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Becker Cafe: An Artist Presents Her Work

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Open Event Art Cultural WCHS Only – Intellectual Inquiry

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

7:15 PM – 8:15 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Becker Seminar Room

Ithaca, New York 14853, United States

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Citra Sasmita (b. 1990, Bali, Indonesia) is a self-taught artist. She first studied literature and physics and then worked as a short story illustrator for the Bali Post before she began developing her expanded artistic practice. Sasmita’s work focuses on unravelling the myths and misconceptions of Balinese art and culture. At the same time, she sheds light on the Dutch colonial history in Indonesia, which has shaped notions of authenticity in Bali. She is also deeply invested in questioning a woman’s place in social hierarchy and seeks to upend normative constructs of gender by reimagining mythical and classical narratives of war and romance to exalt female resistance instead. Her works reflect the complexity between the Anthropocene and post-human, while simultaneously repositioning women within the historical canon – an action that is necessarily urgent in her Balinese environment. Sasmita employs the Kamasan painting technique, which originates from a small village in East Bali and was traditionally practiced by men to depict Hindu epic narratives. She engages with Kamasan painting as a reclamation of female agency. Citra Sasmita’s work has been exhibited around the world, particularly in Europe and the USA. Come meet Citra Sasmita at our Becker House Café. Prepare to be inspired!

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