Gallery News

Maxine Syjuco at Now Gallery

MANILA, Philippines - Maxine Syjuco showcases a bold assemblage of large-scale, hand-carved, hand-painted, and mixed-media wooden sculptures in “Medusa, My Heart Is Yours,” which is on view until July 7 at Now Gallery, Ecoplaza Bldg., 2305 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City.

The show runs simultaneously with exhibitions by Cris Villanueva Jr., Jucar Raquepo, Irma Lacorte and Caroline Ongpin.

For inquiries, call 555-0683.

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Chati Coronel at Silverlens

Chati Coronel encourages viewers to question, test, and explore the lines that define and separate our bodies, psyches, and environments in “SkinSkin,” which opens on June 28 at Silverlens, second floor, YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City. The show runs until July 21.

For information, call 816-0044 or e-mail manage@silverlensphoto.com.

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Sandra Gfeller at Artinformal

Sandra Gfeller captures the visual interactions between water, textures, movement and color in “Waterborne,” which opens on June 21 at the Main Gallery of Artinformal, 277 Connecticut St., Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City.

For details, call 725-8518 or SMS 0918-8992698.

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Antonio Garcia at Galeria de las Islas

Antonio Garcia celebrates his 75th birthday with “Philippine Life and Lore,” which opens on June 30 at Galeria de las islas, third floor, Silahis Center, 744 Gen. Luna, Intramuros, Manila. The show runs until July 30.

For inquiries, call 527-2113.

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‘Boy Rizal’ at Fort Santiago

Al Perez, Fil dela Cruz, Pancho Piano, Noel Rivera, Ernie Patricio, Bing Sioche, Joe Concepcion, Waldz Villanueva, Harry Torrez, Elbert Caballero, Derec Macutay, Emmanuel Nim, Mark, Mark Bello, Gie Adamat, Joie Pabilando, and Wensley Reyes commemorate the birth anniversary of Jose Rizal in “Boy Rizal,” which is on view until June 30 at Fort Santiago Gallery, Manila.

The show is held in cooperation with the Intramuros Administration, Knights of Rizal Juan Luna Chapter, and Pasig Museum.

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Ricky Ambagan and Sheen Ochavez at Galerie Anna

Ricky Ambagan and Sheen Ochavez hold simultaneous shows — “Larga” and “Within Temptation,” respectively — which open on June 21 at Galerie Anna, fourth floor, The Artwalk, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.

Ambagan addresses social scenes and images intimately celebrating peculiarities of local cultures and civilization of the streets in “Larga,” while Ochavez plays on emotional and psychological connections like attraction, desire, lust or sublimated notions of sex and intimacy in “Within Temptation.”

For details, call 470-2511 or e-mail galerie.anna@yahoo.com.

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Roel Obemio at Galerie Francesca

Roel Obemio invites viewers to take a journey into his own “Juanderland,” which is on view at Galerie Francesca, fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.

For details, call 570-9495, e-mail galeriefrancesca.mega@gmail.com or visit www.galeriefrancesca.com.

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‘Curved House’ at The Blanc Mandaluyong

Ambie Abano, Agnes Arellano, Marika Constantino, Kiri Llunch Dalena, Maan de Loyola, Racquel de Loyola, Rica Estrada, Karen Flores, Lian Ladia, Cathy Lasam – Ballo, Lea Lim, Kat Medina, Eden Ocampo, Siddharta Perez, Alma Quinto, Ling Quisumbing Ramilo, Dang Sering, Bru Sm, AJ Tolentino, Mimi Tecson, Lia Torralba, Teta Tulay, Josephine Turalba, and Con Cabrera hold “Curved House,” which is on view until June 23 at The Blanc Compound, 359 Shaw Blvd., Interior Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City.

The show depicts an unsafe place where violence, power struggle and distress are exposed and executed through the manipulation of different media — from organic to found objects, to marble dust, acrylic on canvas and printed word.

For details, e-mail concabrera@gmail.com.