My Manila

This small glass sculpture by Ramon Orlina has always been one of my favorite pieces in the collection of the Ateneo Art Gallery . Orlina ...

Of all the mementos and historical artifacts in the "Rizal in Ateneo, Ateneo in Rizal" exhibit (see yesterday's post), this sm...

Today is the 150th birth anniversary of Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal , and Filipinos all over the world are celebrating it, not just...

This is the introductory piece of Filipino-German artist Kawayan de Guia 's exhibit titled "Bored on the Fourth of July." He w...

Kiri Dalena , here being photographed by Cocoy Sarmenta , is a visual artist and film director. Her installation Watch History Repeat I...

Last year, it was an alien on a tumor . This year, the building of the Ateneo Art Gallery is crawling with Jan Leeroy New 's "Bale...

The Door by Conrado Mercado , aluminum and brass relief, 152 x 203 cm, 1973. Even back in my college days, this was one of my favorite socia...

The small Ateneo Art Gallery holds the distinction of being the first museum in the country dedicated to Philippine modern art. The gallery...

Krista by Pablo Baen Santos , 1984, oil on canvas. One of the pieces in the social realist collection of the Ateneo Art Gallery currently ...

"Louis" of San Francisco Bay Daily Photo correctly guessed who the bust in front of yesterday's narra screen was: St. Ignati...

THEME DAY: WOOD • This high relief screen made of narra and painted a deep chocolate brown is all that remains of the woodwork of the 19th...

I've already shown you all three winners of the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards in the three previous posts. Now let me show you my favorite out...

The third artist who won in the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards is Kiri Dalena, who is also a film-maker, for her installation at the Lopez Memorial...

"Death to the Major, Viva Minor" was the opening exhibit at the new Silverlens Lab (SLab) art gallery from October 16 to November...

As I promised last month when I posted a photo of the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards event, I visited the Ateneo Art Gallery where the short-liste...