Briccio Santos Briccio Santos’ "Sentinel (Cognitum)," a solo sculptural exhibition, runs at the Leon Gallery International, Corinthian Plaza, until March 4, 2025. It’s a poignant companion piece to his giant metal Sentinels that can be found at the Legazpi Active Park in Makati. Renowned...
“Hymen, oh Hyménée!” by Juan Luna The Ayala Museum recently unveiled a long-lost national treasure. “Hymen, oh Hyménée!,” by Juan Luna was revealed to select guests at the Ayala Museum on Friday, June 9. The painting, which was last seen in public in Paris 132 years ago, is considered...
The painting presents a glimpse of the Filipino artist’s hometown in Batanes Leon Gallery just made another record during its recently concluded Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2022 after a Pacita Abad masterpiece got sold for a whopping P9,344,000. The priced work, called “Tevan Galano,” was...
Leon Gallery’s Kingly Treasures, featuring the works of the likes of Betsy Westerndorp, Gus Albor, Jose Joya, Norberto Carating, and Juvenal Sansó, to benefit the ultra-poor FIGHT DESTITUTION WITH ART From left: Artworks from Leon Gallery’s Kingly Treasures, featuring the works of the...
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...
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...
That and more significant art pieces will be present at Leon Gallery Asian Cultural Council Auction 2021 Juan Luna's "Sorpendido" As history tells it, Juan Luna’s love affair with Maria de la Paz Pardo Tavera had no shortage of drama and scandal. There were concerns about the couple’s...
An historic HR Ocampo sale, plus an Ifugao ceremonial bench tops León Gallery’s year-end auction By Dexter R. Matilla Of all the pieces from León Gallery’s recent auction, it was perhaps the Ifugao ceremonial bench that sold for P21.6-M that delivered the most surprising result. The 13-feet...
Caro Wilson celebrates its third year with a special pop-up exhibit To put up an exhibit during a pandemic is, some might say, being a little “out of it.” In many ways, exhibits are “bubbles,” and not the kind that they have at the PBA. No. But exhibits are also not the kind of bubble...
‘Vintages,’ an online auction by León Gallery, set this weekend Guest curated by celebrated designers Jonathan Matti and Pepito Albert , with cultural savant Devi De Veyra , León Gallery’s Vintages is a special auction that highlights luxury timepieces and mid-century modern furniture from...
ARTIST AT WORK: The recent works of Isidro and Lebajo What does it mean to be iconic? In the field of visual arts, some might say it means having a prolific career that spans over 50 years, having numerous awards and recognitions under your belt, being known for a distinct style, mounting hundreds...
