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A museum called FAM
By Cristina DC Pastor This was how I explained the Filipino American Museum (FAM) to the hubby when I got home. Me: I just came from a museum opening, um, except that there is no museum. H: Huh? What? Me: It’s an empty room in an old Soho building, has white walls and not much […]
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Dulcie Dee photographs the city
Artist Dulcie Dee will be exhibiting four photographs at the “Images from the Heart” group show organized by Sinag and the American Society of Philippine Photographers. New York-born Dulcie was an arts major at Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts and won first prize for the NYC Anti-Drug Abuse poster contest […]
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Montclair exhibit features retrospective of Philippine art spanning 50 years
Montclair State University opened on September 21st an exhibition of contemporary Philippine art, inspired by the South East Asian archipelago’s long history of socio-economic/political struggles and their search for a national identity. Titled “Triumph of Philippine Art,” the unique retrospective is the first exhibit to ever specifically use artwork to tell the nation’s political story, […]
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Newsday staffer mounts solo show at Philippine Center
By Kata Rojas Lorina Tayag-Capitulo is nervous and excited. She’d been working for months on new paintings and sculptures in preparation for her first solo exhibition at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. She’s anxious and eager to show the public everything she can do, everything she wants to say. But the center has limited […]
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The pain and passion of Niccolo Cosme
By Elton Lugay Visual artist and conceptual photographer Niccolo Cosme is returning to New York for his second solo exhibit on August 24. The exhibit, “Monologues, Soliloquies, and Tributes,” is a collection of portraits of gay people, advocates and supporters who have “contributed significantly” to promoting the rights of the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and […]
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Bukidnon tribal ‘datu’ promotes Talaandig music from NYC to S.F.
“I couldn’t imagine myself taking train ride(s) to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. When I was small I took a carabao ride to the mountains of Mt. Kitanglad.” With that post, Bukidnon tribal leader and musician Waway Saway invited Filipino Americans to watch his May 4th performance at the Lincoln Center. “Definitely, we will have good […]
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Grace Villamil’s intimate mementos of her travels to the Philippines in ‘Pasalubong’
By Amanda Schmitt “Pasalubong” is an intimate photo book by Grace Villamil, including images and drawings created during her first experiences in the Philippines. The book is both a reflection and a meditation on her personal relationship with the country. Pasalubong is a Tagalog word (the national language of the Philippines) for the gift you […]
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Mideo Cruz talks post-‘Poleteismo’ and the concept of visual trauma
By Cristina DC Pastor Mideo Cruz’s hair was tussled, his face sleepy as he shuffled around a Manhattan apartment in his flip flops while his wife prepared food for a small party of eight they were hosting that night. He slumped on a chair, his posture wrinkling his shirt but not the bold words printed […]
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Investors, advocates pledge support for production of ‘Noli’ opera
By Randy Gener The opera “Noli Me Tangere” has edged one step closer to the American mainstream with organizers and advocates of the arts in the pledging to do their part to invest funds and raise public awareness for its highly anticipated New York premiere. “Lovers of Philippine culture would have heard of Rizal’s classic […]