A Celebration of Artistic Excellence
A National Artist is a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title of National Artist in recognition of their significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts and letters. National Artists for Visual Arts from the Yuchengco Museum Collection take center stage in the exhibit A Celebration of Artistic Excellence. Side by side […]
Chicken Hands: Photographs by Ryan Arbilo
Chicken Hands highlights the black-and-white images of Paris-based photographer Ryan Arbilo. Since 2009, Arbilo has been photographing Filipino housemaids who have been working in France for many years. These women use their hands as their only tool. Hands which, damaged by housework, look like chicken feet. The housemaids’ faces are also marked by the hardships […]
Wynn Wynn Ong: Redefining Boundaries
Celebrating 15 years in the industry, jewelry designer Wynn Wynn Ong continues to redefine what it means to truly be a woman of style. In a special retrospective at Yuchengco Museum, Ong features the fruits of her creative endeavors through the decades—from art jewelry to objets d’art to couture. For the very first time, the […]
Digital Dimensions: Video Art Projections by Naoko Tosa
Digital Dimensions features the Genesis video art series of Naoko Tosa, an internationally renowned Japanese media artist and recent Japan Cultural Envoy. The galleries are transformed into a scenic environment with video projections of dry ice and Japanese colored inks on water. Tosa is known for her use of cutting edge technology, and she uses […]
Sharing Life, Sharing Art: Angelito Antonio & Norma Belleza
Angelito Antonio plus Norma Belleza sum up a painting couple. Sharing studio and home, life and family, they have carved out their individual, painterly styles in the Philippine contemporary art scene. They are inspired by the reality they see and experience, which they translate into colorful expressions. Their compositions are usually crowded with frontally-oriented figures, […]
Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward
Eduardo Castrillo (1942–2016), the awarded nationalist sculptor, jewelry designer, monument maker, and pioneering radical in the visual arts who passed away in May this year, would have marked his golden anniversary as an artist. Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward is the first in a series of multi-venue exhibitions and events planned until […]
A Typical Amorsolo
A Typical Amorsolo features paintings by Fernando Amorsolo (1892–1972) from the Yuchengco Museum Collection. Discover how the country’s first National Artist has contributed to Philippine art, especially how he used medium and material, how he composed his paintings, and what were his favorite themes.
Mexican Modernity: 20th Century Paintings from the Zapanta Mexican Art Collection
Yuchengco Museum is the host of the Manila leg of Mexican Modernity, a touring exhibition of Mexican modern and contemporary art. 40 paintings, drawings, fine art prints, and mixed media works from Mexico’s most prominent artists are featured in the exhibition. Mexican Modernity highlights artworks from Mexico’s early masters, muralists, women artists, and artists of the La […]
Signs of Change: 2015 – 2016 Philippine Art Awards Finalists and Winners
Signs of Change features the 20 regional and national winners of the 2015 – 2016 Philippine Art Awards (PAA). For almost 20 years, PAA has maintained its preeminent status as a regional and national visual arts competition due to the growing participation of artists from all over the country. This year’s competition showcases a total […]
Light in the Darkness
Light in the Darkness features paintings and drawings by Danilo Arriola from the collection of the artist and his first collector and patron, Architect Dan A. Lichauco. Both hailing from University of Santo Tomas, artist and architect share a love for the classical and somber, simplified subject matters that speak with symbolic meaning. Arriola’s quiet […]
