The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
A Diver’s Tale As factures of memories, motives, and intents, contemporary artist Mike Garcia’s pieces for A Diver’s Tale at the NCCA Gallery in September 2022 are synaptic relays of sums and parts. Mike introduces us to his version of El Nido, Palawan — the place still a common synecdoche of our nation-state for tropical … Read more
During their leisure time, the sultan or datu play the satoran or chess with the members of the family in the torogan. The Malay names of the pieces were retained suck as datu for king, menteri for bishop and teer for the tower. The forms are also based on okir motifs that the horse (kuda) … Read more
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Manuel Conde (October 9, 1915 – August 11, 1985) Remembering the life and works of National Artist for Film Manuel Conde on his 37th death anniversary. Born Manuel Pabustan Urbano, he indigenized and developed cinema by assigning it a history and culture of its own; revitalizing folk culture with urgent issues; depicting and critiquing Filipino … Read more
The Four Winged Prophet (Riel Hilario Exhibition) Commemorating Riel Hilario’s first death anniversary, this exhibition titled The Four-Winged Prophet is a tribute to honor his greatness as a man of many talents and passions—an artist, an educator, a curator, and a critic. The exhibition shall feature selected creative works of Riel that have been put … Read more