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ranging from those conveying the fraternity, and equality. Another
beautiful nature of Indonesia known painting, Washington Crossing the
as Mooi Indie ("Beautiful Indies") to Delaware, illustrates the crossing
CURATORIAL works in other approaches from the of the Continental Army across
Indonesia, history of Indonesian art, including the Delaware river led by George
abstract and social realism.
Washington on Christmas day
Spirit of in 1776. General Washington led
The World The 2018 exhibition is held in his army in a sudden attack to
conjunction with the 18 Asian eradicate Britian’s Hessian German
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Games. Aspects of hard work, contract soldiers who fought the
collaboration and cooperation, Americans in Trenton, New Jersey.
as well as competition and
sportsmanship are the main ideas Indeed, paintings of heroic
We can perceive the meanings of behind the celebration of sports acts are not the only ones that
the Presidential Palace collection that has inspired us to use “spirit” as demonstrate the spirit of a nation,
through various lenses as can be the central theme in the exhibition. as this spirit can be suggested
seen in previous exhibitions of the Several works in the collection through metaphors, mythology,
collection in the past three years. of the Indonesian Presidential legends, and fables. In addition,
Palace are consistent with the the spirit of a nation is not limited
The first exhibition in 2016, theme. If the 18 Asian Games to a form attained by physical
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Goresan Juang Kemerdekaan is the celebration of sports, the struggle, for a nation that aspires
presented works that show the exhibition of the Presidential Palace to progress further, must possess
theme of struggle and other iconic collection will be the performance spirit in different forms as well.
works. These works are significant of aesthetics that enriches the This exhibition shows different
as they shaped the national experiences of both Indonesian forms of spirit, such as: the spirit
collection of the new republic that people as well as foreign guests in of resistance/independence,
achieved its independence through Jakarta this August. diversity, cooperation, creativity,
physical resistance. globalization, and the future.
The most important artworks of
The second exhibition, Senandung a country often depict narratives
Ibu Pertiwi, was held in 2017 and of struggle that express the spirit
brought forward the works in the of that nation. For example, this
Palace’s collection depicting topics spirit is shown in historical painting
related to mother earth and the from the nineteenth century, such
motherland. The exhibition was as Eugène Delacroix’s 1830 La
structured around four sub-themes: Liberté guidant le people (Liberty
nature’s diversity, dynamics of Guiding the People). This painting
everyday lives, tradition and reminds its audience of the spirit
identity, as well as mythology and of the French Revolution in 1789
religion. The four aspects were that ignited people’s struggle
represented by various works, in order to achieve freedom,