Inside Studios: Indonesian Artists

by Alexandra Corradini, photography by Indra Leonardi (r&w)

The Indonesian art scene has seen strong growth over the past decade, and is as vibrant as it is large. In this volume, art historian Alexandra Corradini and art expert and ambassador Amalia Wirjono present 28 personal portraits of artists' studios and work.

Given the relatively small group of artists covered in such a sizeable volume, in terms of both format and page count, there's ample space for in-depth coverage. Introductory texts are accompanied by several full-bleed shots of the spaces and the people behind them. Studios vary widely from architectdesigned to improvised, and are interspersed with more focused treatments of selected works as well as studies and notes. An appendix of biographies adds to the selection and prompts further study, but Corradini is clear that the work shouldn't feel like a directory; to her credit, it feels more like a curated collection. A short commentary on the concept of the studio by doyen of Indonesian architecture Andra Matin, whose work is shown within, is a pleasing touch.