Founding curator of the Ateneo Art Gallery Emmanuel "Eric" Torres passed away on Sept. 13. He was 89. Founding curator of the Ateneo Art Gallery Emmanuel Torres (Photo from Ateneo de Manila University) Torres also taught at the Ateneo de Manila University's Department of English. He was named one...
A response to Monet, Kahlo, and other passionate artists—and gardeners, too ‘Gertrude Jekyll (The Earth was Her Canvas I)’ by Geraldine Javier On exhibit until Aug. 30, 2021 at Artinformal Makati, is artist Geraldine Javier’s response to a question she has been mulling over for quite a...
We can’t go out for fun, so why not bring the fun in? HAPPINESS IS SYNONYMOUS TO FOOD Umami rice from Tipple Cafe by Tipple & Slaw Katipunan and bibingka from Deli by Chele Misery is a three-letter word. E-C-Q, that spells misery. As Bilbo would put it, “There and back again,” if we were...
‘This is my personal life and my journey in the art scene’ Award-winning artist Melvin Guirhem may have earned national attention for his vivid fabric art that can speak of collective experiences, but he is still deeply rooted in Iloilo. ‘Salimu-ot,’ Melvin Guirhem’s current exhibit, is...
Free up your weekend! Ken and Isa Mishuku Famously known in Instagram as “midcenturymanila” built by founders, Ken and Isa Mishuku, the account has gained a considerably huge following as per anything they post gets sold immediately. Exhibiting pieces through posting aesthetically pleasing...
There must be money in art because art is a way of living HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE VALUE OF ART This week's Philippine Panorama focuses on the question of how art can sustain artist (Cover by the author) Consumer behavior has drastically changed over the past decades due to the rise of e-commerce and...
It has been more than a year since the pandemic placed the entire planet on hold, canceling all of our travels here and abroad. Since the borders of a lot of tourist destinations abroad are still closed, this is the perfect time for Filipinos to explore and enjoy our local tourist spots while still...
Don’t miss your chance to catch some of the great works at the highly anticipated art fair ongoing right now in both physical and digital space GETTING PHYSICAL Visitors exploring the Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 show floor, with Ben Brown Fine Arts' installation of José Parlá work in the...
The icon’s nude art collection includes the works of Mike Aquino, Arjay de Leon Navarro, and National Artist Vicente Manansala Last November 2020, Manila’s upper crust bid a bittersweet farewell to the party icon that was Louie Cruz . Best known for his dinners, soirées, and celebrations, him...
After the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in January of 2020, his memorabilia surged in price. In fact, over 65,000 items—such as cards, jerseys, photographs, shoes, balls, among others—signed by the Black Mamba flooded eBay and had their values skyrocket from several thousands to...
We live in a world that is more accepting and forgiving, but it wasn't like this before. People whose physical attributes were different weren't accepted into society, and a big group of these special human beings have Down syndrome. Down syndrome was discovered by Jérôme Lejeune in 1958,...
Chef Chele Gonzalez considers the recognition the silver lining to the cloud of a very long, challenging year ESSENTIALIST DINING Chef Chele Gonzalez of Gallery by Chele Released, along with the region’s top restaurants at the ninth edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants this year, is the...
