Annie Cabigting, Warhol's grave, for "Black and White Under A Shroud of Gray and Gray"
Apologies for the sparse postings, but somehow, a project we undertook a few months ago has morphed into Art Fair Philippines 2013, and now it seems that every free minute of the day has been devoted to that beast! For more information—yes, shameless plug!—please do check out www.artfairphilippines.com or https://www.facebook.com/artfairph Continue reading
At STPI, Do Ho Suh, "Floor", detail
As it is in most cities, local galleries time their exhibits to coincide with the frenzy of art fair week. In Singapore for Art Stage, I had time enough to catch three.
Installation view of "A Part" by Winner Jumalon
Just like the gradual onset of the rains that signalled the end to a long, hot summer, the word first went out in whispers that soon turned into a downpour of furious text messages. Winner Jumalon had finally finished work on his show, but nobody knew what to 
expect. And apparently, neither did the folks at Boston Gallery. Continue reading
Exhibit entrance
With the crowds surging around me, it felt like Megamall a day before Christmas rather than the middle of July at the bastion of Philippine culture. Thirteen artists stood onstage, each one clutching what looked like mega-sized, brightly-colored, multi-layered snow cones. The ceremony marked the formal recognition of the triennial Thirteen Artists Awards, given to progressive artists below the age of 40, successors to the original Thirteen Moderns who had challenged the accepted notions of 
Philippine art seventy years ago. Continue reading