| Tisna 
              Sanjaya's stand out piece is an installation of a toko (small local 
              shop) selling souvenir T-shirts for "Visit Indonesia Year." Each 
              T-shirt has a tattered touristy "sunset painting," some so badly 
              worn one can barely distinguish the scene, cut off of its original 
              stretchers and stitched on the front with the name of one of Indonesia's 
              politically unstable "Hot Spots" (such as Aceh and East Timor) printed 
              in bold gold letters underneath. The banner over the warung literally 
              depicts the artist as "every man." Tisna is the Golkar supporter 
              wearing a golden T-shirt waving a handful of Rupiah, presumably 
              having just been paid for voting; and also the Golkar politician 
              wearing his smart Golkar Batik and waving a handful of rice still 
              on the stem as if to demonstrate how devoted he is to "the real 
              issues of the people"; he is also the soldier; and also the group 
              of sick and hungry farmers the soldier is attempting to keep away 
              from the Golkar politician and supporter. |