UnBound: An Australian Philippine Exchange
UnBound explores how culture can move beyond physical boundaries and the cartographic disposition of nation-based exhibitions and prepackaged notions of exchange. Using the loose metaphor of the airport transit lounge as a zone of intersection—for coming and going, notions of home and away, transience and permanence—this exhibition takes its cue from a group of artists […]
Remembering the Great Master: Works by Salvador Juban, Botong’s Apprentice
National Artist Carlos Francisco, affectionately known as “Botong,” was not only an exemplary muralist, but a person who was self-giving and accessible to the people. To this day, Botong continues to inspire succeeding generations of local artists especially from his hometown, known as the Angono School. One of the artists that emulated and had worked […]
Swiss Positions: 33 Takes on Sustainable Approaches to Building
The excellent reputation and high profile of Swiss architecture and engineering today are due not only to the quality of technical expertise and inventiveness of their authors, but also to a strong determination to pursue the objective of sustainable development. This exhibition presents the architectural and engineering achievements of the past 20 years from the […]
The British Occupation of Manila and Cavite 1762 – 1764
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the British Occupation of Manila and Cavite (1762 – 1764), the Philippine Map Collectors Society and the Embassy of the United Kingdom have collaborated to shed more light on and draw lessons from this little known event in Philippine history. The British invasion and two-year occupation of the capital […]
Eloquent Simplicity in Wood and Fiber
Wood, with its faint aromatic traces, evokes the forests from which it comes from and the entire ecological environment of which it is part. A piece of wood, carved with creativity, or incised with design and intent, can be small and intimate in scale, or huge and stable, asserting a formidable presence in its functionality […]
Select Artworks by Tsai Shiu-Yuin
TSAI Shiu-Yuin, who is also known as Arsenia LIM, maintains strong bonds to three places: in China—where she traces her ancestral roots, in Taiwan—where she received her university education and art training, and in the Philippines—her birthplace and family’s current residence. She first learned Chinese painting under Sino-Filipino painter Yang Keng-Tang, and continued to study […]
Somewhat Different: Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention
Somewhat Different: Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention features close to 150 objects by predominantly German designers who have approached conventional design in a “somewhat different” way. Curated by German designer and architect Volker Albus, Somewhat Different also illustrates new perspectives on function, materials, construction, and content references. The bookshelf, the Persian rug, the […]
Origins & Translations: Philippine Textile Patterns & Motifs
Tradition has always been a source of inspiration for contemporary designers and artists. In the ethnic tradition of textile, a re-connection to a people’s heritage, life ways, and belief systems is found through the motifs and patterns present on the surface of the cloth. Textiles are integral to the personal, economic, socio-political and religious lives […]
Nothing to Declare
Nothing to Declare is a multi-pronged, multi-venue, and multi-media international art project on contemporary discussions on migration conceptualized by Flaudette May Datuin, Precious Leaño, and Josephine Turalba. The exhibits feature 50 artists from 18 countries whose artworks were selected by a Curatorial Board headed by Flaudette May Datuin from more than 100 submissions that responded […]
RIZALizing the Future
RIZALizing, verb. a continuing process of imbibing, becoming, and carrying out the essence of Rizal. National hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal is present in the Filipino psyche, with his iconic image and enduring spirit experienced in all aspects of our culture, landscape, and industries that move our economy and our daily life. Rizal is an […]
