Paintings have suddenly become "hot", precisely when the Indonesian economy is ailing. Galleries and auction houses have replaced the tumult of the stock exchange trading floor. Stockbrokers are even joining in. On the down side, forgeries abound. TEMPO ventured into the shadowy underworld of forgers, dealers and collectors to investigate.
. tempo : 167561858646
Monday afternoon, August 21. A young man casually dressed in T-shirt and blue jeans enters the exhibition room of Bentara Budaya in Yogyakarta. In tow are two ladies who appear closely related. Two other men are preoccupied with displaying several paintings. One of the women indicates a pair of paintings already on display. The young man inspects them closely and makes his choice—Merayakan Panen Ikan painted by Erica Hestu Wahyuni. "I want
...
Berlangganan untuk lanjutkan membaca.
Kami mengemas berita, dengan cerita.
Independent journalism needs public support. By subscribing to Tempo, you will contribute to our ongoing efforts to produce accurate, in-depth and reliable information. We believe that you and everyone else can make all the right decisions if you receive correct and complete information. For this reason, since its establishment on March 6, 1971, Tempo has been and will always be committed to hard-hitting investigative journalism. For the public and the Republic.