In grammar, a place is a noun of location. It is a stagnant object in which humans and animals come and go, dwell, destroy, or build. A setting is where an event has taken place. In art, a place can be an artist’s driving force. It is a subject an artist engages with, speaks with, and even takes care of. A place can be an artist’s muse.
Doktor Karayom’s Sariling Sulok voices out sentiments on Filipino faith and introspection amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The anticipated contemporary art event of the year takes over a new space at Ayala Triangle Gardens and centers playful Filipino sensibility for its first physical exhibition since 2020. Words by Pio Angelo Ocampo. Photos by Art Fair Philippines and Art+ Magazine. ArtFairPH/Projects located at Ayala Triangle Gardens featuring works by Bjorn Calleja, Johanna Helmuth,…
Text by James Tana In a group exhibit about pets, the participating artists examine the act petting as a gesture suggestive of the feeling of longing for intimate connections during a crisis of touch. “Pet Porno” exhibition introduces petting as a privilege and, somehow, becomes indicative of the economics and currencies that the act entails,…
Text and main photo by Marz Aglipay The Cultural Center of the Philippines announced the 2018 batch of Thirteen Artist Awardees on March 14, 2018. Present at the announcement were 11 of the 13 awardees. This year’s winners are: Zeus Bascon, Bea Camacho (not in photo), Cian Dayrit, Janos Delacruz, Carlo Gabuco, Dina Gadia, Guerrero…