Stray golf balls, catfish of unknown provenance, and a life-size statue of the scourged Jesus Christ that roams the grounds during the wee hours are just some of the stories told by residents inside the Bautista compound in Malabon.
After lunch, some Sundays, my son and his wife take me to a Thai massage place called TonTon, a quiet oasis in the neighborhood. Uniformed girls with powerful arms who take you over remind me of a DI in Rose’s studio. His name was Jiggs and he had a girlfriend who was a masseuse.
“Rizalpabeto,” a collaboration between visual artist Elmer Borlongan and poet Vim Nadera, is on view at Manila Contemporary. The exhibition...
Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue, more popularly known as Edsa, is the throbbing artery of Manila traffic. It serves as...
Avant Auctions, the Philippines’ first virtual auction house, will hold its third and last auction for 2016 on Nov. 26...
The Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (Canvas) presents “Pabula/Fables: Drawings by Elmer Borlongan,” which will open on Oct. 24, 4 p.m., on the 3rd floor of the Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.
Do something different if you’re in town this week. Visit the Metropolitan Museum and catch the last three days of the Elmer Borlongan exhibit—this Monday, Tuesday (open free to the public) and Wednesday.
Amid lush greenery and blooms, Pintô Art Museum on Sierra Madre Street, Grand Heights, Antipolo City, is a treasure trove of the visual arts.
Elmer Borlongan is at the forefront of contemporary Filipino painting because his art manages to be accessible while losing none of its depth or psychological resonance.
When the subject of Gilda Cordero Fernando, writer and serious painter (no matter how she pooh-poohs the sincerity with which she applies herself to the art), comes up, sculptor Julie Lluch and I are one in agreeing on this.
