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Meeting Of Styles Philippines 2022

May 23, 2022 by Kayo

After a couple of years operating relatively low-key during the pandemic, May of 2022 saw the Philippine branch of Meeting of Styles back in full force. Probably what made the event feel special was simply being able to all be together as one community. While the Meeting Of Styles continued in smaller venues since 2019, that also meant that the participants were also limited. The return to what’s now become a culturally iconic location, the parking lot at LRT2 Anonas Station also signalled a return scale and a sort of homecoming for the entire group of artists & writers.

Anti-Graffiti Mayor Isko Moreno Enshrines Graffiti Section of Berlin Wall

October 6, 2020 by Team Adjima

In what may be the most ironic art unveiling of the year, Manila City mayor Isko “Yorme” Moreno was joined by German Ambassador, Anke Reiffenstual earlier this week to unveil Berlin Wall Fragment number 22 at the Kartilya ng Katipunan park area. The wall fragment, covered in graffiti tags was installed in a protective glass casing and accompanied by an engraved metal placard to educate visitors to the park of the historical significance of the wall fragment.

Photo from The Philippine Star twitter account. (See embed below)

S.L.A.P. Volume 1, Issue 1

February 14, 2020 by Kayo

SHOCK DROP! #HoneycombArts, www.adjima.com, and HiddenSpace present S.L.A.P., a limited edition sticker book featuring 17 different artists from the Greater Manila Area. Launching tomorrow at the annual Anything For Love art show, this year at our new Honeycomb Manila studios in DoubleDragon Plaza. Only 50 in this limited edition, and only available in person.

Included in the sticker book are 17 different arists and over 25 self-cut stickers.

5 Highlights for the ALT Philippines Art Show

February 13, 2020 by Team Adjima

Ten of Metro Manila’s finest contemporary art galleries have put together a fresh and new tent-pole event for the Philippine Art Month calendar. It’s called ALT Philippines, and they are saying that they want to “re-frame the art show.”

Set in SM Aura in Taguig City’s Fort Bonifacio area, the show opened today and we were there at the preview to see what they’ve brought out So have they been able to do something different? We visited the show, and here are some things we saw that made the visit worth the trip to SM Aura.

A Show of Force: Jade Suayan’s First Solo Show at Secret Fresh Gallery

January 25, 2020 by Veronica

Jade Suayan has pulled out all the stops. It’s very rare to find an artist who can match their artistic vision with technical ability, and this is one of the things that makes this show so special.

Walking into the show requires you to bend your head, entering through a parking gate pylon into a concept exhibit where the entire room has been transformed into a purple parking garage.

Quiccs Announces Official Collab with Adidas

January 22, 2020 by Team Adjima

Last week, rumours started swirling that Filipino graffiti artist, Quiccs was lining up an official collaboration with the three stripes brand. On Tuesday, the artist put all speculation to bed with photos of his contract signing with the brand and graphic designs of his collaboration lockout side by side with Pharrell and Jonah Hill collaboration lockouts.

Do we really need a National Philippine Streetwear Day? | OP-ED

January 22, 2020 by Kayo

Now on its third year, #NPSD2020 or National Philippine Streetwear Day 2020 is being celebrated across three dates: one for Davao, one for Cebu, and one for Manila. The concept of the movement is to promote your local, Filipino apparel brand. Simple enough, right?

But are we still in a market where we need to tell people to “support local?” It’s a question worth asking, especially since support this year seems to have somewhat dwindled. Compared to last year’s 1000 posts using the #NPSD2019 hashtag, the #NPSD2020 hashtag haas only managed to pull a tenth of that number on Instagram.

How Archie Geotina Re-Opened the Discussion on Marawi

January 22, 2020 by Team Adjima

Don’t Miss Archie Geotina’s Show at Provenance Gallery. True to his street art roots, Geotina has chosen wheat paste as the primary media for this exhibit. We say primary because the prints are actually bonded onto aluminum sheets which have been wrought to communicate even deeper messaging. Utilizing this medium he has become very familiar with as a young graffiti artist, the images serve as primary way of starting his dialogue.

N.354 Drop Type Video Review

January 14, 2020 by Kayo

It was out first time at a Nike Employee Store in Singapore, so we’re glad to say that the experience was excellent! Kayo Cosio unboxes and gives an in-hand review of a fresh design: the Nike Drop Type from the N.354 collection or pack. It’s our second shoe from the N.354 pack and Kayo discusses how the Drop Type is inherits several aesthetic elements from Nike Street Wear collaborators like Virgil Abloh’s Off-White (The Ten Collection) and the Nike Sacai Blazer.

Graffiti Legend, Crash Speaks on the Age of the Social Media Lone-Wolf Artist

January 4, 2020 by Team Adjima

John Matos is a pioneering graffiti writer who began his career as a graffiti artist in the early to mid 1970’s. Most know him as Crash, and he’s a living legend. We caught up with Crash in Singapore, where he was a guest at Culture Cartel, a street cultures indoor festival at the F1 Pit Lane and launching his collaboration with Stash on Casio’s G-Shock.