Legendary graffiti artist Stash makes a remarkable comeback with Nike, reimagining his iconic 2006 Air Max design. This refreshed retro style commemorates over two decades of collaboration between Nike and Stash, who was the first artist to ever place his unique touch on a Nike silhouette. The modern iteration incorporates upgraded materials, blending genuine and synthetic leather with durable textiles.
Read MoreJappy Agoncillio Is Just Trying To Make It
The lone wolf is an ongoing theme for Pasig native, Jappy Agoncillio. It’s been around a decade now that Jappy has been on the scene in Manila, and some things really never change. That chip on his shoulder has not gone away, despite the significant amount of international and commercial success that he has achieved in just the last couple of years since he packed up his life and migrated to New York City.
Read More“To Cast a Shadow There, There Must Be a Light”
On a Wednesday evening, 21 artists presented “The 5th House,” and it’s more than just an art show.
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.
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