Indonesia’s ‘Tropical Gotham’

A readable collective of Jakartan history interspersed with lovely snapshot insights into Indonesia’s modern-day capital city.

November 25, 2008

JAKARTA, JAYAKARTA, BATAVIA
Director and Designer: Leonard Lueras
Publisher: The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, 2008

WHY me? That was my first thought. When I was asked to review this grand picture book Jakarta, it was with a certain apprehension that I agreed to do so, unsure what I could add to make this worthy publication any better. But I get it now. I am one of those “positive-minded people” that designer/director Leonard Lueras men

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