The Photographs

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Christina Dy in a cropped top and wide black pleated trousers, one arm raised to a dance pole in a white studio
Pl. 01Mandaluyong, PH
Michelline Syjuco in a black long-sleeved top, arms crossed, wearing a gold and crystal statement cuff
Pl. 02Makati, PH
Katya Angara in a red dress and red feather earrings, arms spread before her Sorceress assemblage at The Crucible Gallery, the show’s gothic logotype across the frame
Pl. 03Mandaluyong, PH
Maria Tan standing beside a large botanical painting layered with teal dots, peach light and clusters of dandelion-like forms
Pl. 04Singapore
A Lucerne Luxe magazine issue featuring a blue dial watch on the cover, surrounded by white canvas tote bags printed with Lucerne Watch Week and a pair of white watchmaker handling gloves resting on top
Pl. 05Manila, PH
Dark still life of a long haired writer with VU meters for eyes and a cassette taped over his mouth, holding a poodle in a REKORDR t-shirt among an Underwood typewriter, Steely Dan LPs and stacked archives of his newspaper years
Pl. 06Lifestyle
Surrealist Boschian artwork depicting Igan D’Bayan interviewing Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Salman Rushdie, and David Medalla at a round table surrounded by fantastical floating structures
Pl. 07Lifestyle
The IKEA store in Älmhult, Sweden on a rainy night, seen through a rain-beaded car window, the Home of Ingvar Kamprad sign glowing over wet pavement
Pl. 08Älmhult, Sweden
Visitors gaze up at the towering “Detritus” triptych, a wall-sized graphite field of drawn rubble, bones and relief objects, in the dock hall
Pl. 09Venice, Italy
Ronald Ventura in his studio steadying a monumental winged male figure sculpture, a coiled woven form and shelves of casts behind
Pl. 10Venice, Italy
Wide shot of Somatosonic performing Totality 1.0 under blue stage lights: Christina Dy hanging upside-down on a pole, Tad Ermitaño at the electronics table, and Marco Ortiga bowing the Tungkod
Pl. 11Makati, PH
Doktor Karayom’s book Ang Dalubkatawan ng Aking Paglalakbay, its crimson two-headed figure on the cover, beside a carved serpent and crates of vinyl records
Pl. 12Lifestyle
Philippinen Ehrengast banner on the Frankfurt fair hall with the Messeturm tower rising behind
Pl. 13Frankfurt, Germany
Cecile Licad in white-framed glasses smiles from behind an open concert grand piano
Pl. 14Lifestyle
Triptych of brunch plates: a cheese toastie with pickle, crab cake benedict and a layered mango dessert
Pl. 15Pasay, PH
Collage of four plated dishes from The Test Kitchen, including cured meats, a glazed lamb shank and a pork chop
Pl. 16Makati, PH
A visitor walks past the vast tilted timber structure of the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, soil trays in the foreground
Pl. 17Venice, Italy
A server holds a pizza before a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the illuminated Ortigas skyline at night
Pl. 18Ortigas, PH
A dry-aged tomahawk steak carved tableside into rosy medium-rare slabs on a vertical stand at Smith & Wollensky
Pl. 19BGC, PH
A chef leans on the black marble bar of a Bistronomia Group restaurant, backed by shelves of liquor bottles and copper mugs
Pl. 20BGC, PH
Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro in front of a DJ setup, smiling and wearing one of his signature deconstructed sneakers
Pl. 21BGC, PH
Compilation grid of Scott Garceau’s donut paintings, showing album covers of Grace Jones, Joy Division, The Cars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, and The Beatles with donuts integrated into their artwork
Pl. 22Mandaluyong, PH
Collage of LongHorn Steakhouse dishes: grilled steaks, lobster tail, a chicken salad and a chocolate dessert
Pl. 23Ortigas, PH
Canvas tote bags printed with a glowing gradient design resting on rows of curved wooden chairs
Pl. 24Frankfurt, Germany
Grilled Chicken Kuro Ramen: dark broth topped with charred chicken, soft egg, nori and scallions
Pl. 25BGC, PH
A curled fried octopus tentacle with a lemon wedge and a dollop of aioli on a dark ceramic plate at Juniper in Ortigas
Pl. 26Ortigas, PH
Four courses at Yamazato: appetizer trays, seared wagyu, sushi and a stone bowl of bamboo shoots
Pl. 27Pasay, PH
Ana de Ocampo in a green dress at the bar beside a view of Osteria Antica’s wood-vaulted dining room
Pl. 28Ortigas, PH
Ronald Ventura’s Istraktura, in which a small boy in a white tank top drags a chain across a grayscale construction site of orange cranes, mining trucks and a colossal stone face
Pl. 29BGC, PH
Chef Chele Gonzalez in whites spreads his arms wide before a winged wooden relief at Gallery by Chele
Pl. 30BGC, PH
The Dawn perform on the Hard Rock Cafe Manila stage under colored lights at the anniversary party
Pl. 31Manila, PH
A giant glowing orb of stacked lights rises from the desert plain near the Pyramids of Giza at dusk
Pl. 32Makati, PH
A tentacled figure in a dark overcoat stands on a rainy seaside promenade beneath a red umbrella, book in hand, as fish rain from the grey sky past a Victorian lamppost
Pl. 33Lifestyle
Hard Rock Cafe staff raise joined hands in a huddle beneath a Love All Serve All sign
Pl. 34Clark, PH
Red banquettes and brass dome lamps beneath a glowing sign reading In here, it’s always Friday
Pl. 35Makati, PH
Artist Olan Ventura and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos standing together in front of a colorful, deconstructed floral painting at Goldenberg Mansion
Pl. 36Manila, PH
Four festive dishes in a grid: beef Wellington, sliced turkey, glazed salmon and a dark pudding
Pl. 37Pasay, PH
Bronze statue of José Rizal in an overcoat, chin resting on his hand, with bright chrysanthemums at its base and a Philippine flag over the misty hills behind
Pl. 38Heidelberg, Germany
Crowds fill the Philippines stand at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, a kite-framed timber canopy and book-lined shelves under a Philippines banner in the exhibition hall
Pl. 39Frankfurt, Germany
Three models mid-stride in a white studio wearing Uniqlo x Anya Hindmarch knitwear: an olive cardigan over a white tee with wide camel trousers, a navy crew-neck sweater with small embroidered eyes and loose jeans, and a bright pink sweater with wide jeans
Pl. 40Makati, PH
The Philippine pavilion stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair featuring custom wooden shelving units filled with books under warm spotlights
Pl. 41Frankfurt, Germany
Chef BoonHoe Bun standing with arms crossed in his chef uniform and tall white hat in front of a blue and white porcelain patterned background
Pl. 42Mandaluyong, PH
Chef Josh Boutwood with a curled mustache stands in Ember’s kitchen between grills of resting meats
Pl. 43Makati, PH
Ronald Ventura’s ‘State of Bloom’: a woman in a pink gown amid palms, butterflies, engines and an astronaut under a teal sky
Pl. 44Manila, PH
Collage of artist Mia Herbosa and her paintings including Wild Thing, Russian Beauty, 21, and Yellow Roses
Pl. 45Makati, PH
Sopranos Anna Migallos and Myramae Meneses with bass baritone Roby Malubay posing together at the launch of Progetto Puccini
Pl. 46Manila, PH
Weihenstephan beer bottles chilling in an ice-filled wooden tub, ringed by empty branded wheat-beer glasses
Pl. 47Pasay, PH
A collage of five rescued dogs in Bistro Group bandanas and shirts: a black-and-white dog, a yellow dog, and white-and-tan strays with their tongues out
Pl. 48Makati, PH
Junyee gazing at his red root-like sculpture of a head on a wooden table by lattice windows
Pl. 49Lifestyle
A smiling man in cream stands among marble tables, yellow chairs and patterned tile at Siklab+
Pl. 50Ortigas, PH
Kaye Tinga, president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, standing in a black top against a textured wall with a minimalist abstract painting
Pl. 51Pasay, PH
The blue dial Patek Philippe Ref. 5330G-001 World Time watch with denim-patterned calfskin strap, displaying time zones and dates
Pl. 52Makati, PH
A Patek Philippe World Time watch with a blue-gray dial and denim-blue strap on a white surface
Pl. 53Makati, PH
The blue-dialed Patek Philippe World Time watch worn on a wrist below a tan trench-coat cuff
Pl. 54Makati, PH
A rose-gold Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse watch with a black dial on a woven gold bracelet against a dark background
Pl. 55Makati, PH
Senator Loren Legarda standing between chefs Rhea and Jay Jay SyCip inside The Fatted Calf restaurant in Tagaytay
Pl. 56Tagaytay, PH
Group portrait of TGI Fridays One Ayala team members in their black uniforms posing together inside the restaurant
Pl. 57Makati, PH
Chef Josh Boutwood, in a white t-shirt and canvas apron with a handlebar mustache, stands before the blue-tiled open-fire grill of his kitchen
Pl. 58BGC, PH
Composite of the Philippine Pavilion community library: installed inside the Venice Arsenale on the left, rebuilt outdoors in Angat, Bulacan on the right, where visitors gather along its slatted walls
Pl. 59Angat, PH
The Maxell “blown away” ad remade with Cthulhu: a suited tentacled listener in a leather armchair blasted backward by a loudspeaker, scarf and lampshade streaming, a record sleeve in his lap
Pl. 60Manila, PH
Maria Angelica Tan seated in her studio beside a large swirling blue and gold painting
Pl. 61New York City, USA
Installation inside the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale featuring a large grey boulder with a brass horn sticking out and hanging white textile sheets
Pl. 62Venice, Italy
A smiling woman in black holds an iced coffee beside a glass pastry case at the Daily by Bo’s Coffee store
Pl. 63Manila, PH
An older Filipina in a floral dress sits among teddy bears at a flower-filled window, a lamp glowing beside her in soft painterly light
Pl. 64Lifestyle
Senator Loren Legarda in a woven-trimmed black jacket stands among hanging fabric artworks and a boulder in the Philippine Pavilion
Pl. 65Venice, Italy
The Bistro Group executives Lisa Ronquillo-Along and Divine Peralta smiling in front of a brightly lit modern restaurant interior
Pl. 66BGC, PH
Cecile Licad, in a black gown, raises joined hands with the conductor at curtain call before the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Pl. 67Lifestyle
Patrick Sim in a blue suit gestures toward a lavish dessert table of cakes, teapots and flowers, beneath a terracotta wall with birdcage lamps and neon script reading “A party without cake is just a meeting.”
Pl. 68Makati, PH
Bartenders in black mix cocktails behind a bar lined with martini glasses, a wall of shochu and sake bottles glowing behind them
Pl. 69BGC, PH
Andreea Medar stands among glowing wire plants in a room bathed in ultraviolet blue light
Pl. 70Makati, PH
Gallery view of the Tropical exhibition, paintings hung on glass panels above a wooden floor
Pl. 71Singapore
Australian Ambassador HK Yu, Senator Loren Legarda and Karen Davila stand together on the UN Women stage before a collage of program photos, a Philippine flag at left
Pl. 72Ortigas, PH
Small glowing video screens filling a dark gallery wall beside sculpted 3D face fragments at the Singapore Art Museum
Pl. 73Singapore
Visitors sit and stand among angular bamboo lattice frames forming a tunnel-like installation in a raw brick-walled hall of the Venice Arsenale
Pl. 74Venice, Italy
Salman Rushdie in a dark suit on a stage sofa during an onstage talk, a red dotted backdrop behind him
Pl. 75Frankfurt, Germany
A faceted kite-like sculpture of iridescent triangles hangs in the gallery for “Pneumatic Synergetic”
Pl. 76Mandaluyong, PH
A packed auditorium bathed in red light at the opening ceremony of the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse
Pl. 77Frankfurt, Germany
The honeycomb-latticed pavilion of Guest of Honour Slovenia at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Pl. 78Frankfurt, Germany
Charlie Co painting of anguished figures in blue crowded into a boat on a fiery red impasto sea beneath a black crescent moon
Pl. 79Singapore
The coffee-table book Glenn Bautista: An Artist Drowning in Visions by Igan D’Bayan stands on a paint-spattered studio table among jars of brushes, oil paint tubes and a box of Sennelier pastels
Pl. 80Lifestyle
Jurors of the Philippine Pavilion for the 60th Venice Biennale standing and sitting together in a conference room during deliberations
Pl. 81Venice, Italy
A skull-faced figure in shirtsleeves and a waistcoat types at an old typewriter in a dark room, facing a second skull wired into a tangle of cables and machinery
Pl. 82Lifestyle
Detail of a lifelike dead female centaur with a spotted horse body lying on pale stone tiles
Pl. 83Venice, Italy
German pianist Joja Wendt playing a black Steinway grand piano at the PGA Cars gallery
Pl. 84Manila, PH
Weaving installation with red threads and textiles hanging from the rafters of the Arsenale during the Philippine Pavilion exhibition at the Venice Biennale
Pl. 85Venice, Italy
Two works by Marco Ortiga: a black steel hoop sculpture and a faceted polyhedron lined with mirror shards
Pl. 86Manila, PH
Portrait of NCCA Chairman Nick Lizaso posing in a garden in Venice, wearing a barong Tagalog
Pl. 87Venice, Italy
A gondolier steers passengers along a Venetian canal past faded orange palazzi
Pl. 88Venice, Italy
A large, colorful hand-woven tapestry hanging inside the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Pl. 89Venice, Italy
Fiber artist Aze Ong stands beneath her sprawling white crochet installation, webbed panels and rings spanning the dark ceiling, one lacy length draped over her shoulder like a gown
Pl. 90Makati, PH
Portrait of Filipino author Miguel Syjuco leaning against a wall and looking at the camera
Pl. 91Manila, PH
Sepia collage of F. Sionil José: the smiling novelist in his black beret beside a marble bust of his likeness, layered over a scene of him at the typewriter and acacia branches overhead
Pl. 92Lifestyle
In a black-and-white photo, guitarist Noli Aurillo bends low over his acoustic guitar, hair veiling his face, playing in a dim bar beside a microphone stand
Pl. 93Lifestyle
Interior of the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale featuring the wooden library structure and daily visitors
Pl. 94Venice, Italy
Painting of a grayscale young woman with a color anime-eyes panel collaged across her face, Ventura’s Doll Eyes
Pl. 95Tokyo, Japan
David Medalla in a grey flat cap, seen in profile in warm light, looking down at a book in a cluttered room
Pl. 96Lifestyle
Cthulhu in a pinstriped suit swirls a cocktail in his listening room (turntable, orange speaker and record crates at hand) as the far wall opens onto a Bosch-like inferno crackling with pink lightning
Pl. 97Manila, PH
Ronson Culibrina sits in his studio surrounded by sketches, brushes and vivid canvases
Pl. 98Lifestyle
Painting Dark Smoke by Olan Ventura: a blue figure in a gas mask clutching its head before a mushroom cloud
Pl. 99Lifestyle
An aged three-eyed Cthulhu in plaid pajamas sits chin in hand like Rodin’s Thinker, volumes of Nietzsche, Sartre and Camus stacked at his side, while the TV announces the COVID-19 pandemic officially over
Pl. 100Lifestyle
Visitor in patterned clothes standing on a glass bridge looking down into the infinite mirrors and structures of Mark Justiniani’s Venice Biennale installation
Pl. 101Venice, Italy
Rows of vinyl bins under gold-foil walls in the cavernous Space Hall record store in Berlin
Pl. 102Berlin, Germany
Retro VHS-box artwork, “D’Videohaus presents”: Brando’s Godfather above a Taxi Driver sticker, a Scarface figure, jukebox, barber chair, family Polaroids and a flaming red sports car, ’80s Action Classics
Pl. 103Lifestyle
Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in dark suits at The Irishman premiere in Hollywood
Pl. 104New York City, USA
A black vintage Lincoln wrapped in The Irishman signage parked amid crowds on Hollywood Boulevard
Pl. 105Vintage Cars
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino seated around a table between red leather booths
Pl. 106The Gang’s All Here
Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa testifying at a Senate hearing table stacked with papers and water glasses
Pl. 107Senate Chambers
Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro talk across a dimly lit wooden bar lined with framed photographs
Pl. 108Talking Business
Martin Scorsese in a blue shirt directs a restaurant scene beside the camera as two actors sit at a table
Pl. 109Scorsese Directs
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese embrace, laughing, amid the crowd at the Los Angeles premiere
Pl. 110L.A. Premiere
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in dark suits in a moody promotional still from The Irishman
Pl. 111New York City, USA
Dr. Jaime Laya stands between a blue electric typewriter and a stack of art books, in a library of carved santos and floor-to-ceiling shelves
Pl. 112Lifestyle
Dr. Jaime Laya sits in the carved narra doorway of his library, bookshelves and santos behind him, a brass gramophone horn and a caned chair beside him
Pl. 113Lifestyle
Jun and Menchu Lopez beside a home coffee bar built like a Starbucks counter, with a life-size Predator figure standing guard at the right
Pl. 114Lifestyle
Martin Honasan and Barbie Almalbis on a sofa in a warm-lit room, he looking through a large sketchpad, she playing a semi-hollow electric guitar, guitars hanging on the wall behind
Pl. 115Lifestyle
Raul Francisco and Joanna Preysler-Francisco sit close on a mustard sofa holding their brown dachshund, a framed portrait and gilded lamp behind them
Pl. 116Manila, PH
Top-down view of Mark Justiniani’s glass and steel installation Island Weather, featuring lighted infinite mirrors and geometric structural shapes resembling islands
Pl. 117Venice, Italy
Fr. Jason Dy standing inside the Jesuit Residence chapel in front of his mobile installation Propesiya at Katuparan
Pl. 118Manila, PH
Bigboy Cheng in a black hoodie holds a finger to his lips in front of a framed portrait of himself defaced with red spray paint
Pl. 119Lifestyle
Pepe Smith onstage in a plaid shirt with a white Les Paul, two bandmates and a Hartke bass stack behind him in the dark
Pl. 120Audio
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker in a dark blazer over a charcoal polo, hands on hips with a wry half-smile, lit against a grey studio backdrop
Pl. 121Los Gatos, USA
Annabel Jones in a sleeveless charcoal dress, hands clasped, against a dark studio backdrop
Pl. 122Annabel Jones
The black Netflix press bus parked at dusk, cases stacked beside its open cargo bay
Pl. 123Welcome to the Machine
The book Inside Black Mirror with cracked-glass cover art on a shelf beside a skull sculpture
Pl. 124Book of Dreams
Bandersnatch poster: a young man's profile with concentric rings spiraling over his head
Pl. 125Into the Void
Netflix menu screen for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a spiral-etched head beside the Play button
Pl. 126Los Gatos, USA
Richard Paterson raises a nosing glass of whisky in a navy blazer and striped tie
Pl. 127BGC, PH
Tarot-style portrait cards of the interviewed culture-makers, each one named and montaged with their own work, spread across a dark table beside a face-down card printed with an all-seeing eye
Pl. 128Lifestyle
Deepa Chatrath and Emerson Yao stand beside a gilded Patek Philippe display at the launch
Pl. 129BGC, PH
White outline reliefs of clinic scenes across two grey walls: a doctor with a patient, an eye chart, a figure in a wheelchair and a child on crutches
Pl. 130In Focus
Emerson Yao raises a fist and holds up a marathon finisher medal, in a blue running jacket and sunglasses against a bright criss-crossed backdrop
Pl. 131In Focus
Hands hold a tablet showing a dark circular interface ringed with images and menu icons for saved, moments and recent
Pl. 132Reviews
Visitors in the courtyard of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka, its curved traditional roof framed by trees
Pl. 133Kyushu, Japan
Lake Kinrinko at the base of Mt. Yufu in Yufuin
Pl. 134Kyushu, Japan
Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed park in Nagasaki, with a towering Patlabor robot
Pl. 135Kyushu, Japan
The tour group gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park
Pl. 136Kyushu, Japan
Tour guide Masumi Ueno and JNTO’s Yosuke Togezaki
Pl. 137Kyushu, Japan
The Horror Toilet attraction at Thriller City, Huis Ten Bosch
Pl. 138Kyushu, Japan
Hundreds of pastel umbrellas strung above a cobbled lane, with a visitor leaping mid-air, one hand raised to touch them
Pl. 139Kyushu, Japan
Statue of St. Paulo Miki at the Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum, Nagasaki
Pl. 140Kyushu, Japan
A steaming, vividly colored hot spring, one of Beppu’s eight “hells”
Pl. 141Kyushu, Japan
Spanish artist Ginés Serrán works on the face of his full scale clay model of General Martín Delgado on horseback, later cast in bronze for Iloilo, in a studio with tall windows
Pl. 142Iloilo, Philippines
Parody of Steely Dan’s The Royal Scam album cover, retitled Cthulhu: The Royal Scam, a suited Cthulhu-headed sleeper on a ledge beneath skyscrapers topped with snarling beasts
Pl. 143Manila, PH
Snow-capped Himalayan peaks floating above haze behind a forested hillside village in morning light
Pl. 144Kathmandu, Nepal
Bob Feleo in a white shirt looking up at his life-size bark-textured figure with a flame for a head, arms raised over a wide circle of small clay balls on the gallery floor
Pl. 145Lifestyle
The Taj Mahal at dusk, its white dome mirrored in a long reflecting pool lined with visitors
Pl. 146Agra, India
Rodel Tapaya in a cap and Marina Cruz in a grey suit, both in Art Fair Philippines 2020 exhibitor badges, smiling side by side in a gallery booth
Pl. 147Lifestyle
The Great Sphinx under scaffolding at Giza, with two pyramids rising in the distance
Pl. 148Cairo, Egypt
A winged Cthulhu in a white dinner jacket salsa-steps across a lantern-lit rooftop café terrace, the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza glowing in Cairo’s sunset behind him
Pl. 149Cairo, Egypt
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band cover reimagined with modern rock stars around a floral ‘Music Is Life’ display
Pl. 150Audio
A technician in glasses works on the platter of a Technics SL-1200 turntable at a cluttered bench, surrounded by speakers, valve amplifiers and shelves of hi-fi gear
Pl. 151Audio
Parody of the Led Zeppelin IV album cover: a framed painting on a peeling wall of a robed Cthulhu-headed figure hunched under a bundle of audio cables
Pl. 152Manila, PH
Dark illustration of a Scream-headed model maker painting a tiny graveyard diorama at a cluttered workbench, walls of numbered lit shadow boxes behind him under a sign reading 27 Dioramas of Horror Stories
Pl. 153Lifestyle
A sepia spaghetti-western movie poster titled ‘Once Upon a Time in the East: The Adobo Western,’ with a poncho-clad gunslinger flanked by Filipino actors across a desert backdrop
Pl. 154Reviews
The gold Dome of the Rock rising above the Western Wall and rooftops of Jerusalem’s Old City
Pl. 155Jerusalem, Israel
A long-haired writer sits at a desk with a crow and a notebook marked Notes on Absence, ringed by numbered portraits of women under the hand-lettered title 26 Girlfriends I Never Had
Pl. 156Lifestyle
Mock illuminated manuscript: a haloed chicken rises from a stone tomb before praying pilgrims, beside a scallop-marked Santiago de Compostela milestone
Pl. 157Camino de Santiago, Spain
A hyena in a bathrobe slumps on a sofa with beer bottles and a pizza box, walled in by stacks of romantic comedies under a poster reading Amor Vincit Omnia, Love Hurts
Pl. 158Lifestyle
Steel Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso with a sunray blue dial and small-seconds counter, its rectangular case caught mid-swivel above a navy leather strap, against black
Pl. 159Makati, PH
Stone towers and ornate facade of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral against a clear blue sky
Pl. 160Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Three-eyed Cthulhu in a leather jacket croons “I Will Survive” at a karaoke dive bar strung with San Miguel Beer neon, as two alien patrons nurse their drinks at the next table
Pl. 161Lifestyle
In a sepia photo, poet Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta stands on a low wooden pedestal in a dim library aisle between towering bookshelves, absorbed in an open book
Pl. 162Lifestyle
Cthulhu figurine in a graduation cap and gown striking a disco pose, one arm raised, before a crowd of horror-figure toys on a wooden floor
Pl. 163Lifestyle
Patrons gathering at the bar inside the legendary Penguin Cafe in Malate
Pl. 164Lifestyle
Illuminated theater marquee glowing outside a dark movie palace at night
Pl. 165Lifestyle
Graphic poster art for the Lino Brocka film retrospective in Vienna
Pl. 166Lifestyle
Viennale poster graphic with festival typography and Lino Brocka film retrospective card
Pl. 167Vienna, Austria
Deserted Keplerplatz U-Bahn platform in Vienna with red signage and a lone figure on a bench
Pl. 168Vienna, Austria
Artist Manuel Ocampo in profile, bearded and in a pale baseball cap and dark work shirt, against a plain sepia-toned wall
Pl. 169Lifestyle
Portrait of artist Manuel Ocampo by photographer M.M. Yu
Pl. 170Lifestyle
Graphic art portrait of Kobe Bryant in his Lakers jersey against a dark background
Pl. 171Lifestyle
Illustration of a snarling Wolverine in a white tank top with adamantium claws crossed, in a dim caged room with rain on the windows and the yellow cowl and costume laid out on a workbench behind him
Pl. 172Reviews
Illustration of a Sydney DVD store front and autumn streetscape with movie poster art
Pl. 173Lifestyle
Soviet propaganda-style poster: a three-eyed Cthulhu in a red-star ushanka and greatcoat raises a vodka glass before the Kremlin’s clock tower, Cyrillic slogans hailing vodka and Dostoevsky
Pl. 174Moscow, Russia
The Louvre’s glass pyramid glowing at night beneath a moonlit sky, crowds crossing the dark courtyard
Pl. 175Paris, France
REKORDR’s Cthulhu mascot, suitcase in hand, at the moat of Norre Vosborg manor in Jutland, Denmark, under a brooding sky
Pl. 176Jutland, Denmark
Pasted-up Sex Pistols poster reading Anarchy in Japan on a sticker-covered wall, neon Kabukicho signs down the wet street behind it
Pl. 177Audio
Sepia-toned vintage studio portrait of a young man with wavy hair in a knit collared shirt, a handwritten inscription reading ‘Devotedly yours’ across the shoulder
Pl. 178Lifestyle
Heidelberg Castle floodlit amber against the night sky, its towers and broken walls rising above the pale facades and dark rooftops of the old town below
Pl. 179Heidelberg, Germany
Mock theatre poster for a Poldertheater production of Hamlet: a hyena in an Elizabethan doublet, its face streaked red, cradles a skull among Filipino tombs beneath a tattered Philippine flag
Pl. 180Lifestyle
Illustrated lowbrow crowd of eyeball-headed kids, skeleton punks and a vintage hot rod outside La Luz De Jesus Gallery on Hollywood Boulevard at dusk
Pl. 181Los Angeles, USA
The Empire State Building, its crown floodlit white, shot from the street at night between dark towers and an ornate stone facade full of glowing windows
Pl. 182New York City, USA
A horned devil in a fur coat raises a whiskey in a room crammed with Eagles memorabilia, a Hotel California neon sign, gold records and a 2010 Long Road Out of Eden ticket for the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles
Pl. 183Los Angeles, USA
Illustrated wild-haired figure in black leans against the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall, KEINE MAUER KANN UNS TRENNEN painted on the concrete, the TV Tower in the distance
Pl. 184Berlin, Germany
Cthulhu as Elvis (jet-black pompadour, gold aviators, rhinestone-studded white jumpsuit) lounging in a red convertible on the neon Strip past the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, his driver grinning
Pl. 185Las Vegas, USA
A sheep-headed insomniac in a Haruki Murakami T-shirt lies awake at 3:17 a.m., sheep leaping over the bed past a stack of Murakami novels
Pl. 186Audio
Illustrated Cthulhu in an indigo yukata carries a paper umbrella and a Tokyo lantern through rainy, neon-lit Shibuya Crossing
Pl. 187Tokyo & Hiroshima, Japan
A gothic Tim Burton-style illustration of a wide-eyed figure parachuting over a moody Singapore skyline of Marina Bay Sands, the Flyer and Gardens by the Bay
Pl. 188Singapore
A man in an ECM Records t-shirt with a surreally painted face carries a stack of LPs topped by John Coltrane’s Blue Train past a metal record shop
Pl. 189Lifestyle
Little Baritan parody scene in a Malabon alley, a blonde figure in a Union Jack dress in a wheelchair beside a grinning man in a white sando, a small dog looking on
Pl. 190Lifestyle
A bearded Victorian naturalist in a specimen-filled study holds a wooden sign lettered Questions 67 & 68 beside a skull, a tortoise and a microscope
Pl. 191Lifestyle
Three men resembling Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs sit over beers in a dim bar hung with Big Beat poetry reading posters and a Schlitz sign
Pl. 192Reviews
A figure in a horned skull mask and pleated ruff holds a leather volume lettered Fictionary before a stormy sea and a mausoleum of books
Pl. 193Lifestyle
The Mars Volta’s De-Loused in the Comatorium CD and sleeve, showing a golden head on a surgical tray, on a mottled paint-splashed surface
Pl. 194Reviews
Sepia surrealist photograph of a writer with the head from Munch’s The Scream typing at an antique typewriter, its paper scroll spilling out and becoming a sheet covered body with bare feet
Pl. 195Lifestyle
Mock Dickens book cover, “A Tale of Two Cities: London & Edinburgh”: a tentacled Victorian gentleman in a top hat stands with his cane between Big Ben and Edinburgh Castle at dusk
Pl. 196Edinburgh, Scotland
A figure in a Santa suit with a tentacled insect face and white gloves sits in an armchair beside a small poodle dressed as an elf
Pl. 197Lifestyle
Illustrated wild-haired figure in all black strides across the Abbey Road zebra crossing in London, a white Beetle parked by the studio wall
Pl. 198London, England
Renaissance-style portrait of Christina Aguilera, Michael Stipe, the Black Eyed Peas, The Darkness and the Chemical Brothers in ruffs and velvet beneath cherubs
Pl. 199Edinburgh, Scotland
Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief CD and its road-sign collage sleeve lie open on a mottled, paint-splashed surface
Pl. 200Reviews
A gaunt, mud-caked man sits in the Thinker pose on a stump, ankle-deep in black floodwater, as octopus tentacles rise around him in a derelict green-stained room
Pl. 201Lifestyle
The Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology CD and sleeve, showing Jaco with his bass guitar, on a mottled paint-splashed surface
Pl. 202Reviews
A Cthulhu figure sits alone in the empty seats of a dark concert hall, facing a stage of guitars, amps and drums beneath a giant Rolling Stones tongue-and-lips backdrop
Pl. 203Bangkok, Thailand
A screaming blue infant in a superhero suit and red cape wears a pageant sash reading 2003, standing against a dark painted backdrop
Pl. 204Lifestyle
Audioslave’s self-titled debut CD: a lone figure before the giant golden flame, jewel case open on a paint-crusted table
Pl. 205Reviews
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Forty Licks’ CD, the weathered tongue-and-lips logo cover resting on a paint-splattered palette
Pl. 206Reviews
Close-up of a green tentacle-faced Cthulhu in round tinted glasses, the words ALMOST and INFAMOUS lit across the lenses above a crowd and stage lights
Pl. 207Lifestyle
Charcoal figure studies on easels and scattered across the floor of a peeling, light-filled life-drawing studio with plaster busts
Pl. 208Lifestyle
Painting on a vinyl record of a pale carcass hanging upside down over a black-and-white checkered floor as a ghostly animal creeps in from the edge
Pl. 209Reviews
Satirical pop-rock picture disc spinning on a Technics turntable, Nickelback’s ‘Silver Side Up’ vinyl propped behind
Pl. 210Reviews
Dream Theater’s ‘Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence’ two-CD set, its scrawled red-and-black cover on a paint-smeared palette
Pl. 211Reviews
‘Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd’ CD, its nested-frames cover art beside the geometric disc in an open jewel case
Pl. 212Reviews
An Under Rug Swept CD tilted open beside its sleeve, Alanis Morissette’s flame-haired red-and-blue portrait doubled on disc and cover, on a paint-smeared tabletop
Pl. 213Reviews
Road-worn black Fender Precision Bass with a tortoiseshell pickguard on a stand, beside a bass amp topped with a Wi-Fi router, neon-green cables plugged into both
Pl. 214Lifestyle