Category Archives: Trends

5th year of Art Fair Philippines

It is the 5th year of Art Fair Philippines and its 2017 gallery roster included more galleries from abroad (Berlin, HK, NY, Singapore, Spain, Tokyo).  One gallery in Singapore, Artesan Gallery + Studio, is run by a Filipino and has

5th year of Art Fair Philippines

It is the 5th year of Art Fair Philippines and its 2017 gallery roster included more galleries from abroad (Berlin, HK, NY, Singapore, Spain, Tokyo).  One gallery in Singapore, Artesan Gallery + Studio, is run by a Filipino and has

“Homemade” art events

Artist Jean-Lorin Sterian produced a mapping of “homemade” art events across the globe.  Those are quite interesting events on the list.  Hope the list will grow! See here.  

“Homemade” art events

Artist Jean-Lorin Sterian produced a mapping of “homemade” art events across the globe.  Those are quite interesting events on the list.  Hope the list will grow! See here.  

Art Under Threat Report

Freemuse.org publishes “Annual Statistics on Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom”.  The 2015 report is here where 469 cases of censorship and attacks on artists were recorded.  

Art Under Threat Report

Freemuse.org publishes “Annual Statistics on Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom”.  The 2015 report is here where 469 cases of censorship and attacks on artists were recorded.  

Definition: Anthropocene

New buzz word in the arts: Anthropocene. Anthropocene is a proposed epoch (or subdivision of geological time) when human activities started to have significant global impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. source: wikipedia  

Definition: Anthropocene

New buzz word in the arts: Anthropocene. Anthropocene is a proposed epoch (or subdivision of geological time) when human activities started to have significant global impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. source: wikipedia  

Axisweb’s Beyond the Gallery programme

Another resource, this time from Axisweb: a series of 6 short videos that discusses today’s art world.  View the series here.  (Thanks to Artquest for the reference). My notes on this series? Discussion that is still on the challenge of

Axisweb’s Beyond the Gallery programme

Another resource, this time from Axisweb: a series of 6 short videos that discusses today’s art world.  View the series here.  (Thanks to Artquest for the reference). My notes on this series? Discussion that is still on the challenge of

Art in Art Basel

Visiting Art Basel HK certainly whets the appetite for more good art.  While the event has had extensive online coverage, seeing the artworks personally is a different experience altogether. The show had its share of popular names –  like a

Art in Art Basel

Visiting Art Basel HK certainly whets the appetite for more good art.  While the event has had extensive online coverage, seeing the artworks personally is a different experience altogether. The show had its share of popular names –  like a

Textile Art at the Art Fair Philippines

Valeria Cavestany’s Hen Party; Uji Handoko; no identifier displayed for the topmost piece.

Textile Art at the Art Fair Philippines

Valeria Cavestany’s Hen Party; Uji Handoko; no identifier displayed for the topmost piece.

The New Rules of Public Art

The New Rules of Public Art by Situations UK It doesn’t have to look like public art. It’s not forever. Don’t make it for a community.  Create a community. Create space for the unplanned. Withdraw from the cultural arms race.

The New Rules of Public Art

The New Rules of Public Art by Situations UK It doesn’t have to look like public art. It’s not forever. Don’t make it for a community.  Create a community. Create space for the unplanned. Withdraw from the cultural arms race.

Furniture Trade Fair

   International Furniture Show at Manila FAME, March 2015. Ann Pamintuan. Kenneth Cobonpue. Larger than life furnishing. Nature forms apparent. Pandan leaves as material.

Furniture Trade Fair

   International Furniture Show at Manila FAME, March 2015. Ann Pamintuan. Kenneth Cobonpue. Larger than life furnishing. Nature forms apparent. Pandan leaves as material.

Talk on Ephemeral Practices

Barter in Markets of Resistance. CCP as experimental space. Rebranding performances. Fluxus.  Portable Galleries. Museum of Mental Objects.

Talk on Ephemeral Practices

Barter in Markets of Resistance. CCP as experimental space. Rebranding performances. Fluxus.  Portable Galleries. Museum of Mental Objects.