Cover Elusive Edge: Philippine Abstract Forms, an exhibition curated by Dr. Patrick D. Flores, focuses on expressions of abstraction in Philippine modern art (Photo: The M)
Elusive Edge: Philippine Abstract Forms, an exhibition curated by Dr. Patrick D. Flores, focuses on expressions of abstraction in Philippine modern art (Photo: The M)
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Curated by Dr Patrick Flores, the exhibition focuses on expressions of abstraction in modern Filipino art. Read on to know more about it
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila, which is now fondly called ‘The M’, explores abstraction in contemporary Filipino art. In its exhibition titled Elusive Edge: Philippine Abstract Forms, the museum features five sections that identify the “precursors of geometric abstraction” and initiates discussion of abstraction in the field of design and architecture.
The exhibit, which was carefully curated by Dr Patrick Flores, will run from June 13 to August 31.
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Flores is a professor at the UP Diliman Department of Art Studies and is currently the deputy director for curatorial and exhibitions at the National Gallery in Singapore. His research and curatorial projects delve into the art historical and postcolonial conditions of the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
Elusive Edge: Philippine Abstract Forms, an exhibition curated by Dr. Patrick D. Flores, focuses on expressions of abstraction in Philippine modern art (Photo: The M)
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The exhibition includes the works of artists such as Lee Aguinaldo, Raymundo Albano, Josef Albers, Gus Albor, Lester Amacio, Juan Arellano, Jess Ayco, Glenn Bautista, Ched Berenguer-Topacio, Constancio Bernardo, Rosario Bitanga, Santiago Bose, Nice Buenaventura, Benedicto Cabrera, Roberto Chabet, Maria Cruz, Jon Cuyson, Edgar Talusan Fernandez, Marciano Galang, Rodolfo Gan, Alessandra Gonzales, Adolph Gottlieb, Marlon Hacla, Lamberto Hechanova, and Lillian Hwang.
Not to be missed are pieces from Venancio Igarta, Jose Joya, Ileana Lee, Lao Lianben, Alfredo Liongoren, Alfredo Luz, Arturo Luz, Lani Maestro, Noel Manalo, Vicente Manansala, Dominic Mangila, Ben Maramag, Justin Nuyda, Romulo Olazo, Rodolfo Samonte, Ramon Orlina, Rodolfo Paras-Perez, Indy Paredes, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Impy Pilapil, Cid Reyes, Roberto Robles, Manuel Rodriguez Snr, Birgit Skiöld, Marko Spalatin, Helmut Sundhaußen, Maria Taniguchi, Derek Tumala, Nestor Olarte Vinluan, Victor Vasarely, Victor Oteyza, Leo Valledor, Ev Yu, and Fernando Zobel.
The artists’ works can be seen at the 3/F North Gallery of The M. Visitors who seek to pay a visit must fill out a form available on the museum’s official social media pages.
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