(SPOT.ph) The pandemic threw a huge curveball for everyone, including artists and cultural workers. Being crowd-gathering indoor spaces, a number of art galleries and museums temporarily closed in the early part of the quarantine in 2020, forcing them to adapt and shift to the digital platform through virtual exhibitions. Now that our favorite places are opening up again (art fairs included!), most galleries are once again welcoming art enthusiasts. If you're part of the crowd that sorely misses the quiet of an exhibit, then don't forget to reserve an appointment in advance and strictly follow health guidelines. Stay safe!
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Check out these art exhibits in Metro Manila this June:
A Luminous Gash In An Incandescent Hole
A Luminous Gash in an Incandescent Hole responds to the challenge of "how to distinguish darkness from deeper dark, as what light there is strikes a receding retina as something incongruous." It gathers artists Raena Abella, Carlo de Laza, Beejey Esber, Ian Fabro, Rodel Jacintos, Genre Paul Martin, Roger Mond, Otto Neri, Dennis Occeña, Olie Olivete, Kaloy Sanchez, MY Suayan, Carlo Villafuerte, and Franz “Nono” Vocalan.
Runs until June 10 at Artinformal, 277 Connecticut Street, Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City. For more information, follow Artinformal Gallery on Facebook.
Bread and Circuses
In a series of paintings and sculptures, Alfredo Esquillo acknowledges the consequences and possibilities as the nation elects new leaders. His works visualize the recurring symbols often associated with "politics, culture, and technology," and how these are exploited by the past administrations.
Runs until June 18 at Silverlens Galleries, 2263 Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati City. For more information, follow Silverlens Galleries on Facebook.
Wild
In a solo presentation, Mars Bugaoan makes sense of the previous years that have passed quickly during the pandemic while continuously producing art. This time, he lives in the moment and takes a slow down as he reflects on how he becomes "wild" throughout the process.
Runs until June 11 at Art Cube Gallery, OPVI Centre 2295 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati City. For more information, follow Art Cube Gallery on Facebook.
I Woke Up Like This
I Woke Up Like This takes a cue from the favorite expression on social media often used to describe a particular moment when one wakes up from sleep. The exhibition features paintings from Carlos Daniel Bermas, Eugene Dominguez, Jay-r Delleva, John Francis Andres, Katarina Estrada, Ryan Uy, and Thom Jopson.
Runs until June 11 at 20A La Fuerza I, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City. For more information, follow Modeka Creative Space on Facebook.
an aging double
Curated by Gary-Ross Pastrana, an aging double gathers artists Jan Balquin, Lesley-Anne Cao, Jed Gregorio, Lou Lim, Veronica Peralejo, Jel Suarez, and Miguel Lorenzo Uy for a group presentation. The exhibition speaks of the desire to copy and remake things as exemplified in art objects and other forms of expression.
Runs until June 5 at MO_Space Gallery, 3/F MOs Design, 9th Avenue, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. For more information, follow MO_Space Gallery on Facebook.
Synthetic Condition
Synthetic Condition contemplates the idea that contemporary art produces its own cosmos and conditions in relation to synthetics. A partnership between UP Vargas Museum and A+ Works of Art, the exhibition brings artists together from the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, New York, Colombia, and the United Kingdom.
Runs until June 25 at Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman. For more information, follow UP Vargas Museum on Facebook.
Crackling For A Piece Of The Moon
Multi-disciplinary artist Mark Salvatus continues to explore in his art the material and immaterial components of land, whether it’s within the sphere of private and public spaces. Crackling For A Piece Of The Moon, as captioned, "reflects on the elements of land: its shapes, topography and his connection to its urban morphologies, having started as a street artist years ago."
Runs until June 4 at The Drawing Room, G/F Building C, Karrivin Plaza, Chino Roces, Avenue Extension, Makati City. For more information, follow The Drawing Room Gallery on Facebook.
To the Moon and Back
Mindoro-born artist Allanrey "Migz" Salazar's solo exhibition at Robinsons Land's Artablado showcases 25 recent works that take a look at this artistic journey. He took lessons in art studies at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris, a photography course in Germany, and some training in Italian Renaissance art history in Florence and in Venice.
Runs until June 15 at Robinsons Land’s Artablado, 3/F Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas Center, Quezon City. For more information, follow ARTablado on Facebook.
the great tribulation
Kalawakan SpaceTime Art Gallery presents Earl Lopez’s the great tribulation which visually articulates the artist’s "interpretation of the abysmal corridor bridging [two] worlds." Lopez’s solo runs alongside the group exhibition Random Access Memory featuring Isadore Lerio, Mark Bardinas, Rene Bituin, Jobert Cruz, Jessa Almirol, among others.
Runs until June 17 at Kalawakan SpaceTime Art Gallery, 2/F Casa Bella Building, 1046 Quezon Ave. Cor, Don A. Roces Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, follow Kalawakan SpaceTime Art Gallery on Facebook.
Terraforming
A two-man exhibition by husband-and-wife duo, Delmo and Alee Garibay, Terraforming speaks of the experiences of their shared experiences as a married couple and as artists themselves. Both try to maintain a balance between performing their roles—the creative and the personal.
Runs until June 11 at 20A La Fuerza I, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City. For more information, follow Modeka Creative Space on Facebook.
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