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March/April 2024 // ArtAsiaPacific

It’s shaping up to be another vibrant year for the Philippine visual arts scene with two major art fairs revealing the dates of their 2024 editions. Art Fair Philippines and the returning ALT Philippines run in February, or National Arts Month, as promulgated by then President Corazon Aquino in 1991…

Javier’s A Tree is Not a Forest exhibit is her ode to nature and its complexity, informed by naturalists who fought for plants and animals to be known and respected, in vain.

New and established art collectors eager to boost their art trove may check out León Exchange, the online platform of leading auction house Leon Gallery, which will hold its auction for the new year from January 28 to 30. The three-day online trading will bid out fine watches, jewelry, ephemera,…

There's no doubt that the art scene is difficult to break into. For an industry that's known to bank on big international names, the art scene can prove intimidating, especially to local yet talented geniuses. Geraldine Javier, who's had decades of industry experience, gives a frank overview of biennales and art fairs, saying: "Even before COVID-19, alas, [Filipino artists] get very limited exposure abroad; and the few opportunities out there are seemingly presented only to artists who have connections with ‘important’ curators, or to artists represented by galleries who have the ambition...