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A city that kills in Mike Olea’s Kanayunan Patungong Kalunsuran

Mike Olea’s photographs trace killing as violence encoded in the daily life of the urban poor.

The tenor of sound practice in Manila

A conversation with Dayang Yraola on the labels, ecologies, and shifts of sound.

Tactile trajectories: The curatorial life with Pristine de Leon

"Archive here is not personal, but intimate; it keeps the world close by. The hand is only one among many hands, open to being touched."

A Conversation: Brushing histories, carving space

In reflections on their personal artistic process, the artists invite readers and viewers of art to engage in the active exploration of the past, to…

of forgetting, of remembering

"Writing has to side with collective truths and it should compel one to interrogate rather than to provide absolute…

It takes many twos

When it comes to art writing, there's often much to consider; in this estimate, two too many.

Ardent readings

"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’

On days we remain trapped, we take notice of what we will eventually leave behind.

Loosen Writing’s Leash

Kickstarting the series, On Art Writing, Pristine de Leon poses the question: How might…

Abstracting a Life in Art

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

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