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Portrait of a diplomat as an artists’ model
By Cristina DC Pastor The usually unflappable Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. sat all by himself on a long, lonely sofa. He was not entertaining CEOs or world leaders. Instead, he was facing a coterie of artists sizing him up with their oils and watercolors. “This is something different,” de Leon said, smiling as […]
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Domestic worker offers artwork to raise funds for the PHL
“Banyuhay” — or metamorphosis — is the theme of Mona Lunot-Kuker’s exhibit of paintings. It also describes her artwork, her personal life and what she believes her typhoon-decimated country of origin, the Philippines, should look forward to. The exhibit will be on November 30th at the Mountain Province Café, 234 Union Avenue in Brooklyn, from […]
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Artist to unveil Trayvon Martin-inspired collection of large portraits on Nov. 15
Chicago-based fine artist and social activist Cesar Conde will exhibit his newest collection “In The Hood – Portraits of African American Professionals Wearing a Hoodie” at 33 Contemporary Gallery at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago from November 15 to December 14, 2013. “In The Hood” is a project of large-scale portraits done in […]
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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 […]