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Iconic Portraits
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“Turfan” –
mixed media with semi-precious
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Artist Mark Lewis Higgins, who was born
in Manila to an Irish-American
father and a Chinese Filipino mother,
presents his exhibit dubbed HYBRIDITY at
the Ayala Museum in Makati City.
The show consists of Higgins’ highly adorned iconic portraits that have
been previously exhibited in Hong King
and New York. Higgins continues to
explore the history of art and
archaeology in the face of dissolving
and overlapping borders - hence, the
title Hybridity.
The exhibit runs from September 18 to October 21 at the aforesaid museum;
tel. (02) 757-7117 to 21 local 28
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“Palmyra” –
mixed media with semi-precious
stones; 38 in. by 26 in. |
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Sketches in Black
and White
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Master
watercolorist Rafael Cusi
has created numerous black and
white paintings and sketches for
the last three decades. His
subjects have been musician
friends, fishermen, game cock
fighters, models and just about
anyone on the streets that had
caught his fancy. His works are
now reproduced in the book “Yin
and Yang,” which is available in
leading bookstores. |
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Sketch of a Guitarist |
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Four Years of
Celebrating Art
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Ricco-Renzo Galleries
and Caffe celebrates its fourth year
this September with a lineup of
exhibits, shows and other activities.
Every Tuesday night of the month is a dinner-show featuring the
Bloomfields Band. The group is composed
of young, energetic men in suits who
play timeless 60s music such as Valens,
Beach Boys, The Four Freshmen, as well
as others from the era.
Amihan Pulmano mounts her photography exhibit, dubbed Rock
Abstractions, on September 9.
Josephine Turralba, jewel designer and artist, displays her
creations on September 20.
The aforesaid art establishment is located at LRI Business Plaza,
210 Nicanor Garcia Street, Bel air,
Makati City; tel. (02) 898-2543.
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Ricco-Renzo Galleries and Caffe |
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For Collectors: Rare maps
for Sale
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The
Lopez Memorial Museum has announced that
it is selling two folios or folders
ideal for collectors, history buffs or
art aficionados.
One folder contains 12 pieces of print reproductions of rare maps
of the Philippines and the other,
illustrated botanical items found in the
Philippines, complete with an
explanation of their medicinal value.
The prints measure 13 ¼ in. by 18 in. and are available only at the
aforementioned museum; tel. (02)
449-2856. |
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Compiled by Carmencita H. Acosta
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EXHIBITS
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I Giorni e la Notte |
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Ongoing until
September 30
Galleria Duemila
210 Loring Street, Pasay City
Tel. (02) 833-9815
Italian artist Nino Quartana, who temporarily resides in the Philippines, mounts his creations in an
exhibit he dubs as I Giorni e la Notte (The Day and the Night). Quartana’s artworks have been shown in
Italy and other parts of the world since 1979.
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Doll Collection |
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Ongoing
on extended run
Museo Pambata
Roxas Boulevard corner South
Drive, Manila
Tel. (02) 523-1797
The collection has more than 100
dolls from different nations,
as well as brass and cast iron miniatures.
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owned by Nita Pantig_Cruz, the dolls were
donated to the Museo Pambata by the Dr. Cecilio Goquinco Cruz
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Multiplicity |
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Ongoing
until September 18
Galerie Y, SM Megamall
Mandaluyong City
Tel. (02) 634-2704
Herzon de la Rosa mounts his
40th solo exhibit dubbed
Theory of Multiplicity. His works generally
depict agricultural
harvest through a combination of realist,
impressionist, and
modern styles. |
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Remember November |
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Ongoing
until September 15
The Drawing Room, Metrostar
Building
1007 Metropolitan Avenue, Makati
Tel. (02) 897-6990
Maya Munoz presents her collection of paintings which she has
dubbed November. It seems the month is a special
one for her, capturing as she does the weather
of the soul during November, through an artistic
mix of desolation landscapes and floating
silhouettes.
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FILM
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Mahatma Gandhi |
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SM
Megamall, ongoing until
September 11
SM City North EDSA, September 12-
15
Tel. (02) 556-0680
For those interested in world history, the movie “Ghandi My
Father” (the spelling of the name is Indian)
will give them a personal insight of India’s
spiritual and political leader who came to be
known as “Father of India.” The movie explores
the relationship between the Mahatma and his
son, Harilal. It has moments of angst and
heart-rending dialogue. The son claims his
father is not interested in him and thus, lives
a life of dissipation. The viewer must judge for
himself if the son was justified in his claims,
or was he secretly feeling inferior to his
father, a well-loved public figure and saint?
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