Due to the pandemic the catalogue of this exhibition was sadly never published. In effect and intention, it was a short book introducing contemporary art in the Philippines. We therefore believe it worth publishing here. Sections on each of the 23 exhibiting artists will be added soon.

1. Introduction
26th January 2022

What is the Philippines like? and what sort of art do its artist make?

This essay tries to answer the first question and gives the context for their work. The discussion of what sort of art they make is mainly to be found in the 23 short essays that discuss each...

25. FAR AWAY BUT STRANGELY FAMILIAR EXHIBITION TOUR DOWNSTAIRS
2nd January 2022

FAR AWAY BUT STRANGELY FAMILIAR

TWENTY-THREE ARTISTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES

An exhibition at Danubiana Museum, Slovakia, 2019.

Danubiana Museum is set on an island in the Danube, downriver from Bratislava. The museum’s main building is shaped like a boat. Far away, but strangely...

26.FAR AWAY BUT STRANGELY FAMILIAR EXHIBITION TOUR – UPSTAIRS!
1st January 2022

FAR AWAY BUT STRANGELY FAMILIAR EXHIBITION TOUR – UPSTAIRS!

Dina Gadia. Paintings

The Philippines has long had a thriving culture of comics and comic books. The title for the We All End with Lines of Aging Cliché II, came from a comic book. her...