Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history and brought tremendous pride to Filipinos when she became the first athlete to win Olympic gold for the Philippines, ending the country’s 97-year wait for an Olympic gold medal. Diaz won the women’s 55-kg category for weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics and lifted a total of 224 kg in the…
If you pass by the University of the Philippines, Diliman you’ll notice an ongoing construction in front of its iconic Oblation statue. The installation, entitled Barikada, is a massive assemblage by U.P. Professor Toym Imao. The structure is made with “Repurposed materials such as condemned UPD furniture, bamboo from last year’s lighting and items from…
Being able to draw before learning how to write foretold what Kristine Lim was born for. Lim graduated Cum Laude from University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Fine Arts with a major in Visual Communications.
In David Medalla’s works, an impetus thrusts mind and imagination to a place that causes them to make connections between the mundane and the cosmic. Text by Elvira Araneta Avila Damien Hirst has pointed to him as one of the three international artists working out of Britain who have been an inspiration to him. Quite…
To mark the occasion of Mr. Juvenal Sansó’s 91st birthday, Fundacion Sansó is launching La Definitiva Sansó: A Life Lived Thrice by eminent art historian and art critic Dr. Reuben Cañete.
Space Encounters Gallery presents 3 exhibitions in September 2020: I’m Angry, But What Now? solo exhibition by Mark Santos, PVC (Post-Vehemence Critters) on Post-Apocalypse and New Revolution by KiwiCuts, and We Hope You Are Safe group exhibition with Jappy Agoncillo, Irish Galon, Nikko Pelaez, and Jade Suayan.
See Arte Povera masterworks at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Text and photos by Alain Zedrick Camiling A walk through Arte Povera: Italian Landscape at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila immerses one in an environment filled with commonplace objects. From everyday items such as clothing, textile, and nylon string, to natural elements such as rocks,…