CCP launches art book for 50th year
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines launched an exhibition book entitled POSTER/ITY: 50 Years of Art and Culture at the CCP yesterday. The book features the posters that are currently exhibited at the CCP in line with the celebration of its 50th anniversary. The CCP’s timeline is also featured and it shows the significance of the posters and how they portrayed the artistic directions of Filipino aesthetics that evolved from the 1970s towards the search of a new identity in the present. For details regarding the book, check the CCP Intertextual Division Facebook page or contact the Intertextual Division at ccpintertextualdivision@gmail.com, 8551-5959 or 0919-317-5708. For more information on the Posterity exhibit, contact the CCP Visual Arts and Museum Division, Production and Exhibition Department at loc. 1504/1505 and (632) 8832-3702, mobile (0917-603-3809), e-mail (ccp.exhibits@gmail.com).
León Gallery’s Kingly Treasures Auction 2019
LEÓN GALLERY’s yearend The Kingly Treasures Auction 2019 featuring Philippine fine art, antiques, and furniture from the Luis Ma. Araneta y Zaragoza Collection on Nov. 30, 2 p.m., at Eurovilla 1, Legaspi St. corner Rufino St., Legazpi Village, Makati City. An architect, Mr. Araneta (1916–1984) designed the Makati Medical Center, Manila Doctors Hospital, the Immaculate Concepcion Church in Cubao, and the Times Theater in Quiapo. Among the items for sale are Fabian de la Rosa’s Landscape (Mariquina); two pieces by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, the early work River (1927, 18” x 12”) and a later Under the Mango Tree (1962, 24” x 33”); a rare “late Neoclassical” stained golden narra armchair with original mother of pearl inlays; a pair of batikuling wood archangels with their original polychromy and gilding from turn of the 19th century; and a letter signed by Katipunan Founder and Supremo Andres Bonifacio in 1892 on the organization’s desire to expand its reach to Mindanao. Other historical documents are a Katipunan blood oath, one of only two extant known today; a battle map of the first three days of the Cry of Pugad Lawin; several cedulas personales; and a “dramatic eyewitness portrayal” by Jorge Pineda of the execution of Jose Rizal at the Luneta. The preview of The Kingly Treasures Auction 2019 is ongoing until Nov. 29 at León Gallery. For details visit www.leon-gallery.com, call 8856-2781 or e-mail info@leon-gallery.com.
Gateway Gallery exhibit on Andres Bonifacio
IN CELEBRATION of Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to noon, the Gateway Gallery in Araneta City, Cubao, QC presents Bonifacio Redux¸ a project of the culture and heritage advocacy group Proyekto that aims to revisit the life and heroism of Andres Bonifacio. Professor Xiao Chua of De La Salle University will give a talk on “Andres Bonifacio: Comparing Old and New Biographical Dara and their Sources,” while John Ray Ramos of Ateneo de Manila University will give a talk on “Heroism for Kids: History and Heroes in Children’s Literature.” Registration is P300, inclusive of a certificate and a copy of the book Bayani Biographies: Andres Bonifacio, authored by Xiao Chua and John Ray Ramos, and published by Kahel Press. To register, text or call Proyekto at 0920-222-8889. Pre-registration is required for the certificate of attendance. Gateway Gallery is located at the 5f Gateway Tower, Araneta City, QC.
Tickets to Matilda the Musical are out
TICKETS to the international tour of the award-winning show Matilda the Musical are now available on TicketWorld. Matilda opens at The Theatre at Solaire on March 5, 2020. The stage adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic was originally produced for the stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The producers are launching the Tuesday Special: one price across all orchestra seats, and one price across all balcony seats. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of a little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Winner of over 85 international awards, including 16 for Best Musical, Matilda The Musical is now in its 7th year in London.
