New metal sculptures by Ram Mallari
Sculptor Ram Mallari’s “Visions from the Foundry” runs Dec. 9-14 at the Art Center of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
Sculptor Ram Mallari’s “Visions from the Foundry” runs Dec. 9-14 at the Art Center of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
Most of our national heroes were flawed human beings, as Nick Joaquin so startlingly revealed in his “A Question of Heroes” (Filipinas Foundation, 1977). But I submit that Apolinario Mabini—due to his intellect, uprightness and uncompromising stand—was the least flawed.
The 13th instalment of the Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibit and Conference (Viva Excon) returned to Negros Occidental last Nov. 13-19, and successfully gathered different artists and artworks from the islands. Theme was “Inspire.”
The soothing winds of love artist Anna de Leon attempts to capture in her sixth solo show, “Tender Winds,” is opening Dec. 10 at Galerie Francesca in Megamall.
Painter Rudolf Gonzalez’s “Horizons,” his exhibit of new works running until Dec. 18 at Galleria Nicolas in Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City, features seascapes which he has been known for.
Instituto Cervantes de Manila is presenting the film cycle “Familia,” a series of Spanish films, this December at the FDCP cinematheques in Iloilo, Davao and Zamboanga.
National Museum director Jeremy Barns has defended the controversial Fort Pilar project in Zamboanga City in which sections of the inner walls have been given a white palitada or lime-mortar-mix finish.
It takes a master of horror like Stephen King to take an ordinary, innocuous sentence like “something happened” and turn it into an intricate, effective device of enduring fear. After reading “Revival: A Novel” (Scribner, New York, 2014, 403 pages), you’ll never think the same way about that sentence.
Two childhood friends, who were seemingly destined for each other, march to the beat of different drummers as they set out on a life of one’s own. They try to patch things up, seeking to find their way back to each other before it is too late.
A great opera. Musicals and a monthly harana (serenade) highlighting the beauty of Filipino music (and open to the public). A festival in which the poet and the spoken word are kings. Composers to take center stage. A dance-musical on heroes.
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