Gallery News
Roberto Chabet at Osage Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines - Roberto Chabet’s “To Be Continued: Hong Kong” brings together selected works by the artist from the 1980s to the present that utilize his signature materials — plywood, metal sheets and other common and found objects. Highlighting process and the provisional nature of these materials, the exhibition illuminates a key aspect of Chabet’s practice, which gives precedence to the fugitive and contingent nature of art.
The show opens on Aug. 12, 6 p.m., at Osage Gallery, Kwun Tong, 5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Chabet dissolves the barrier between art and life and creates art that cuts through illusion. His aporetic use of objects and shelves attached onto wall panels blurs the distinction between the two-dimensional space of painting and the three-dimensionality of sculpture, presenting itself not just as a substitute for reality, but is actually reality itself.
Similarly his new series of drawings, “Imagined Geographies” (2011), exhibited simultaneously in Osage Soho, manifest an internal volatility, a precariousness that can be seen in the quivering pencil lines that delineate and demarcate spaces.
The shows — curated by Ringo Bunoan and Nilo Ilarde — are presented by Osage Art Foundation in cooperation with King Kong Art Projects Unlimited and are part of the “Chabet: 50 Years” yearlong series of exhibitions in various venues in Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore throughout 2011 to 2012. The series is organized by King Kong Art Projects Unlimited, an independent artist group based in Manila, in celebration of Roberto Chabet’s 50 years of pioneering conceptual work and his role in shaping Philippine art. For information, visit www.kingkongartprojects.org.
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‘New Finds’ at Hiraya
Nunelucio Alvarado, Santiago Bose, Mario de Rivera, Antipas Delotavo, Francesca Enriquez, Alfredo Esquillo, Mark Justiniani, Jojo Legaspi, National Artist Elizalde Navarro, Manuel Ocampo, Christina Ramilo, Nena Saguil, and Maria Taniguchi portray an assortment of ideas, of medium, and of drama in “New Finds,” which is on view until Aug. 31 at Hiraya Gallery, 530 UN Ave., Ermita, Manila.
For inquiries, call 523-3331 or e-mail hiraya@info.com.ph.
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Jon Jaylo at Ayala Museum
Jon Jaylo presents his trademark surreal images, straight out of his subconscious — equal parts playful and thought-provoking — in “Mirage,” which is on view until Aug. 14 at ArtistSpace, second floor, Glass Lane, Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. cor. Dela Rosa St., Greenbelt Park, Makati City.
An artwork by Jon Jaylo The show, organized by West Gallery, is curated by Soler Santos.
For inquiries, call 411-0336, 411-9221 or e-mail westgallery@gmail.com.
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‘Your Heart Today: Ninoy & Cory In Art’at Ortigas Foundation Library
In commemoration of Ninoy and Cory Aquino’s death anniversary this month, the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF) and the Ortigas Foundation, in partnership with Ang Illustrador ng Kabataan (INK), holds “Your Heart Today: Ninoy & Cory In Art,” which opens on Aug. 3, 6 p.m. at the Ortigas Foundation Library of the Ortigas Building at the corner of Ortigas and Meralco Avenues, Pasig City. The show runs until Sept. 3.
Ang INK invited member artists to interpret quotations from the speeches, prayers, and other works of Ninoy and Cory using different media. The show features 36 artworks, which will be available for sale.
For details, call l631-1231 locals 222, 228.
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‘Paete: The Very Best’at Galleria Nicolas
“Balance” by Tin Cagandahan Reynaldo Baldemor, Luis AcAc, Nestor Cagayat, Benjamin Dailo, Joo Dailo, Odette Cagandahan, Egay, Phaern, Bayani ray Acala, Angelo Baldemor, Bert Baldemor, Glenn Cagandahan, Tin Cagandahan, Bisoy Iglesia, and Dominic Rubio bring to life the tradition of Paete woodcarving in “Paete: The Very Best,” which opens on Aug. 4 at Galleria Nicolas, third floor, Art Space, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City. The show runs until Aug. 13.
The exhibit is presented by Galleria Nicolas and Galerie Joaquin Podium.
