French sci-fi novel sparked ‘Planet of the Apes’ mythology
It was the imagination of French novelist Pierre Boulle that gave rise to the lucrative “Planet of the Apes” mythology. He wrote the novel “La Planète des Singes,” which he
It was the imagination of French novelist Pierre Boulle that gave rise to the lucrative “Planet of the Apes” mythology. He wrote the novel “La Planète des Singes,” which he
Last October, printmaker Ambie carefully prepared her application dossier for the Alliance Française de Manille-Philippine Artist Residency (AFM-PARP) grant. It offered a three-month, all-expenses paid scholarship to France. After some
Perhaps one of the most challenging creative tasks for a writer would be to build an entire world from their potent imagination, something that’s done most often by authors of
Ongoing at the Ayala Museum till Aug. 7 is “El Guernica: Deconstrucción”—an exhibition dialogue between 26 Filipino and 28 Spanish artists that takes off from Picasso’s famous mural, “Guernica,” considered
An original Filipino opera has finally been staged 45 years after it was written. The University of the Philippines’ College of Music recently presented the world premiere of Ramon Santos’
In Manila, the next chamber music attraction is on Aug. 17, with violinist Joseph Esmilla, pianist Rudolf Golez and cellist Victor Michael Coo performing at the Balay Kalinaw on the
After over three decades of sustained dedication to abstract painting, Edwin Wilwayco has emerged, in my estimation, as the rightful artistic heir to the late National Artist José Joya, pioneer of Abstract Expressionism in the country.
The story has been told many times it has become stuff of legend. In 1929, when José Garcia Villa was suspended from the University of the Philippines for publishing what
The sign that Philippine cinema has been experiencing another Golden Age could be seen from “44 Cineastas Filipinos,” the coffee-table book of photographs of Filipino filmmakers by Spanish photographer Óscar
What has happened in Vigan since inscription on the Unesco World Heritage list has evolved into a heritage success story. Vigan shows how heritage, when conserved properly, is a strong
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