EXHIBITS

Silverlens moves to a new location — Lapanday Center in Chino Roces Ave. Extension, Makati City — and opens two exhibits in time for its inauguration on Jan. 7: Translacion, a group show curated by Gary Ross-Pastrana and featuring Silverlens’ artists, and Echo by Gregory Halili. Both exhibits open at 6 p.m. and will be on view until Feb. 4.

Ateneo Art Gallery presents #LUZ@90, curated by Ambeth R. Ocampo, which runs until April 8. Featuring recent and early works, the exhibition celebrates the 90^th birth anniversary of Arturo R. Luz, National Artist for Visual Arts.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrates the birth month of National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco via the exhibit Homebound: A Survey of Recent Developments in Angono Contemporary Art which is on view until Feb. 12.

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila presents three exhibits, collectively called FORTY, in celebration of its 40^th anniversary. The MET Collection and New Acquisitions and The MET Archives are on view until Jan. 8, while The MET and the BSP Print Collections runs until Jan. 13. Along with the three exhibits, The MET is displaying Ronald Ventura’s iconic two-piece carousel at the museum lobby. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is located at the Bangko Sentral Compound, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila.

The Homecoming of Tie a String Around the World, a re-staging of the Philippines’ official exhibition at the Venice Art Bienalle in 2015, is on view at the UP Vargas Museum’s 1F and 3F Gallerie. The show presents works of Manuel Conde, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Manny Montelibano, and Jose Tence Ruiz.

PERFORMANCES

Glomar Entertainment presents Sincerely Yours, Michael Pangilinan on Jan. 7, 8 p.m., at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. With special guests comics Ai-Ai delas Alas and Arnell Ignacio, and featuring the CD launch of Jelai Espino, with guest Alisah Bonaobra. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, ticketworld.com.ph).

FILMS

Genghis Khan, a film by National Artists Manuel Conde and Carlos “Botong” Francisco, is playing at the UP Vargas Museum until February at the 1F West Wing Gallery. For the complete screening schedule, visit the UP Vargas Museum Facebook page.

EVENTS

A two-part Performance Art Workshop by artist Marta Moreno Muñoz will be held on Jan. 8 and 11 at the Pineapple Lab in Makati City. The event includes devising a performance, workshop, and live testing it on an audience. Registration is P2,500 for both days and P1,800 for a one-day walk-in. For inquiries and registration, e-mail residua@gmail.com. For more information, visit Ms. Muñoz’s page at http://theunifiedfield.net.

2 films to see on the week of January 6-13, 2017

Assassin’s Creed

Shame and 12 Years a Slave actor Michael Fassbender plays Callum Lynch who “through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15^th century Spain,” according the film’s synopsis. The film, based on the Ubisoft video game, got a measly 16% score at review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, with the Critics Consensus reading: Assassin’s Creed is arguably better made (and certainly better cast) than most video game adaptations; unfortunately, the CGI-fueled end result is still a joylessly overplotted slog.

MTRCB Rating: PG

Sing

Popular with the critics polled on the Rotten Tomatoes review aggregate site, which gave the film a score of 69%, the animated film tells the story of Buster, a Koala bear show-biz impresario voiced by Matthew McConaughey, who tries to save his struggling theater by hosting an American Idol-style singing competition. His idea quickly spreads throughout the animal kingdom, attracting a wide range of contestants, from a mother of 25 piglets (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) to a porcine punk rocker (Scarlett Johansson). As the Critics Consensus goes: “Sing delivers colorfully animated, cheerfully undemanding entertainment with a solid voice cast and a warm-hearted — albeit familiar — storyline that lives up to its title.”

MTRCB Rating: PG