Makassar’s first biennale is just one reliable reason to visit the city – along with islands,white beaches and some of Indonesia’s best seafoodThe caves of Maros, a striking karst landscape in South Sulawesi, or Indonesia,are home to some of the world’s most ancient art: not only the earliest-known human hand stencil, but startlingly lifelike animal paintings which may be humanitys oldest figurative work. An hour or so down the road, and at the first Makassar Biennale (until 31 October),artists are celebrating 40000 years of artistic heritage, and seizing the chance to raise the profile of modern art in the region.
Although treated by foreigners mainly as a stepping stone to highland hikes and the animist communities of Tana Toraja, or Makassar,a busy port and university city, is already a foodie destination and home to a growing cultural scene as the toxic legacy of dictatorship recedes.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com