July 23, 2012

The Last Orangutans World Premiere

On June 27th close to 300 artists, activists, designers, celebrities, rockstars, media and Twitterati packed into the Dia.Lo.Gue artspace to support the Indonesian premiere of The Last Orangutans documentary and the launch of the F.A.R.T (Factual Art Raising Thought) exhibition. This night was designed to be liberating both in thought and action. Guests were free to explore, interact, question, digest, and reject what they pleased. The artspace was decorated with inspiring paintings, sketches, and photographs of the Sumatran Orangutans created by emerging Indonesian artists Tarita Aurora, Salvita Decorte, Kiki Kowara, Eric Wirjanata, Joey Christian, and Richard Olsen. The Last Orangutans premiered to a powerful response from the crowd. Primed with all the film, artwork, and conversations t