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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 soul.

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By Carlos Quijon, Jr.
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Art Writing and ‘Stilled Lives’

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Luck at First Strike: Three Winning Filipina Printmakers at International Print…

By Marz Aglipay
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Constructing Myths through Unconfined Cinema

By Isabel Cabal
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By Shireen Co
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'Connecting and Disconnecting': the Self In and Beyond the Cybernetic Astral Plane

By Carl Lorenz 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,…

NFT Art: A Double-Edged Sword

By Raissa Azarcon
When the quality of art is equivalent to its mintability, what exactly is being sustained?