Taking Off/Keeping Still, Exhibitions That Kicked Off 2022
The exhibitions featured embody the movement needed to welcome the year, while embracing a sense of tranquility to bid the past year a farewell.
The exhibitions featured embody the movement needed to welcome the year, while embracing a sense of tranquility to bid the past year a farewell.
Artist Chalk Zaldivar’s show, Itaga Mo sa Bato, which opened at Modeka Art Space on July 24, 2021, has drawn the ire of netizens for making certain statements that are considered offensive to women and the LGBTQ+ community.
Manila-based visual artist Indy Paredes holds his recently opened space’s third show. By Alain Zedrick Camiling After studying painting at the University of the Philippines in 2015, completing a residency at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, and working in art galleries for a couple of years, Manila-based visual artist Indy Paredes launched…
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,…