QUO-VADIS MULTIKULTURALISME DALAM HISTORIS DAN HISTORIOGRAFI SENI RUPA INDONESIA

Abstract

The multicultural paradigm has become a frequent topic of discussion as its key values con-cerning
the spirit of respecting differences. The fact that differences are commonly considered a threat in Modernist
philosophy has led particularity space becoming increasingly negated. In an Indonesian context,
multiculturalism has a long historical basis, one tied inexorably with the nation’s nature as an absolute
constructed from plural complexity. Hence, multiculturalism should be involved in every cultural activity,
at any time and in any context, including the Fine Arts. Within this discipline, multiculturalism has
been the main concern, considering that the Fine Arts deal with creativity and aesthetic terminologies
which cannot be separated from the discussion of differences. What then becomes the main concern is the
fact that this multicultural aspect has unconsciously become a quo-vadis reality in other cultural mainstreams.