Major key works by Filipino contemporary visual artists in the collection of the Tiroche DeLeon Collection of art pieces from emerging markets were unveiled by Art Stage Singapore during Singapore Art Week on Jan. 17-28.
THESE are boom times for the Philippine art market, and auctions are where the action is.
It’s a good time to be a Filipino artist, or to be part of the Philippine art scene in some way.
The house of TV celebrity and triathlete Kim Atienza is a veritable art gallery: sculptures, murals and artworks compete for attention with the vintage furniture.
“Curiosities,” the first solo exhibition of Geraldine Javier, runs until March 15 in Vargas Museum (3/F, Galleries; tel. 9281927; e-mail [email protected]; http://vargasmuseum.upd.edu.ph). Javier explores the idea and process of collecting as a form of a human-object relationship. It focuses on the ties a collector creates with artifacts, relics and artworks Javier as an artist has collected, a condition that blurs the boundaries between collecting and art production. This relation is further illustrated in the juxtaposition of Madame A’s collection and Jorge Vargas’ memorabilia in the museum.
It’s hard to plan for one’s financial future these days. Interest rates for ordinary savings and time deposits are so...
