: Addressing Social Inclusion with Art and Technology in Ecuador →
Beatrice Glow’s exchange will focus on social inclusion by leveraging new media art to tell stories that shift dominant narratives. She aims to work with a variety of community members, including Afro-Ecuadorian and refugee populations, to help pinpoint the ecosystem of challenges they face. Her workshops will be centered on understanding local public policy and the restoration of environmental and community health.
Summer visits to "Beatrice Glow: Spice Roots/Routes" extended through end of summer!
This summer I've been bringing small groups to the Duke House NYU Institute of Fine Arts to view my show "Spice Roots/Routes" paired with aromas and previews of Rhunhattan VR (work in progress).
Honolulu Biennial Artist Interview →
After sleepless nights of installing Rhunhattan Tearoom at the Honolulu Biennial, I participated in this interview...I hope it's coherent!
MAY NEWSLETTER →
Read more here on my May 4 event at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University where I report back on my travel research to the Banda Islands of eastern Indonesia. I am also presenting a public program at the Duke House, Institute of Fine Arts at NYU on May 11 titled "Empire of Smoke: the Legacy of Tobacco."
Empire of Smoke: A Legacy of Tobacco | Thursday May 11, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM →
My current solo exhibit Beatrice Glow: Spice Roots/Routes at the James B. Duke House with NYU Institute of Fine Arts is on view March 22 – June 19, 2017. Please join me, along with some illustrious guest speakers on Thursday May 11th at 6:30 PM for"Empire of Tobacco: the Legacy of Tobacco"!
- Smudge at the entrance of the James B. Duke House
- Introductions by curators Kristen Gaylord and Kathleen Robin Joyce
- Opening remarks by George Stonefish
- "Spice Roots/Routes," a performance/lecture by Beatrice Glow
- "Tobacco, tobacco! Sojourns, Symbols, and Slaves in the Shaping of the Modern World," a talk by Prof. Gunja SenGupta
A Tale of Two Islands: Reporting Back from the Banda Islands | Thursday May 4, 6:30 PM →
Please join me for my final program as the
2016-17 Artist-in-Residence at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU!
"Beatrice Glow returns from Rhun, a volcanic Indonesian island in the Banda Sea, to present her final public program as the A/P/A Institute Artist-in-Residence. During her residency, Glow investigated the social history of plants via spice routes and botanical expeditions, focusing on the historical relationship between two islands on opposite sites of the world: Mannahatta and Rhun. The islands, which were traded by the British and Dutch during the 17th century spice wars, are connected by both a botanical and colonial legacy. Glow shares her findings and the immersive tech experiences she is creating in collaboration with Highway 101, ETC as part of her ongoing, multi–platform project Rhunhattan." Please RSVP here.
- When: Thursday May 4th, 6:30 PM -8:30 PM
- Venue: Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, 8 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003
Beatrice Glow: Spice Roots/Routes @ Duke House, NYU Institute of Fine Arts
This exhibition demonstrates how these recurring patterns of exploration and exploitation speak to one another and continue to resonate with contemporary concerns. By installing the Spice Route series in the former home of James B. Duke, we also reflect on how the Institute of Fine Arts—which has made the Duke House its home since 1958—can productively engage with the history of this site.
Interview with the Center for Artistic Activism →
"It’s a long wave. I think of everything as being interdependent or part of an ecosystem, philosophically and biologically. There are urgent moments of crisis where the waves are crashing on the land, which are the moments that activists quickly rise to. But then there’s the long waves, behind them, that are holding a space. They’re affecting generational change, through educational, cultural methodologies. I see myself as being part of that [long] wave; I want to stay in there and be vigilant all the time."
Voz de la Chimba "Entrevista: Beatrice Glow El aroma de la Historia"
La exposición “Aromérica Parfumeur” en Sala de Arte que el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) tiene en Mall Plaza Vespucio, nos ha dado la oportunidad de hablar con su creadora, Beatrice Glow. Los olores, los aromas, no sólo impregnan la vida cotodiana de las personas, sino de la humanidad en su conjunto y en toda su historia. Las expediciones, los descubrimientos de nuevas tierras o el comercio estuvieron ligados a la búsqueda de especias aromáticas desde los tiempos más antiguos. El valor que se otorgaba a ciertos productos que, por la lejanía de sus orígenes, eran difíciles de conseguir, fue también causa de guerras, matanzas, expolios y, siempre, explotación de unos pueblos por otros. Hay toda una historia económica, una geopolítica, cuyo motor esencial fue la posesión de los aromas. Pero también una historia social tan alimentada de placer como de sufrimiento.
Mannahatta VR: Chief Mann's Speech
Still Searching... 5. Visual Sovereignty and Standing Rock: Decolonizing Native Spaces of Appearance →
Published: 01.12.2016
in the series The Spaces of Appearance
excerpt:
"Until recently, this acknowledgement was often lacking in the United States. On May Day 2016, the Free University of New York hosted “Liberation Lab” in what is now known as Washington Square Park. The day began with artist Beatrice Glow and representatives from the American Indian House in Manahatta (now Manhattan) and the Native American and Indigenous Students Group at NYU performing a Lenape Calibration. That is to say, the space was realigned with Native co-ordinates and symbols, like the sassafras leaf. Speakers evoked the presence of the Minetta spring under the present park and the proximity of the Lenape Trail on what is now Broadway. All this autumn, events at Decolonize This Place – a residency at Artists Space – have recalled that the space is occupied and remembered Native histories."
Honolulu Biennial Announces Participating Artists for Inaugural Edition →
After previously announcing the curator and theme of the inaugural Honolulu Biennial, the full list of participating artists has been announced. The exhibition will run from March 8 through May 8 in the capital of Hawaii and feature thirty artists, including locally-based and Native Hawaiian artists alongside emerging, midcareer, and leading national and international artists from the countries and continents linked by the Pacific Ocean. The full list is as follows:
Vernon Ah Kee
Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan
Andrew Binkley
Drew Broderick
Jane Chang Mi
Kaili Chun
Sean Connelly
Beatrice Glow
Brett Graham
Marcus Hanalei Marzan
Choi Jeong Hwa
Kathy Jetnil Kijiner
Mohammad Kazem
Yuki Kihara
Charlton Kupa’a Hee
Yayoi Kusama
Al Laguenro
Alexander Lee
Les Filter Feeders
Mariquita Micki Davis
Eko Nugroho
Fiona Pardington
Lisa Reihana
Chris Ritson
Michelle L. Schwengel-Regala
Greg Semu
John Vea
Zhan Wang
Lynne Yamamoto
Ken and Julia Yonetani
Exhibition and Performance Review in Hyperallergic
Beatrice Glow’s artist book Taparaco Myth (2009), displayed here, details her trip through Peru, following the Chinese migrant labor movement there. For a series of artist talks accompanying the exhibition, she traced the use of the word “Chino/a” and the people it’s used to describe throughout Latin America. Glow’s journey is both a physical and linguistic one, exploring the racial politics of naming colors, places, and people. Beginning with the racialized coloring naming system of Pantone, she flipped through images on a projector at varying speeds, switching between languages — English and Spanish — as she guided the audience through her voyage. Showing existing photographs, maps, color swatches, birds, and various signage across Latin America featuring the word “Chino,” her sarcastic and humorous presentation became a satire about racism and migration.
December Newsletter
As December creeped up on us, I realize that I am halfway through my residency at A/P/A Institute at NYU! I have two more public events before I hibernate in the studio in preparation for travel-research next Spring in the Pacific and Indonesia.
Please come to The Wayfinding Project: Closing Showcase on December 8th, 6:30pm-8:30pm where I will share the work I have built with A/P/A this past year and reflect on how to move forward. Make sure to stop by Lenapeway at 715 Broadway beforehand as the project closes on December 9. Then on December 12th, 2-5pm I will give the last VR demo of Mannahatta VR for 2016.
Please check out Enacting The Text: Performing with Words before it closes on December 10. Here is a wonderful review published on Hyperallergic on the exhibit as well as my lecture performance alongside of Martha Wilson's Donald Thump character.
2016 has been a milestone year with my first solo national museum exhibit, two solo NYC shows, five group shows, two residencies, and over 21 public talks/workshops/presentations. I also met a lot of inspiring people that opened their hearts and critically asked how to practice intersectional solidarity. I look forward to new horizons in 2017! Thank you for being part of this amazing journey and continued support. Please hold your loved ones close these holidays!
Warmth,
Beatrice