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Arsip Langka Seniman Lekra Mia Bustam (Pameran Tunggal Biennale Jogja)

Tempo, 16 November 2025: Rare archive of Lekra artist Mia Bustam (Biennale Jogja solo exhibition)

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Tempo magazine report (16 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Iwan Kurniawan) on the Biennale Jogja solo exhibition of Lekra artist Mia Bustam at Benteng Vredeburg (opened 6 Oct 2025), based on Astrid Reza's thesis. It covers her arrest, nearly 14 years' detention (Plantungan gardener), embroidery, paintings, Api Kartini magazine and her single motherhood. Gerwani is not mentioned.

Laporan Majalah Tempo (16 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani dan Iwan Kurniawan) tentang pameran tunggal seniman Lekra Mia Bustam di Biennale Jogja, Benteng Vredeburg (dibuka 6 Okt 2025), berdasar tesis Astrid Reza. Memuat penangkapannya, hampir 14 tahun ditahan (juru taman di Plantungan), sulaman, lukisan, majalah Api Kartini, dan perannya sebagai ibu tunggal. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Mia Bustam tahanan politik perempuan yang paling lengkap. Arsip dan tulisannya banyak (Astrid Reza, p. 1)”

People

Mia BustamS. SudjojonoSri Nasti RukmawatiAstrid RezaAlia SwastikaTedjabayu SudjojonoDyah SoemarnoSylvie TanagaAlfian WidiBalqis NabilaKartika SaptohoedojoNessa TheoChandra RosselinniKemala HayatiIta Fatia Nadia

Organisations

Institute of People's CultureBiennale JogjaMuseum Benteng VredeburgSanata Dharma UniversityWomen's History Archive SpaceApi KartiniIndonesia-USSR Cultural Relations Body

Places

YogyakartaFort VredeburgWirogunan PrisonSemarangPlantunganDepokSurakartaJakarta

Topics

art, literature and musicmuseums and monumentsmemory, testimony and justicebiographyPlantungan and women prisonersUSSR and Eastern Europe

Tags

exhibitionprisons

Details

Date
2025-11-16
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2025-11-16) - Arsip Langka Seniman Lekra Mia Bustam [tempo.co 2088594].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.943) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
Summary basis
full text read

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