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Constructing Myths through Unconfined Cinema
By Isabel Cabal
Cinema is its own instrument and instrumentalist in storytelling. The three films Erwin Romulo arranged reversed…

'Connecting and Disconnecting': the Self In and Beyond the Cybernetic Astral Plane
By Carl Cervantes
Bizzarro pop-surrealist Ciane Xavier's latest exhibition, 'Connecting and Disconnecting', calls for pause amid…

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

Unprocessed and Hastily Published: Some Zines from a Personal Collection
By Carl Cervantes
The author dusts five collected zines in a part review, part remembrance of pre-pandemic past

Expanding the Tapestry: Modern Myth-Making with Philippine Spirits
By Mara Fabella
Jean Karl Gaverza engages with local myth and folklore -- and invites readers to do the same.

A Site of Curiosities: Soft Power Peripherals
By Marz Aglipay
If you’re reading this article from your workstation,…

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,…

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…

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

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…

STRANGE FRUIT: Six Photographers Define Light Nutrition
By Jed Escueta

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Lessons in Love and Lockdown from a Bowl of Las-wa
By Christina Campos
If a bowl of soup could tell a story during one of the most turbulent times in recent history, it's one of…