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Somatosonic at The Crucible
Marco Ortiga, Tad Ermitaño and Christina Dy bring homemade instruments, pole dance and cheerful chaos to their “Pneumatic Synergetic” show at The Crucible.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023: Why books matter in a time of war & the ongoing assault on truth
Books are being banned, censored and even burned in parts of America. In Germany, they hold the world’s largest trade fair for books.
The Philippines is Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 Guest of Honour
Ten years after Indonesia, the Philippines lands the Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honour slot. We want this, we dreamt of this, we have earned this.
Excess equals exuberance in Singapore show focusing on Philippine art
‘What makes Singaporeans respond remarkably well to artworks by Filipinos? I think it’s the sheer liveliness, the vigor, and the energy of Philippine art.’
The Art of Drowning in Visions
Glenn Bautista drew Rizal’s monument from a line by line transcription of his 39 poems, then vanished for 15 years. On the artist we forgot.
Beyond the veil: Carlos Quijon Jr. & Mark Salvatus to represent PH at the Venice Biennale
Curator Carlos Quijon Jr. and artist Mark Salvatus on taking the Philippines to Venice, and the curator’s shift from shaman to jack of all trades.
Who’s afraid of big, bad artificial intelligence?
Talking nicely to the chatbots in case they remember us later, and finding that the scariest thing online is still the people doing the typing.
People, events, dead centaurs, places
A family of dead centaurs in the Danish Pavilion, a German floor torn up to its Nazi-era joints: pavilion-hopping at the 59th Venice Biennale.
Steinway artist Joja Wendt plays boogie-woogie & Beethoven (with flying bumblebees in between)
The German pianist who swings from boogie-woogie to Beethoven, in Manila for Steinway & Sons’ The Artistry in Modern Precision at PGA Cars.
An invisible thread that binds us all
The Pavilion’s closing act reaches the Pinoys of Venice: the waiters, the healthcare workers, the household helpers, all one existential tapestry.
The art of Marco Ortiga: Through the looking glass, weirdly
The conceptual artist holds a mirror up to this ‘see-me world’, and instead of showing clarity and reflection, purveys cracks and malformation.
Nick Lizaso: 10,000 stories and one heart for the masses
After a life on stage and screen, the NCCA chairman calls himself simply an audience member now, watching people watch performances.