Cover Norberto Roldan pays tribute to the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art” with '100 Altars for Roberto Chabet / No. 23', assemblage with architectural debris from demolished old houses, found objects, treasure boxes, second-hand fabrics, and old photographs, 2014-2023
Norberto Roldan pays tribute to the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art” with '100 Altars for Roberto Chabet / No. 23', assemblage with architectural debris from demolished old houses, found objects, treasure boxes, second-hand fabrics, and old photographs, 2014-2023
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The installation delves into the cultural landscape of the artist’s homeland
Silverlens announces its first-time participation in Art Basel Miami Beach, the city’s leading international contemporary art fair, spotlighting the work of Filipino artist Norberto Roldan. This occasion marks the artist’s debut solo exhibition in the United States. An old guard of the Filipino cultural and artistic movement, his practice delves into the post-colonial landscape of the Philippines. It explores the notion of history as a narrative that tends to be manipulated by institutional ruling powers.
This occasion precedes Roldan’s gallery show opening at Silverlens, New York, in May 2024, marking the artist’s debut solo exhibition in the United States.
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Roldan’s oeuvre infuses materials with meanings, usually assemblages with found objects and ephemera. Recurring images include Catholic vestments, national symbols, Old Hollywood movie stars, and Japanese dollhouses.
He founded the artist group Black Artists in Asia in 1986, a Philippine-based group focused on progressive practice, as well as the Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference, established in 1990. He serves as the artistic director of Green Papaya Art Projects, an independent art space supporting collaboration between Filipino artists and other creatives from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Above Norberto Roldan pays tribute to the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art” with '100 Altars for Roberto Chabet / No. 23', assemblage with architectural debris from demolished old houses, found objects, treasure boxes, second-hand fabrics, and old photographs, 2014-2023
Above Norberto Roldan pays tribute to the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art” with '100 Altars for Roberto Chabet / No. 23', assemblage with architectural debris from demolished old houses, found objects, treasure boxes, second-hand fabrics, and old photographs, 2014-2023
Norberto Roldan pays tribute to the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art” with '100 Altars for Roberto Chabet / No. 23', assemblage with architectural debris from demolished old houses, found objects, treasure boxes, second-hand fabrics, and old photographs, 2014-2023
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The presentation at Silverlens features Roldan’s centrepieces from the series 100 Altars for Roberto Chabet (2014-23), inspired by abstract collages he produced in the 1970s and 1980s. The project began after the building that housed Green Papaya Art Projects’ artworks burned down in 2008. He could rework a few of the works he managed to recover from the fire, ingeniously utilising architectural debris and various other materials to transform them into wholly altered works of art.
Roldan pays tribute to revolutionaries of the Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards and the subsequent Philippine-American War in two large-scale tapestries. These works resemble Catholic ceremonial banners, but upon closer examination, one will notice images of Filipino defiance against colonial rule.
Art Basel Miami Beach will run from December 6 to 10 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, Florida.
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Erratum: We have initially published a similar article naming Norberto Roldan as the “Father of Filipino Conceptual Art’. The phrase should have been “Norberto Roldan pays tribute to Roberto Chabet, the Father of Filipino Conceptual Art”. This has been corrected already for the sake of re-publishing the upcoming exhibition at Art Basel Miami. We sincerely apologise to the artists, patrons, and historians who were surprised by the initial version of this article. We have already taken immediate action to apprehend that version’s circulation.
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