A dangdut pioneer, two film stars, a pickpocket turned mime artist and a ketoprak performer
about 16 months ago (12/12/2022)
A dangdut pioneer, two film stars, a pickpocket turned mime artist and a ketoprak performer | ArtsEquator Skip to content Theodora Agni remembers the artists and cultural workers Indonesia lost in 2022. Amongst the senior artists, and cultural practitioners lost this year in Indonesia were Syofyani Yusaf, a Minang dance maestro, Jemek Supardi, who went from humble beginnings to stardom as a mime artist, ludruk artist Cak Sapari, and Tan Deseng, an ethnomusicologist. Prominent gallerists, Leo Hamonangan Silitonga, the Managing Director of Art Moments Jakarta and Budiardjo Tek of Yuz Museum Shanghai each played roles in expanding the reach of Indonesian visual arts.