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A Site of Curiosities: Soft Power Peripherals
By Marz Aglipay
If you’re reading this article from your workstation, take a good look at your surroundings.…

What to See in This Year's UPCFA Studio Arts Degree Show
By Shireen Co
This year's UPCFA student degree showcase serves up a balance of skill, talent, ingenuity, limning, incidentally, the pressures that come with them.

First Edition Beneficiary Spotlight: Make-A-Wish Philippines
By The Cartellino Team
Through First Edition 2021, Cartellino is a proud wish partner of Make-A-Wish Philippines. A part of all profits from this event will help transform…

First Edition Beneficiary Spotlight: Museo Pambata
By Sam del Castillo
Museo Pambata is one of the two beneficiaries for this year's First Edition.

Sam Feleo’s Scopic Anatomies Continues with Altro Mondo
By The Cartellino Team
Scopic Anatomies - first with Cartellino, now on view at Altro Mondo gallery - is a fond update on the artist's ongoing practice.

Further Notes on Tuchi Imperial's Smaller Worlds
By The Cartellino Team

How Thirty-three Artists Redefine 'Kasarinlan'
By Shireen Co
Launched, tellingly, on July 4 at the Linangan Art Residency, the group exhibition 'Kasarinlan' examines the civic subject's autonomy -- or lack…

Subjugation through Adoration: Bona (1980) Reviewed
By Raissa Azarcon
Interesting to note, too, is that the film was made and released when the Philippines was embroiled in the Marcos dictatorship.

STRANGE FRUIT: Six Photographers Define Light Nutrition
By Jed Escueta
Their works debuted…

Regina Reyes and the Art of What We Leave Behind
By Jose Naval
In the artist's second solo show, Sunday becomes a vibe. The author catches up with the artist on the ideas behind her continuing practice.

The Treachery and Optimism of Ayka Go’s Images
By Mara Fabella

Like This/Like That: On 'Katulad/Kahadha'
By Lix Sumilong
This Instagram exhibition draws striking parallels between works by Philippine and Arab masters, identifying points of contact in diplomacy, migrant…

Present Catechisms
By Jose Naval
Why with art amid crisis are we no longer surprised?

In Shaky, Red Ink: Mako Micro-press
By Carl Cervantes
A fellow zine-maker reflects on the indomitable arts group.

On 'Same Shapes, Different Each Time'
By Shireen Co
Miguel Puyat's first solo show invites viewers into the creative act, as first imagined, and as it ought to be.

Taking a Moment to Reflect in 'Breathing Space'
By Mara Fabella
When in quarantine, any breathing room wall tends to close in.

Re-envisioning the Tarot: Brenda Fajardo, Iya Regalario, and Manix Abrera
By Raissa Azarcon
The open structure of the occult favorite allows for manifold interpretation and various designs - an appeal and potential not lost on the three Filipino…

Tanya Villanueva Shows Us There Is No Beauty in Violence
By Zea Asis
Named after indigenous groups in the country, Tanya Villanueva's paintings prompt any viewer of her exhibition to reach for context.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Careening on the Conceptual Tailwind of Hae Ryun
By Jose Naval
The story of how an artist found the amalgam for her life through a dream.

ART REEL: Art Fair Philippines 2021 Double-Take
By The Cartellino Team
With AFP 2021 at the tail-end, gathered here by the Cartellino Team are some works you may have missed or want to see again.

Plugging in with Keiken
By Jose Naval
A dive into Keiken's cross-dimensional collaborative practice, concepts, and their world-building vision.