What to Expect at The Manila Bang Show 2022

The Manila Bang Show is set to end the year with a bigger and better collection of works from contemporary artists around the country. Read on to know more about the event

The Manila Bang Show, one of the biggest contemporary art shows in the south, will return this year showcasing both prominent and emerging contemporary artists in the Philippines and in the global scene.

Composed of a curatorial team and artists working with a variety of mediums, The Manila Bang Show 2022 is a collaborative effort engaged in creative processes and production through mindful courses of action reflecting the conditions of today's society.

For this year's exhibit, the show brings back to life over 2,500 square-metre space that contains select pieces and collections intricately curated by Manila Bang Show artistic director Alain Zedrick Camiling and Contemporary Art Fairs Manila.

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Above The Manila Bang Show official poster

The Manila Bang Show official poster

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Featured works continue the legacy of explicating 'the animate proof of life' from its debut, but this year, The Manila Bang Show envisions a bigger and better show as it gives a spotlight on the progressiveness and immense talent of Filipino artists while also highlighting the ferocity of the art market with Manila at its centre, the show's artistic direction towards 'Contemporary Art: The Manila Way.'

It reinforces its proposal to examine the quotidian through a myriad of idiosyncrasies suggestive of ways to rethink, prospect, and respond. With this credo, the name of the show is a nod to its history from Alabang in the 1980s when Big Bang Alabang, a fair in the South of the country’s capital filled with commercial activities and entertainment, was once a communal staple.

Above Art Toys PH, one of the Manila Band 2022's exhibitors

Art Toys PH, one of the Manila Band 2022's exhibitors

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This year, The Manila Bang Show 2022 prides itself on its collaborative relationship with its partners from over 20 galleries and 300 artists, including practitioners of different mediums in contemporary art— from installations to art toys and the crypto-digital world of NFTs. The show ruminates on steadfast affinities, committed to the growth and development of the contemporary art ecosystem as well as cultural and creative industries.

The Manila Bang Show 2022 opens to the public on December 8 to 11, 2022, at Festival Mall Alabang. For more details, visit the show’s website themanilabangshow.com.

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Everyone Welcome: Here's What to Expect at the Manila Bang Show 2022