Spanish pastel painter visits Manila
SPANISH figurative painter Vicente Romero Redondo will be in Manila to grace the Philippine Pastel Artists (PPA) Inc.’s Third National Pastel Convention which will be on Oct. 27, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the GSIS Museo ng Sining in Pasay City. PPA members, students and art enthusiasts are invited to join the event where Mr. Romero Redondo and Filipino visual artist Remy Boquiren are the guests of honor. Mr. Romero Redondo’s works have been hailed for their incredible illumination and intimate charm. For inquiries about the Third National Pastel Convention, e-mail 3rdppaconvention@gmail.com.
Coching’s komiks at Ayala
THE exhibit Images of a Nation: F.V. Coching — Komiks at Kultura, an exhibit of works by National Artist for Visual Arts (2014) Francisco Coching, will open on Oct. 29 at the 3rd Floor Galleries of the Ayala Museum in Makati.
2 exhibits at Silverlens
SILVERLENS presents a show, Painting, Differently (curated by Isa Lorenzo), that brings together artists Mit Jai Inn, Nicole Coson, and Aditya Novali who are using paint and pigment as material laid onto a surface — not representative of anything particular but as statements of medium. The surfaces range from plexiglass to jute sack. Also on view is Equivalent/s (curated by Rachel Rillo), a photography group show which pursues the idea and methods of abstraction in the medium that is photography. On view are works by Frank Callaghan, Corinne de San Jose, Teo Esguerra, Issay Rodriguez, and MM Yu. The exhibits are on view until Nov. 17 at Silverlens, 2263 Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. For inquiries, contact info@silverlensgalleries.com or (02) 816-0044.
Multiple shows at West Gallery
SEVERAL shows are on view at West Gallery until Nov. 24. At Gallery 1 is Jonathan Ching’s 7 seas in a puddle; at Gallery 2, Francis Valles-Bejar’s What Are The Ads; at Gallery 3, Froilan Calayag’s The First Intergalactic Date; and at Gallery 4, Kaloy Olavides’ It Is Exactly What You Think It Is. The gallery is located at 48 West Ave., Quezon City.
Sena, Leonor, and Aids at Kaida
ASWANGS and tikbalangs and other mythical creatures people in Leny Leonor’s paintings and Aids sculptures in the exhibit Among Men, while landscapes are the focus in Oddin Sena’s Pastures, both exhibits on view at Kaida Contemporary until Nov. 7. Kaida Contemporary is located at 45 Scout Madriñan St., South Triangle, Quezon City.
1st solo exhibit in SE Asia
1335MABINI presents the solo exhibition The Orgies Mysteries Theatre by Hermann Nitsch. The artist is showing his works for the very first time in Southeast Asia. Nitsch is one of the initiators of the confrontational Wiener Aktionismus (Viennese Actionism), shunning the confines of traditional painting and sculpture, reinventing an art that exists in real, corporeal terms through long-durational performances called actions, during which audiences are not mere spectators but actual participants. For his solo exhibition at 1335MABINI, Nitsch will show paintings and works on paper he created between 1987 and 2010. The exhibit is on view at the gallery’s branch at Karrivin Plaza, Makati and runs until Nov. 17.
Multi-media at Vargas
THE Vargas Museum of the University of the Philippines presents Lost Paradise, an installation by the Spanish artist Marta Moreno that deals with the regression of human beings to animal condition, embarking on it with a feeling of oneness with nature. The artwork, a multi-screen installation, was produced in 2013 in Mindanao under an artist residency at the Green Papaya Projects. To complete the project, Moreno bathed with water buffaloes for a month, documenting it with texts and videos. The video installation is on view until Nov. 16.
Ampalaya Monologues returns
A NEW set of Ampalaya Monologues will come to life for the show’s third anniversary dubbed as Bitt3rd. This set is said to be the deepest, funniest and most relatable to date. Ampalaya Monologues is an episodic play that has been staged in various venues around the country, and has been recreated into different versions and now has a collection of over 70 monologues, all written by Mark Ghosn. Pieces will be given to life by Monologista Inc., composed of Janine Lloce, Abe Herma, Jerome Dawis, Sonson O., Patty Arro, Justinne Punsalang, Ristichen, among others. Also performing are Spoken Word Artists Carlo Hornilla, Antonio Bathan Jr., Beverly Cumla, and Zuela Herrera. #Bitt3rd — The Ampalaya Monologues Anniversary show will be performed on Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Green Sun, Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City, with tickets at P300 each. To reserve tickets, message www.m.me/ampalayamonologues.
Halloween concert at CCP
TRICKS and Musical Treats: A PPO Family Concert will be held on Oct. 28, 3 p.m., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo. Now on its fourth year, Tricks and Musical Treats will take its audience to a “Journey to the Kingdom of Books,” featuring an afternoon concert with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Herminigildo Ranera. The orchestra will perform a selection of popular classical masterpieces made for children’s ears including Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Third Movement), Brahm’s Hungarian Dances 5 and 6, Chabrier’s Spanish Rhapsody and some surprise numbers. One of the highlights will be the Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, where the narrator tells a children’s story, while the orchestra illustrates it with different instruments, representing characters in the story. Pre-concert activities will include the musical instruments petting zoo at the Little Theater lobby with a mini-tutorial from members of PPO, and storytelling sessions by Liesl Batucan, as well as Trick or Treats at the Main Theater lobby. Tickets are priced at P500, with 50% discount for students and children below 13 years old. For tickets and other inquiries, call the CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or visit www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.
