EXHIBITS

Marc Gaba’s Property of Space is on view at the Artery Art Space until July 9. The artist’s multimedia exhibit dramatizes the tensions that create space in formation of private property. Mr. Gaba, a Palanca award-winning poet, has presented 12 solo shows since 2008. Artery Art Space is located at 102 P. Tuazon Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City. For inquiries, e-mail arteryartspace@gmail.com.

Paseo Art Gallery opens a group show, Libertatem, at SM Megamall on June 25, 6 p.m. Showing their work are: Jeffrey Ronald Sisican, Paolo “Flick” Tria, Jo Ocampo, Amos Malayao, Jomike Tejido, Emmanuel Servito, Frenk Sison, and John Eugene Atendido Avila. For details, contact Paseo Art Gallery at (02) 706–5514.

Blanc Art Space is running Buen Calubayan’s Hidalgo: Towards A History from Within, a project to take a closer look at Filipino renowned artist Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and his perceived locations in a given “world.” The exhibit will be on view until July 2. For more details, e-mail info@blanc.ph, or check their Web site blanc.ph and Facebook page, facebook.com/blancgallery.

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 until June 30 at the NCCA Lobby, NCCA Gallery, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila. For details, call 0928-508-1057.

Alien Life at Post Gallery Cubao X features works by 15-year-old Miles Fabonan, his father Fabo, his mother Gerrie, and his sister Ayi. It runs until July 16 at POST Gallery, Cubao Expo, Araneta Center, Quezon City.

Vinyl On Vinyl is holding three concurrent exhibitions. These are Hahan at Wrkz, featuring works by Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro, a multimedia 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 City.

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 2 at Silverlens, 2/F YMC Bldg. 2, 2320 Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. For inquiries, contact info@silverlens.com.

As the Philippines celebrated its 118th Independence Day, the Makati Shangri-La, Manila holds Encuentros featuring works by National Artist Federico Alcuaz from June 16 to 26 at the Lobby.

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.

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.

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.

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 504/150.

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. The Ateneo Art Gallery is in the Old Rizal Library Special Collections Bldg., Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

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 City. The exhibit runs until June 25. For details, call 725-8518 or www.artinformal.com.

PERFORMANCES

Catch Si Medea: Madiya and Maida by the Langgam Performance Troupe at The Open Space Manila on June 25, 26, and July 2 and 3. Tickets for both plays, Madiya and Maida, are priced at P400, but per-show tickets are P250 each. Matinees are at 3 p.m. and gala shows are at 7 p.m. The Open Space Manila is located at 134 Jupiter St., Makati City. For details, call 0927-167-4225

Rak of Aegis, the legendary rock musical by Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), is now on its fifth run with new members in the cast: Miss Saigon alumnae Tanya Manalang, The Voice finalist Alisah Bonaobra, Jon Santos, and Carla Guevarra-Laforteza, among others. Directed by Maribel Legarda. The show will run Tuesdays and Sundays until Aug. 28. Call 891-9999 or visit ticketworld.com.ph for reservations, or 725-6244, or e-mail petatheater@gmail.com for more information.

FILM

The last film in “Spanish Thrillers,” a series of Spanish movies at the FDCP Cinematheque, is Jaume Balagueró’s Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight) on June 25, 4 p.m. A doorman in an apartment building in Barcelona embarks on a mission to torment one tenant. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The screening 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 www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila, or call 526-1482.

EVENTS

The Bookshelf Sale includes books, eyeglass frames, trinkets, DVDs, CDs, homeware, vintage and antique stuff and other koochi-koochi. The sale will be on June 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rm. 201, WSI Residences, 1005 Metropolitan Ave., Makati City. Part of the proceeds will go to CARA (Compassion and Responsibility for Animals). Cash sales only.

In celebration of 445th Araw ng Maynila (Manila Day), Casa Consulado Museum and Library presents “Kahapon, Ngayon, Bukas: A 3-Day Visual Arts Festival” from June 24 to 27. Casa Consulado is located at San Sebastian St., Quiapo, Manila. 

POPUP Sikatlokal, a one-day bazaar of curated local iconic food and lifestyle brands will be held on June 25, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., at A Space, Greenbelt, Makati City. Entrance fee is P100. For ticket reservations, visit http://aspacemanila.com/shop/sikatlokal2016. See list of concessionaires at http://aspacemanila.com/sikatlokal.

June is French Month, and one of the scheduled activities celebrating this is La Fête at Greenbelt, Family French Afternoon on 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. 

Liquid, a pool party at the Dusit Thani Manila, will be held on June 24, 6 p.m.-11 p.m. On offer are cool tracks via DJ Cedez Benz, Korea’s DJ Sparky, and the Verve Project Band. Tickets cost P1,100 per person and cover unlimited alcoholic drinks, bar chow, and a glow stick. Guests can also opt to buy a table package good for 10, 15, or 20 persons. For details, call 238-8888.

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