Auction of prints
AUCTION HOUSE Salcedo Auctions launches its subsidiary brand Gavel & Block, which will introduce the auction platform to a contemporary audience through quarterly themed sales dedicated to art, design, and the world of valuable collectibles. For its debut, Gavel & Block by Salcedo Auctions will host its first sale entitled “Editions” in collaboration with culinary group The Gourmand Market and Green Sun, in Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City. This will be a one-of-a-kind weekend that will bring together the art, design, and culinary communities under one roof. The Gourmand Market will be offering a curated spread of fine food products. “Editions” is dedicated to the fine art of multiple originals and will offer original fine prints, ceramics, and sculptures by local and international masters such as Mauro Malang Santos, Jose Joya, BenCab, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Victor Vasarely. “Editions” will be held at The Axon, Green Sun from July 28 to 30, with the auction to be held on July 29 at 2 p.m. A week-long preview will be held at the Salcedo Auctions main sale room at Three Salcedo Place, 121 Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, Makati City, from July 20 to 26. For inquiries, call 659-4094, 0917-894-6550 or e-mail info@salcedoauctions.com.
Secret Manila at the Met
THE Metropolitan Museum presents MANILA: Hidden in Plain Sight, an exhibit that represents the character of the metropolitan that is continuously reshaped by its urban landscape and city dwellers. This exhibit weaves the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ painting collection with the practices of contemporary art that reflects on the captured tenacity of the city. Participating artists are Manix Abrera, Tad Ermitaño, Dina Gadia, Cocoy Lumbao, Leeroy New, Issay Rodriguez, Denise Weldon, and MM Yu. It is organized with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is located at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila.
‘Nick on Nick’ lecture
FILIPINAS Heritage Library, with the support of San Miguel Brewery, Inc. and San Miguel Pale Pilsen, presents “Nick on Nick: Nick Joaquin and 100 Years of Philippine Cinema,” a talk to be given by Prof. Nick Deocampo. The lecture covers A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965) and other Nick Joaquin works on screen. It will be held on July 15, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. This event is part of the exhibit REVOLUTIONARY: Julio Nakpil @150 / Nick Joaquin @ 100 which is ongoing until July 23 at the second floor of the Ayala Museum. Tickets to the lecture are P100. To register, log on to www.tinyurl.com/revolutionary201. For inquiries call 759-8288 local 8281 or e-mail asklibrarian@filipinaslibrary.org.ph.
Production design lectures
SOME of the country’s brightest set designers will be giving talks at Pelikula at Disenyo, a three-day intensive series of lectures and workshops on Production Design for Film and TV, from July 12 to 14 at the School of Design and Arts Campus of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB). All talks are open and free for the general public. The lectures are: July 12, “Behind The Designs Of The Original Encantadia” by Rodell Cruz (Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July); July 13, “Directors & Design: How Film Directors Work With Production Designers” with Mark Meily, Jay Abello, and Gabby Fernandez, “Wes Anderson’s Cinematic Universe: The Production Design From The Director’s Iconic Films” with Joee Mejias, and a two-part workshop on “Recreating The Make-Up Design Of Walking Dead” with special effects lab Octopod, Inc. Founder Lora Ledesma; July 14, “Face Casting: Creating Your Own Face Mold” with prosthetics and armory specialist Jude Pagtakhan; “The Production Design Of Game Of Thrones” with Ed Cabagnot, and “Projections Mapping: The Latest In Video Projections Design” with Joee Mejias. For details, contact Tony Ramos at anthonymarion.ramos@benilde.edu.ph, or call 0906-343-0613, 0921-862-0693, or 0923-739-8663. For a complete list of schedules and venues, visit http://fb.com/pelikulaatdisenyo. Pelikula at Disenyo will be at the 5th Floor Scene Shop and 6th Floor Black Box Theater, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts Campus, 950 Pablo Ocampo St., Malate, Manila.
