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Iloilo might be the place to unearth some of the country's most potent, earnest expressions of art.
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MADE, after all, is an incubator for cultural wealth.
It is the role of the artist to reflect the times. Such is the case with the 200 and more artists who've made their names with the Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) program. In 1984, the very first MADE poster flashed ...
The painting sold for almost double the artist's previous record sale.
Ronald Ventura continues to smash auction sales records for a contemporary Filipino artist. At the Christie's Hong Kong 20th and 21st Century Inaugural evening sale over the weekend, his painting, "State of Bloom," went on to sell for HK$30 million, ...
This exhibit at Altro Mondo explores the quiet gestures and materialities that shape different ideas of caring.
Predictability isn't a popular movement. In a world that's gotten itself in such a big hurry, the predictable order of things is perhaps thought of more as a boring anti-virtue, as the American novelist John Updike once stressed. More ...
An invitation to see art beyond the traditional and commercial gallery systems.
Long has there been a dialogue about how we should perceive and experience art, how we've succeeded, failed, probed, and hidden in certain mediums and conventional spaces like galleries and museums. In this new decade, however, it is essential to look ...
A guide to this year's (way) expanded festivities.
If there was ever a venue that could articulate the state of Filipino art, it's Art Fair Philippines. This year's edition sees an expanded program that encompasses different mediums, platforms, discussions, exhibitions, concepts, and much more.Co-presented by AyalaLand, ...
Meeting at the intersection between the past and present, as South Korea and the Philippines celebrate 75 years of friendship.
The exhibit Endless Landscape: Digitally Reimagined Korean Art operates in the intersection between tradition and modernity. And the Korean Cultural Center of the Philippines (KCC) likes it that way. Done in collaboration with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the ...
The acclaimed Palaweña artist gave the sneaker a much-needed facelift.
The beauty of Yeo Kaa's work lies in its interesting juxtaposition of torment and vibrance. When we think of her art, we are automatically brought to a kaleidoscope of pop imagery and whimsical figuration.In the gaps between those elements, however, ...
These new painters and sculptors offer some interesting new responses to the times.
Organizations like The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. have long provided a space for the Filipino artist to articulate their place in all this. Its annual Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) has served as a venue for the next set of contemporary masters ...
Meet the people who continue to shape and reshape the Filipino contemporary art scene.
One of the first things that happen upon seeing great art is how we're obliged to block off the outside world and dedicate ourselves to it. We shape and reshape the space in our own image. We engage with the piece. ...
Meet the artists who continue to shape and reshape the Filipino contemporary art scene.
One of the first things that happen upon seeing great art is how we're obliged to block off the outside world and dedicate ourselves to it. We shape and reshape the space in our own image. We engage with the piece. ...
Who knew brown paper bags could carry so much?
Salvador Ching's Pabalat is many things. It can mean alay or pabaon or pasalubong. But simply put, it's a gift. Each of the 60 pieces of work is meant to unravel, avoiding stagnation and linearity. What this means, we will ...
With inaugural solo exhibits from Martha Atienza and Yee I-Lann this September.
We can't have a proper dialogue about art in the context of the Filipino diaspora without Silverlens Gallery. In its 18-year existence, the gallery has become one of the leading contemporary art spaces in Southeast Asia.It has featured a ...
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