About the Author

Adrian Vickers is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney, where he is Director of the Australian Center for Asian Art and Archaeology. His numerous works include Peradaban Pesisir (Coastal Civilisation, 2009), Journeys of Desire (2005], and A History of Modern Indonesia (2005). His curatorial work includes the exhibition Crossing Boundaries: A Window into Twentieth-Century Indonesian Art (2002-3) and I Nyoman Mandra: A Retrospective (2009).