My Top Three For 2011

Louie Cordero, "My We", image from www.singaporebiennale.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manila’s art lovers will remember 2011 as the year when Rodel Tapaya made us proud with his APB Signature Art Prize win, Roberto Chabet proved that he’s still at the top of his game after fifty years, and Mideo Cruz exposed the need for Filipino audiences to encounter more  varied forms of artistic expression to broaden their perspectives. Continue reading


Healing and Hope from Poklong Anading

Now this is a show! Boredom must count as the biggest peril to an art blogger—well, it is mine. When art overdose sets in, exhibits start melding into one another. I feel as though I’ve seen them all before.  It becomes difficult to muster excitement from the pieces that stand before you.  So when I come across an exhibit that makes me rush back to my computer, eager to post my photos and my thoughts, I know that the thrill of art has come back. Continue reading