Your Weekend Guide (June 10, 2016)
EXHIBITS
In line with the exhibit Alien Life at Post Gallery Cubao X — featuring works by 15-year-old Miles Fabonan, his father Fabo, his mother Gerrie, and his sister Ayi, there will be a talk on how family dynamics come into play in both their individual and collective creative process. The talk will be on June 11, 4 p.m. The exhibit runs until July 16 at POST Gallery, Cubao Expo, Araneta Center, Quezon City.
Lara De Los Reyes’ New Sculptures (Unskilled & Unaware Of It) is ongoing until June 11 at Pablo Fort, C-11 South of Market, 11thand 24th St., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
UP Vargas Museum presents J Pacena II’s solo exhibit titled The Banquet: Subject Matter I of III at the 1F Galleries of the Museum. The exhibit focuses on three themes: The Current Art System and the Philippine Art Market, The Catalogue of Artists from year 2000-2015, and the Study of Space, Materials and Technique. Together, these reflect Pacena’s fascination with the work and practice of artists of different persuasions and how they come together to sketch out the landscape Philippine Contemporary Art. The exhibit runs until July 2.
The National Commission and Culture and the Arts presents PROMDI: A Survey of the Contemporary Visual Arts in Dumaguete on June 9, 4 p.m., at the NCCA Lobby, NCCA Gallery, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila. Exhibit runs until June 30. For details call 0928-508-1057 or e-mail public_affairs@ncca.gov.ph.
Vinyl On Vinyl is holding three concurrent exhibitions. These are Hahan at Wrkz, featuring works by Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro, a multi-media artist from Yogyakarta, Indonesia who has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Smeg and Hurley;Small-medium, Large by Nix Puno; and Hidden Cravings by Kaloy Reyes Pangilinan. The exhibits are on view at 2135 Warehouse II, Chino Roces Ave. Makati.
Buen Calubayan-Hidalgo’s Towards a History from Within opens on June 11 at the Blanc Gallery, 145 Katipunan Ave., St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City. It will run until July 2. For inquiries e-mail info@blanc.ph.
1335MABINI presents an exhibition organized by Kiri Dalena titled There is Another Sky, featuring works by Kiri and Aba Dalena, Aubrey Llamas, Jose Olarte, Jippy Pascua, Jeffrie Po, John Torres, Mordz Visitacion, and Lina Zacher. Primarily featuring selected works in video and photography, the roster of visual artists, filmmakers, and photographers focus their lens on the current plight of the lumad — the indigenous people of Mindanao. Also on view is Rinne Abrugena’s solo exhibition titled Death in the Open.Through her latest collection of paintings and drawings, the artist continues to probe the intricacies of visual language and subtleties of human behavior. The exhibits run until June 24. The gallery is located at 1335 Mabini St., Ermita, Manila.
Silverlens Galleries is currently showing three exhibitions: Eric Zamuco’s Visible Currents, an experiential exhibit of reconstructed forms; Chati Coronel’s latest solo exhibit, The Way In/The Way Out, using seven colors, one for each painting, as an energy center; and, Johan Espiritu’s Cy Prés. They run until July at Silverlens, 2/F YMC Bldg. 2, 2320 Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. For inquiries, contact info@silverlens.com or call (02) 816-0044.
As the Philippines celebrates its 118th Independence Day, the Makati Shangri-La, Manila holds two art exhibits at the Lobby Lounge Luxe. These are Love the Earth, Heal the Spirit featuring works by Fernando Modesto from June 1 to 15, and Encuentros featuring works by National Artist Federico Alcuaz from June 16 to 26.
In line with the National Heritage Month, the Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. presents Philippine Rivers and Lakes exhibit, at SM North EDSA – The Block Atrium until June 12. For inquiries, call (02) 576-8139 or e-mail heritagemonth@yahoo.com.ph.
The BenCab Museum presents Crusaders by Orley Ypon featuring his hyper-realistic painting style that highlights his mastery of the human anatomy; and a textile exhibition, Upland/Lowland Tingguian/Iloko, featuring spectacular weaves and textiles of the Tingguian of Abra and its uplands. The two exhibits are on view at the Gallery Indigo and Print Gallery of the BenCab Museum in Tuba, Benguet, until June 26. For details visit www.bencabmuseum.org or BenCab Museum‘s facebook page.
An exhibition of Mario de Rivera’s recent works, WORLD Without END, runs until June 12 at the Altromondo Gallery, Greenbelt 5 in Makati City. For details, call 501-3270 to 71, e-mail info@altromondo.ph, or visit www.altromondo.ph.
Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr. ruminates on silence in The Silence of J, his solo exhibition at Galleria Duemila, 210 Loring St., Pasay City, until June 30. In the exhibit, the walls are seamlessly hung with sparse four-sided woodwork, evocative reliefs made from sturdy jointed tongue-and-groove planks, whitewashed in ivory, snow, and eggshell.
Kulay-Diwa presents No Reason to Be Bored, an exhibition of recent works by Franz Marion “Nano” Vocalan. Vocalan, who hails from Angono, is well known for his graffiti paintings. The exhibit runs until July 7. The gallery is located at 25 Lopez Ave., Lopez Village, Sucat, Parañaque City.
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila will showcase Raymundo “Ray” Albano’s short-lived yet very prolific and influential career in A Time to Unlearn, at the Sphere section of MET’s Philippine Contemporary Art: To Scale the Past and the Possible. This exhibition shows the many contributions of Albano to the local art scene of today. The Metropolitan Museum is located at the Bangko Sentral Compound, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila.
Pablo Gallery presents New Sculptures (Unskilled and Unaware of It) by Lara de los Reyes, an exhibition that challenges the usual smooth ceramic works. It runs until June 11. Pablo Gallery is located at C-11 South of Market, Bonifacio Global City. For details, call 400-7905 or e-mail fort@pablogalleries.com.
The first Retrospective Exhibition of Antonio Austria is on view until July 10 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery) and Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (3F Hallway Gallery). The exhibit features Austria’s paintings of “different aspects, moods, scenarios, social and religious values of the urban Filipino” as well as drawings and memorabilia telling of Austria’s progress as an artist in the 1950s. For details call 832-1125 local 1504/1505, e-mail ccp.exhibits@gmail.com, or visit www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.
The touring exhibition Badong: Salvador Bernal Designs the Stage, organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, is on view at the Ateneo Art Gallery until July 2. Curated by Dr. Nicanor Tiongson, Gino Gonzalez, and Ricardo Cruz, the exhibit honors the late National Artist for Theater Design Salvador “Badong” F. Bernal, featuring his design projects in ballet, opera, theater, and film from the 1970s to 2011. Admission is P30 per head. The Ateneo Art Gallery is in the Old Rizal Library Special Collections Bldg., Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City. For more information, contact the Curatorial Office at 426-6488.
Zean Cabangis showcases his trademarked works in collage, photography, acrylic paint, and emulsion transfers techniques in the exhibit titled Loom, on view at the Main Gallery, The Big Room, and Inner Room of Art Informal in Greenhills East, Mandaluyong. The exhibit runs until June 25. For details, call 725-8518 or visit Art Informal’s website www.artinformal.com.
PERFORMANCES
Hajji Alejandro headlines the concert in KILABOT FoREDver with his daughter Rachel Alejandro as his guest. The concert is onJune 10, 8:30 p.m., at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City. Tickets range in price from P515 to P3,605 and are available on TicketWorld.
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Send-Off Concert before its performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall, will be held on June 10, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theater, Culturel Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Tickets range in price from P721 to P1,030 and are available at TicketWorld (891-9999).
The King of Pop Experience, featuring the Michael Jackson impersonator Kenny Wizz, will be held on June 11, 8 p.m., at The Theatre at Solaire , Solaire Resort & Casino, 1 Aseana Ave., Entertainment City, Paranaque . Tickets range in price from P856.80 to P3,748.50. Tickets are available through TicketWorld.
The Best of Broadway, a musical revue featuring The Citrus Singers from Hollywood will be held on June 11, 8 p.m., at the Main Theater, Culturel Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. The song-and-dance revue feautres the greatest Broadway musicals, past and present, with popular songs from the time of Irving Berlin through this year’s Tony winners. Tickets range in price from P309 to P2,060 and are available through TicketWorld at 891-9999.
FILM
“Spanish Thrillers,” a series of Spanish movies, is being held every Saturday in June at the FDCP Cinematheque. Enrique Urbizu’s La caja 507 (Box 507) will be shown on June 11. It is a gripping thriller about a man who learns that his daughter’s death in a forest fire was not an accident, and sets out on a personal crusade for justice. Next is Urbizu’s No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked) on June 18. The 2011 film is about a cop who is implicated in a triple homicide in an after-hours club. Jaume Balagueró’s Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight) will close the film series on June 25. A doorman in an apartment building in Barcelona embarks on a mission to torment one tenant. All films will be shown at 4 p.m., in Spanish with English subtitles. The screenings will be held at the FDCP Cinematheque, 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. For details visit www.manila.cervantes.es or Instituto Cervantes de Manila, or call 526-1482.
The 21st French Film Festival is ongoing until June 14 and features 17 movies including two from the Philippines (on June 12) at the Greenbelt 3 cinemas in Makati. The movies will also be screened in Bonifacio High Street and Cinematheque Centre Manila and in Cebu on June 22-25, and in Davao on June 28-30. The schedules and synopses of the movies are available on the website www.frenchfilmfest.com. Tickets cost P100 each.
EVENTS
Araneta Center celebrates Independence Day with food, art and music events. There will be a center-wide food expo from June 10 to 12, held simultaneously at Gateway Mall, Ali Mall, and Farmers Plaza, to showcase products from different regions at the malls’ respective activity areas. On June 11, there will be a boodle fight headlined by the Binibining Pilipinas queens at the Farmers Market. To join, register on the Binibining Pilipinas official Facebook page. There will be a street mural painting activity at the Gateway Food Park on June 11, 10 a.m. In the evening, the Gateway Food Park transforms into a music hub with the#ATMKalayaan Rock Concert featuring Autotelic and Mayonnaise, Ebe Dancel, and the UP Music Circle Band. This free event will culminate as the clock strikes midnight on Independence Day. Registrants to the #ATMKalayaan concert on Araneta Center’s official FB page will take home special items from Universal Robina Corp. There are also Independence Day Weekend Specials at Gateway Mall, Ali Mall and Farmers Plaza from June 10 to 12 featuring shopping discounts.
Celebrating freedom through mindful artistry, LoveYourself, Inc. taps modern day Filipino visual artists to showcase their craftsmanship at Pride Night 2016 at Pineapple Lab in Makati City, in support of the cause to erase the stigma about HIV & AIDS, and uplift the morale of the LGBTQI community. Opening with free entrance on the eve of Philippine Independence Day (June 11), the Pride Night 2016 features the artworks of Jun-jun Sta. Ana, Leeroy New, Niccolo Cosme, Mars Bugaoan, Derick Vinculado, Tokwa Peñaflorida, Joshua Galvez, Erka Inciong and other community artists. The exhibit will run until end of the month, with 20% of the proceeds from the sale of the artworks going to fund LoveYourself’s activities on HIV awareness and testing. There will also be performances from the experimental dance theater group Daloy Dance Company, Rak of Aegis actor Philippe Salvador Palmos, Mark Ghosn of Ampalaya Monologues, and other artistic acts lined up for this night of free expression. Towards midnight, there will be the Unity Pride Party, where cocktails will be served to the music of guest LGBT DJs from the DJ collaborative Panty Monsters. For more details on LoveYourself’s services, visit www.loveyourself.ph.
Award-winning architect and design consultant Paulo Alcazaren will lecture on architecture as a dying art form in “BURIED: The Lost Art and Lost Architecture of the Philippines” on June 11 at the Lopez Museum and Library. Registration fee is P100 for students, seniors, and Lopez Museum and Library members, and P200 for adults. To register, call (02) 631-2417 or e-mail lmmpasig@gmail.com.
Ayala Museum presents “PELIKULA: Talks on Philippine Cinema” with Nick Deocampo on June 11, 3 p.m. Deocampo, a film producer, author, and director of the Center for the Cinema, will discuss the genre of “iyakan at sampalan” (weeping and slaping) which has dominated and permeated almost all mainstream cinematic forms. Tickets cost P300 for regular attendees and P270 for students, Ayala Museum members, AGC employees, and senior citizens. For details, call (02) 759-8288 local 35 or e-mail hello@ayalamuseum.org.
Makati Shangri-La Manila celebrates Global Wellness Day on June 11 with a variety of activities that promote healthy andmindful living. From a Vinyasa yoga session and cardio workout to beauty talks and healthy cooking demonstrations, the hotel will host free wellness activities and offering. Free registration opens at 7 a.m. at the 3rd level. For more details call 813-8888, e-mail healthclub.slm@shangri-la.com, or visit www.shangri-la.com/manila/.
To share the beauty of stories with the children of Intramuros on Independence Day, the Book Stop Project and WTA Architecture and Design Studio presents Independence Weekend: Storytelling Sunday, happening at the Plaza de Roma, Intramuros, Manila onJune 12. There will be storytelling sessions in the morning and a sketching/coloring contest in the afternoon. There will also be a Freedom Wall to be put up for the community to leave their mark on. The event is in partnership with Instituto Cervantes, the Intramuros Administration, Adarna House, and Faber Castell. For details, visit the Independence Weekend: Storytelling SundayFacebook events page.
The Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. presents Preserving the Past, Ensuring the Future, an exhibition on the rice culture of the Cordilleras and the Philippine Food Staples Sufficiency Program, which is ongoing until June 17 at SM Pampanga in San Fernando City, Pampanga. For inquiries, call 576-8139 or e-mail heritagemonth@yahoo.com.ph.
June is French Month, and one of the scheduled activities celebrating this is La Fête at Greenbelt, Family French Afternoon on June 11 and June 26 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. There will be storytelling and singing in French for children. Shoppers may pre-register at the Greenbelt 5 concierge by presenting a single purchase receipt worth P1,000. Registration is limited to 20 slots only.
Robinsons Magnolia will have a weeklong celebration marking Father’s Day. From June 13 to 19, a luxury car display can be viewed at the Mall’s Atrium. Participating car brands are Mercedez-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge. For Father’s Day gifts, special discounts will be given at Penguin, GAP, Giordano, Aeropostale, Bomberg, Geox, ResToeRun, Lacoste, Dr. Kong, Officine, Kaluxe, Arq Living, Gourdo’s, Osim, and Hydration Nation. There will also be discounts and deals from Mesa, Gumbo, Thousand Cranes and Sincerity, and Summit Hotel Magnolia will have special rates.
The 14th Marian exhibit of the Church-run Radio Veritas is on view at SM North, EDSA, Quezon City until June 20. The station will hold the Mary and the Saints in the Year of the Eucharist and the Family exhibit featuring canonically crowned and popular venerated images of Mary from various parts of the country, as well as images of the Saints with devotion to and writings about the Eucharist and the family such as St. Therese and St. Padre Pio. The exhibit is free and open to public during mall hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
