Gallery News

‘Siren’s Hall’ at Mo_Space

MANILA, Philippines - Allan Balisi, Bru Sim, Dexter Fernandez, Dina Gadia, Enteng Viray, Erick Encinares, Eugene Jarque, Gani Simpliciano, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Kanamura Hitoshi, Kat Medina, Louie Cordero, Lena Cobangbang, Lyle Buencamino, Lourd de Veyra, Mariano Ching, Mark Salvatus, Marcus Nada, Mike Muñoz, MM Yu, Masi Solano, Manuel Alvero, Nice Buenaventura, Videoke Partylist Collective, Pow Martinez, Romeo Lee, Raena Abella, Radioactive Sago Project, Sam Kiyoumarsi, Sleepyheads, Tim Brown, and Vic Balanon tie up music and art together not as cover art to a band’s album but as a separate project that talks about music in a visual way in “Siren’s Hall,” which is on view until July 11 at Mo_Space, third floor, Mos Design Bldg., B2 Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

For inquiries, call or SMS 0917-6683951 or visit  www.mo-space.net.

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Christina Dy at 20Square

Christina Dy takes viewers into matters private and uninterrupted as she tells three short stories written in charcoal and in love in “Lover Lay Down,” on view at 20Square, Silverlens Gallery, second floor, YMC Bldg. 2, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City.

The show will move to Blanc Shaw from June 12 to July 3.

For inquiries, call 816-0044, SMS 0917-5874011, e-mail ERLINK “mailto:manage@silverlensphoto.com” manage@silverlensphoto.com or visit www.silverlensphoto.com.

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 ‘A Big Enough Umbrella’ at Galleria delas Islas

Aletheia Rio, Luis Señora, Norven Valenzuela, Sherwin Callejo, Richard Quebral, Averil Paras, Kris Jan Gavino, and Vincent Lavega hold “A Big Enough Umbrella,” an exhibit about love, which opens on June 19 at Galeria delas Islas, third floor, Silahis Center, 744 Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila.

For inquiries, call 527-2113.

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 ‘Pitong Salita’ at Sining Kamalig

Dominique Alfonso, Darylle Cajucom, Kevin Fernandez, Luis Hernandez, Jay Jamoralin, JR Urao, and Michael Zacari present “Pitong Salita: Paalala sa Bagong Administrasyon,” which is on view until June 30 at Sining Kamalig, fourth floor, The Oasis, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, QC. Presented by Artis Corpus Gallery, the show highlights the artists’ concerns, which they would like the country’s newly elected officials to address during their six-year term.

For information, call or SMS 0920-9537426, or e-mail enricojlmanlapaz@yahoo.com.ph.

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Aleah Angeles at Mendez Big & Small Gallery

Aleah Angeles presents paintings that evoke the gray area between daydreams and fantasies, and the uncertain border between the fear of nightmares, and the comfort of sweet dreams in “Escapism” on view until June 23 at Mendez Big & Small Art Gallery in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. For details, call 566-2640 or SMS 0917-8482691.

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Pierre Emmanuel Michel at Kaida Gallery

Pierre Emmanuel Michel shows a bird’s eye view of Manila’s patchworks of color and life, graphic immersions, structural labyrinths, and the people traversing its wide avenues and entangled street alleyways in “Manila from the Sky,” which is on view until June 20 at the Grey Wall of Kaida Gallery, second floor, GFO Bldg., 122 Kamuning Rd., Diliman, QC.

For information, call 414-4777.

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Randy Solon in Singapore

Randy “Andoi” Solon traverses deep into the heart of his emotions as an artist and presents his canvas as a private memoir of his own personal struggles in “Shifting Lights,” which opens on June 10 at Utterly Art Exhibition Space, 229A South Bridge Rd., Singapore. The show runs until June 21.

For details, e-mail utterlyart@pacific.net.sg.

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Alfredo Esquillo Jr. at SLab

Alfredo Esquillo Jr. sets off a game of throw-and-catch where criticism constantly bounces back and forth in “Bato Bato sa Langit,” which opens on June 9 at 20Square at SLab, Silverlens Gallery, second floor, YMC Bldg. 2, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City.

Esquillo’s paintings explore the bond between the Philippines and the US in all its varied relationships — from that of a teacher and a student, to that of a scientist and specimen.

For details, call 816-0044.

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Marija Vicente at Mag:net Katipunan

Marija Vicente presents the crusty world of false desires, self-infliction, and addiction that parallels a systematic violence manifested through the Internet in “Crusty,” which is on view until June 30 at Mag:net Gallery Katipunan, 35 Agcor Bldg., Katipunan Ave., QC.

For inquiries, call 929-3191.

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 ‘Play Faculty’ at Sining Kamalig

Rinne Abrugena, Francis Commeyne, Raphael David, Paola Germar, Kim Oliveros, Louie Talents, and Leo Velasco create art through play in “Play Faculty,” which is on view at the Inner Room of Sining Kamalig, fourth floor, The Oasis, Gateway Mall, Cubao, QC.

The show is presented by Artis Corpus Gallery. For inquiries, call or SMS 0920-9537426, or e-mail artiscorpusgallery@yahoo.com.

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Kadin Tiu at Blanc Peninsula Manila

Kadin Tiu translates the private process and inevitable struggle between the transient ideas and identities that are typical of the artist’s life in “Break in Continuity,” which is on view until June 26 at Blanc Peninsula Manila, The Peninsula Manila ground floor Shops 9 and 10, Ayala Ave. corner Makati Ave., Makati City,

For details, call or SMS 0920-9276436.

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Bon Mujeres and Victor Santos at Boston Gallery

Bon Mujeres and Victor “Kokoy” Santos hold two simultaneous solo shows — “Passion Never Lies” and “Sanctus,” respectively — on June 12 at Boston Gallery, 72 Boston St., Cubao, QC. Both shows run until June 30.

For information, call 722-9205.

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Miguel Castro at Avellana Art Gallery

Miguel Castro will mount “Baligtaran” on June 12 at Avellana Art Gallery, 2680 FB Harrison St., Pasay City. The show runs until July 31.

For details, call 833-8357 or e-mail avellana_gallery@yahoo.com.

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 ‘Restart’ at The Crucible

Sangviaje members John Paul Antido, Edrick Daniel, Dennis Fortozo, Guerrero Habulan, Joven Mansit, and Jaypee Samson explore certain perspectives and metaphors of how the idea of hope is utilized and exploited to further an existing interest driven by forces such as politics, religion and social class in “Restart,” which is on view until June 20 at The Crucible Gallery, fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.

For inquiries, call 635-6061.