Arts and lifestyle journalist; Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism Shortlisted writer.
“Arrivals and Departures,” a sculptural exhibition that revisits the works of Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan that they have created from a decade ago
Davao artists uses organic inks to sustain his art practice
Santo Rosario Parish in Angeles, Pampanga | Photo by Alex P via Tripadvisor.com.ph Text by Marz Aglipay Cultural workers across the country are met with different challenges while in quarantine. Some are more privileged to spend the quarantine at home and have some semblance of productivity while there are others who are displaced and compelled…
Text by Marz Aglipay In the first week of March a number of theater productions were cut short in compliance with social distancing. This was a major concern for artists and production staffs’ welfare as the nature of their work deals with crowds. Bearing in mind that health experts predict that the COVID crisis may…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, when acquired, may lead to AIDS. One cannot get it from mosquito bites, this is made clear in Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) HIV-awareness-centered production “Under My Skin.” text and photos by Marz Aglipay The lack of awareness on HIV has led to a number of misconceptions, one of them…
First look at Jose Alcantara's wood-mural that was once part of the Philamlife Theater Text and photos by Marz Aglipay Philam Foundation loans another important work of art in their collection to the National Museum of Fine arts. The piece is a large scale wooden mural by Jose Alcantara that used to be a…
Contributing writer Marz Aglipay interviews Can Yavuz of Yavuz Gallery, a Singapore-based gallery that exhibited Max Balatbat and Winner Jumalon at Art Stage Singapore. At this year’s Art Stage Singapore, Yavuz Gallery opted to present a solo exhibition by Max Balatbat and a large-scale work by Winner Jumalon. It shows a growing regard for Balatbat and Jumalon—two Filipino artists…
Tanghalang Pilipino retells John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” though the perspective of Sakada farmers
text by Marz Aglipay In this article, we talk about five songs released in the ’80s or earlier that art lovers should know of. The songs selected in this article have directly referenced an artwork; they are associated with an artist as a work of art, or through an artist’s affinity to a particular artwork…
Manix Abrera at Komura; Studio Text and Photos by Marz Aglipay Earlier this year Komura; brought us a book fair that catered to readers by offering curated selection of books. This time around, Komura’s creators Kayla Dionisio and Czyka Tumaliuan has morphed Komura; into a forum without straying far from the interests of the community…