10 Art Exhibits to See in Metro Manila This December
Check out the must-visit year-ender exhibits.
(SPOT.ph) If there's anything that years of the pandemic have taught us, it's that art will continue to thrive no matter what. Art Fair Philippines, for one, came back this year with a live event, making us even more excited about exhibitions in various formats. Each show makes it more interesting for art enthusiasts to visit museums, galleries, and cultural centers. And there's no better time to visit these places than now.
Check out these art exhibits in Metro Manila for the month of December:
Bless Us O Lord From This Thy Sh*t
Jake Versoza’s series of photographs recounts the tragedy and trauma brought by climate change, particularly in a typhoon-stricken country such as the Philippines. The photos of the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda look into the universal experience of grief and finding hope while processing the scale of loss.
Runs until January 27 at Club KINO, 1E La Fuerza Plaza, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City.
Simultaneous Existence
The 7th solo exhibition of Reuel Rendon presents a pairing of paintings with surreal imagery and mixed media works with abstract composition. Rendon, in an attempt to make sense of the underlying impressions in surrealism, uncovers the mysterious through abstracted expressions.
Runs until January 4 at Modeka Creative Space, 20A La Fuerza I, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City.
(an)other
In (an)other, Marc Aran Reyes unveils a new collection of works that explore both “time and personal histories” in conjunction with Debris, another solo presentation by Sid Natividad. The exhibitions are co-presented by Art Underground, YSOBEL Art Gallery, the Department of Tourism, and THE ANNEXT, and will be up for public viewing for six days only.
Runs from December 5 to 10 at the Shell Centennial Courtyard of the National Museum of Natural History along Teodoro F. Valencia, Ermita, Manila
Forms without vanishing point: Diagrams for sensing and becoming
Buen Calubayan’s research project explores the ways of seeing by examining the linear perspective and how it shapes and constructs different worldviews. There will be activities offered as part of the exhibit’s public programs like a reading session on December 14, and a workshop on January 13.
Runs until January 2024 at at 1/F Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman.
A portrait of a portrait
Curated by Elaine Roberto Navas, MO Space's year-ender exhibit gathers more than 50 artists of various artistic backgrounds and motivations. Prompted to give their own interpretation of what a portrait looks like, it proposes: “The show as a portrait is a portrait of possibilities”, states the exhibit notes.
Runs until December 31 at MO_Space Gallery, 3/F MOS Design, 9th Avenue, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
When we look at art…
Annie Cabigting continues her interrogation on how a work of art is perceived and appreciated by making the viewers the subject of her paintings, hence the one being looked at. Cabigting showcases photorealistic paintings that create a profound experience of viewing art. The show is co-presented by Finale Art File Gallery and curated by Nilo Ilarde.
Runs until April 13 at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, MK Tan Centre, 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
if you cannot love me will you
Deirdre Camba’s first solo exhibition gives tactile form to a personal desire to renounce patriarchy that is also evident in the practice of conservative faith. Camba, in the Church-like relics she displays in the exhibition reveals something poignant and poetic.
Runs until December 9 at the Anima Art Space, Unit C, 2nd floor, 24 Chanca Building, Commonwealth Ave, Matandang Balara, Quezon City
Snare for Birds
Snare for Birds: Rereading the Colonial Archive, a touring exhibition and now in its final iteration at the Ateneo Art Gallery, is a collaborative project among Kiri Dalena, Lizza May David, and Jacyln Reyes that inquires into Philippine colonial archives and presents their stand as women and as artists. The project is based on the archives of the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne, Germany.
Runs until February 17 at the Wilson L Sy Prints and Drawings Gallery, 2F Ateneo Art Gallery, Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Tradewinds4
Now on its fourth iteration, KoloWn’s TradeWinds series is an online project that makes references to the trade winds that catapulted Europe’s colonial expansion into the Philippines. The experimental project features an interactive moving image projection and a website that collects crowd-sourced images from live audiences. TradeWinds4 includes Ungga, Nuno, Mano, Nemo, Defs, Okto, Kanu, Frank, Wuzer, Soika, A. Lien, Bart Boss, Egg Fiasco, Sam Pipebomb, and Doktor Karayom.
Runs until December 9 at the Gravity Art Space Gallery, 1810 Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City
Flowers for the Revolution
Dubbed as “a communal offering” by artist and curator of the show Catalina Africa, Flowers for the Revolution features live tattooing and performances and displays of textile, paintings, sculptures, among many others. It includes Agnes Arellano, Alaga, Andrew Clete, Beth Celeste, Bella Kittel, Catalina Africa, Jeona Zoleta, Jol3na, Joee Mejias, Jan Sunday, Len-Len, Krista Nogueras, Mara Herrera, Martin De Mesa/ Bohovee, Princess Taroza, Rachel Stern, Tanya Villanueva, Tokwa Penaflorida, Olive Villanueva, Tosha Albor, Zeus Bascon, and Nico (Haubush).
Runs until February 9 at Edoweird Gallery at Marius Acropoli Building, 140 Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
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