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The Korea Foundation Cultural Center in Seoul is hanging rectangle cloths of various patterns on the ceiling of its exhibition hall. They are products made by Indonesia's wax-resistant dyeing ...

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. So long, batik. This is a side of Indonesian contemporary art that Santy Saptari thinks we need to see more of. The young artists she's ...

Artisans from Vietnam and Indonesia have shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Batik is not just a patterned fabric product, but also a symbol of culture, creativity, ancestral heritage and national pride. One of the efforts to preserve this batik culture is to introduce it to ...

Indonesia’s most highly developed art form, batik, is made by an ancient wax-resistant dying technique that predates written records. Read the full story on the ...

High school students touring Asia Society's galleries in New York in 1971 absorb the art of Indonesian batik-making. (Asia Society) During the 1971-1972 season, Asia Society's Asia House Gallery, as ...