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'The absence left the void half full': Works on what we find in nothingness
By Gabrielle Gonzales
Cartellino's first ever physical exhibition, presented at the 2022 Modern and Contemporary Art Festival, features works by Jobert Cruz, Teo Esguerra,…

When the present doesn’t hold: Navigating time between times in Anton Mallari’s When Dusk Settles
By Gabrielle Gonzales

Mass Media and Martial Law in Alfredo Esquillo's Bread and Circuses
By Meg Genuino
As the country prepares for the inauguration of a new president, Esquillo’s works beckon viewers to look back — as far as the collapse…

Remembering and Retrieving in Ateneo Art Gallery's Ligalig
By Meg Genuino
"...With only less than a month before the registered population is given a chance to choose the nation’s leaders, Ligalig presents a diversity…

The Regions in Focus at the 10th Art Fair Philippines
By Marz Aglipay
With this year’s edition of Art Fair Philippines going hybrid, featured art groups from the country’s three main island clusters discuss…

On Shifting Perceptions: Artist Interview with Lesley-Anne Cao and Pam Quinto
By Zea Asis
Writer Zea Asis speaks to both Lesley-Anne Cao and Pam Quinto at length about ideating their…

Ang INK’s 30th Traces Its Role in Children’s Literature
By Wil Guzmanos
Nina Martinez, the current president of Ang INK, shares the organization’s hopes for…

Meet Your Instructor: Steph Alvarez on Her Practice of Art
By The Cartellino Team
"With painting still life (in my class), students will learn the basic watercolor painting…

Ardent readings
By Carlos Quijon
"Ardent readings lead us to the emergence of something exemplary or to finding felicity in forms or articulations not readily recognizable as such."

Art Writing and ‘Stilled Lives’
By Lyra G
On days we remain trapped, we take notice of what we will eventually leave behind.

Defining Home in the Works of Contreras, Bacay, and Tee
By Mara Fabella
In this month’s exhibitions at MO_Space Gallery, Marionne Contreras, Pope Bacay, and Nicole Tee recreate the…

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.…

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

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…

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.

A Day's Worth to Arno Salvador
By Nichole Carpio

The Ghostly Recollections of Koki Lxx
By Jose Naval
The longer one lingers in the exhibition, the more strongly the effects turn out to be as the title…

When Pat Frades Found Her Quarry
By The Cartellino Team
Pat Frades had long been in the company of artists. Inspiration became a matter of where she looked.

How Steph Alvarez Approaches Devotion
By Jose Naval
A reflection on devotion, how it tangles with persistence, and how fortitude comes with age.

Abstracting a Life in Art
By Stephanie Frondoso
Artist-curator and writer Stephanie Frondoso shares her story on how she found a career in art.

Know That Platform: AITP Exhibitor Spotlight
By The Cartellino Team
Art in the Park's now on full swing. Here's a primer.