On a Wednesday evening, 21 artists presented “The 5th House,” and it’s more than just an art show.
“To Cast a Shadow There, There Must Be a Light”
A Peek Inside the Memory Vault | Jellyfish Kisses at VoV
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).
Read MoreDestruction & Creation & Jade Suayan’s Role In It
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.
Art Fair Philippines Announces 2023 Dates, Attractions
Coming back in full force, Art Fair Philippines will see a return to the historically fun and unique parking structure location of Makati CBD’s The Link. Hopefully this brings back some of the electricy that the fair has built up over the years prior to the pandemic.
Meeting Of Styles Philippines 2022
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.
Unboxing Limited Edition Street Art and My Rant About NFTs | Opening Act
In this video, we unbox:
- JJ Zamoranos’ COLLAPSE, archival quality, hand embellished fine art prints.
- Wetworks X MTV X Secret Fresh collaboration art toy.
- Kevin Lyons’ Cash Money All Stars Skate Deck.
- Kevin Lyons‘ ’96 Knicks Skate Deck.
Anti-Graffiti Mayor Isko Moreno Enshrines Graffiti Section of Berlin Wall
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.
5 Highlights for the ALT Philippines Art Show
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.
Read MoreA Show of Force: Jade Suayan’s First Solo Show at Secret Fresh Gallery
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.
How Archie Geotina Re-Opened the Discussion on Marawi
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.
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