PROS and cons related to the revitalization of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Jakarta Arts Center will not be protracted if the art community and the Jakarta government are prepared to sit down and talk in an atmosphere of mutual trust. Both sides must be guided by the same aim, namely, to restore the TIM facility to its role as an integrated arts center, in line with the ideals of its founder’s half a century ago.

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