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Empowering a new generation of artists
By The Cartellino Team

Please Touch the Art at Art in the Park 2024

By Madeleine Teh

Two collectives show how Antipolo’s art traditions continue to define the city as a creative capital
By Pao Vergara
Against a backdrop of museums, workshops, and artist retreats, we spotlight two collectives communicating the city’s…

Two shows bask in clay’s quiet conundrums
By Sean Carballo
Pablo Capati III, Marco Rosario, and Jezzel Wee’s ‘These common, intimate things’, and Jon Pettyjohn’s ‘Steps’,…

What happens after the dust settles? Stephen Lucio reflects on mortality
By Shireen Co
Dust envelops the sweep of Stephen Lucio’s first solo exhibit. The through line of ‘When Dust Settles’, it follows the artist’s…

Participating in the anti-monument in You Betrayed the Party Just When You Should Have Helped It
By Corinne Fernandez Garcia
"The anti-monument is understated. It listens to the land and it listens to the people, creating space for long-marginalized histories and alterities…

Catalina Africa charts a shapeshifting path
By Sean Carballo
“The energy of my work comes from the Baler landscape... I am a conduit to translate the language of nature.”…

Molding, meaning, making: How Tahanan Pottery is building a communal home for contemporary ceramic pottery
By Nikki Ignacio
“Clay is the only material that replies to your touch. When you poke it and pull it, that’s actually you,…

A Red That Runs Deep: Doktor Karayom’s Namatanda
By Mara Fabella
At Artinformal Gallery, Doktor Karayom clads the walls red with tales of old, the stories that bleed.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Sam Feleo at a Cellular Pace
By Jose Naval
How Sam Feleo found amicability with slowness.

Pat Frades Sees with Mushrooms
By Jose Naval
Sometimes, it takes something bizarre to see things differently. Like shrooms.

On Fleek: Space Encounters Gallery’s Comeback Is Lowbrow, Unibrow Galore
By The Cartellino Team

Collecting Young: Duncan Yu on His Beginnings into Art
By Kara De Guzman
Duncan Yu is clearly excited about art, its creators with their wild ideas and boundless creativity, and the endless possibilities of expression.

A Generation of Artists Share Sociopolitical Views for 'Courage and Poem'
By The Cartellino Team
In the exhibition 'Courage and Poem', artists Socheol Kim, Yi Yunyi, Seo Young Chang, and Han Jin, together…

Retracing Histories With Wing Po So's Archeological Fiction
By The Cartellino Team
Wing Po So offers a new perspective on could-have-beens as he creates archeological artifacts that could be passed on as real, if not misleading in From…