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Meeting Of Styles Philippines 2025

April 30, 2025 by Kayo

There’s no mistaking the sound of aerosol cans rattling in unison. It’s like the overture to a symphony composed in color, pressure caps, and calligraphic chaos. From April 25 to 27, the Lakeshore grounds of Taguig City transformed into a living, growing maze of art as Meeting of Styles Philippines returned for its 12th edition. Part block party, part international summit, part subcultural celebration, the annual gathering pulled in artists from across the globe — and reaffirmed the Philippines as a destination in the global graffiti scene.

April 2025 Gallery Shows You Can’t Miss

April 12, 2025 by Team Adjima

Metro Manila is continuing to grow as a grassroots art hub, and this April, several galleries are showcasing fresh exhibitions across various genres and mediums. Looking for something new to explore? Here’s your April 2025 guide to the best art shows in the city — or at least some great openings to hit up. Read on for the key details and how to find each of these galleries.

“Make Space” by Titan X Sabrina 2 from Nike Basketball

March 12, 2025 by Team Adjima

Designed by Filipina visual artists Aila Torre, Lari Gazmen and TITAN’s Alessah Papa, the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN the basketball lifestyle brand’s latest collaboration sneaker in a now long history of collaborating with Nike Basketball and Jordan Brand.

50 Galleries Show Out At Art Fair Philippines 2025

February 22, 2025 by Kayo

Art Fair Philippines has long established itself as the premier platform for exhibiting and selling modern and contemporary Philippine art within the nation’s borders. Founded in 2013 by Lisa Ongpin-Periquet, the fair’s goal is to showcase the best of Philippine contemporary and modern art to an audience that grows wider annually. The fair has historically been held at the same venue: The Link in Makati City. If you’re not familiar with The Link, it’s a carpark. And as a venue, it is one of the characteristics of Art Fair Philippines that set it apart and made it unique globally.

A Peek Inside the Memory Vault | Jellyfish Kisses at VoV

August 29, 2024 by JC Carandang

An unplanned visit to Vinyl on Vinyl at Makati this week led us to the “Memory Vault” exhibit by visual and performance artist, Jellyfish Kisses’ (real name Anton Belardo).

Destruction & Creation & Jade Suayan’s Role In It

February 17, 2023 by Kayo

Jade Suayan AKA “SYN” has been active in the Manila street art and graffiti scene for several years now, but this is her first solo exhibition as part of Art Fair, the undisputed largest art fair in the Phillipines. Suayan’s exhibit — organized by Secret Fresh, gallery of globally esteemed street culture collector DJ Big Boy Cheng — one of Art Fair Philippines 2023’s largest displays.

The Best Things at Xavier Art Fest 2023

January 27, 2023 by Kayo

The annual Art Fest from San Juan City’s Xavier School is quickly become a signature event of the Philippine fine art and street art calendar. We took an early tour to see what this show has in store for street art lovers, and here’s what we believe should not be missed.

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.

Cyberpunk Streetwear Illustrations by Gerone Perez

October 1, 2019 by Mike

Streetwear and illustration go together naturally, it doesn’t even really need explaining. When you look at the work of Gerone Perez, the connection between the two is obvious. He’s not the only one doing it, but he’s definitely doing it right. Labels provide crucial texture for his work. “I try to put everything and anything onto my characters and hope it works,” he says. “Most of the time the words and logos are just about creating aesthetics and layers.”