After dinner, we celebrated in the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park
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The team behind the esteemed Salcedo Auctions introduces its newest subsidiary, Gavel&Block with “Editions” featuring esteemed artists like BenCab, Mauro Malang Santos, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso
From July 28, Friday to July 30, Saturday, a weekend market will bring together the worlds of art, design, and gastronomy. Gavel&Block, Salcedo Auctions’ new subsidiary, introduces a fresh, ‘out of the box’, and immersive event in collaboration with culinary group The Gourmand Market and creative event hub, Green Sun located at the Pasong Tamo Extension district.
The Gourmand Market, Manila’s leading premium food market, will be offering a curated spread of fine food products, exciting local flavors and inventive plates at Green Sun to indulge even the most discriminating palates, providing an epicurean atmosphere, and indeed a full sensory experience as the inaugural Gavel & Block auction ‘Editions’ takes place on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 2PM.
“Gavel&Block is for a progressive audience that appreciates art and design across all forms and media,” says Salcedo Auctions director Richie Lerma. “Gavel&Block is accessible because we want to bring the experience of auctions to a wider audience, educating and developing aesthetic sensibilities at the same time.”
“Accessibility also means being able to reach diverse individuals at their nodes of interest,” Lerma continues. “Food is a great reason to go out, socialize, and have a sensory experience that can be shared. So is the viewing of art; so I thought that gastronomy and visual art naturally complement one another – thus the collaboration with The Gourmand Market.”
For its debut sale entitled ‘Editions’, Gavel&Block by Salcedo Auctions will feature fine prints, ceramics, and sculptures by local and international masters. Among the artists featured are Mauro Malang Santos, National Artists Ang Kiukok, BenCab, and the world-renowned surrealist Salvador Dali.
Mauro Malang Santos and Ang Kiukok utilize a stencil-based technique to create colorful serigraphs. Pigments are applied to paper by pressing paint using a squeegee on top of a silk screen. This creates blocks of color that can be layered on top of each other.
BenCab, on the other hand, creates impressive graphic works by drawing an image onto a metal plate. After the metal is treated with a thin film of wax, the artist engraves the image onto the plate with a sharp, chisel-like tool called a burin to expose the plate underneath. After the image is finished, the metal is dipped in acid that burns through the exposed metal, leaving indentations where the image was drawn. The plate is then cleaned to remove the layer of wax, and ink or paint is smoothed over the plate, settling into the grooves. After cleaning with a washcloth to remove the excess paint, the image is placed under a damp piece of paper before running through a press. In BenCab’s Edsa Event, etching allows him to capture the intricate drapes he often depicts in his art.
Salvador Dali’s Les Entre-Plats Sodomisés involved drawing a mirror image of the artwork onto stone or metal using a medium that contains grease (these include crayons, pencils, or a black liquid specific to lithography called a tusche). Once the image is done, the entire surface is treated with gum arabic and nitric acid in order for the non-greasy areas to absorb water and the greasy areas to absorb oil. Next, a roller sponge dipped in oil-based ink is rolled over the surface with the color only sticking to the original drawing. The plate is then placed over a piece of paper and run through a press to produce editions of the image. Different plates are required for different colors
“Though auctions may seem intimidating at first, Gavel&Block promises to change that, providing a unique, exciting experience that everyone can enjoy.” A weeklong preview of ‘Editions’ will also be held at Three Salcedo Place, 121 Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, Makati City, from Thursday, 20 July to Wednesday, 26 July and a catalogue of the 77 pieces going under Gavel & Block is available for download on salcedoautions.com
From July 28, Friday to July 30, Saturday, the first-of-its-kind ‘Editions’ food, art, and auction festival will be held at The Gourmand Market @ The Axon, Green Sun, 2318 Pasong Tamo Ext, Makati City. The event will feature the debut sale of Gavel&Block by Salcedo Auctions on Saturday, July 29 at 2pm. With a focus on the contemporary market, the ‘Editions’ auction will offer original fine prints, ceramics, and sculptures by local and international masters. Printmaking demonstrations by the renowned artist Fil Delacruz will also be held on Friday, July 28 at 6pm and on Sunday, July 30 at 4pm
Follow @salcedoauctions @thegourmandmarket and @greensunph on Instagram for more information. For inquiries, call +639178946550.
Art in fashion. This time hand painted in watercolor designs printed on tops, dresses and skirts by @shopmarimari MILFLORES & BANIG SHIFT TOP
The Hydrangea Macrophylla is locally known as milflores, in reference to the thousands of minuscule clusters of flowers. This special flower is used to express gratitude, friendship and devotion.Meanwhile, the Banig is a popular handwoven mat usually used in many homes in the Philippines. The mat is often made of dried buri (palm), pandan or sea grass leaves. #howdoyoustyleyourmarimari#shopmarimari #shopmarimaridotcom#marimarioriginalprints #h2hart#h2hflowers
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Welcome to The National Arts Club @nationalartsclub
OUR MISSION IS TO STIMULATE, FOSTER & PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ARTS & EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE FINE ARTS.
The National Arts Club was founded in 1898 by author and poet Charles De Kay, the literary and art critic for The New York Times. He together with a group of distinguished artists and patrons conceived of a gathering place to welcome artists of all genres as well as art lovers and patrons. At the turn of the 20th century American artists began to look to our own country rather than to Europe for inspiration, and the American art world was alive with energy. The newly-formed National Arts Club took residence in a mansion on 34th Street. American art had a new home. ( NAC website ) #NationalArtsClubNYC #h2hnyc2017#h2hny
Beautiful Tiffany stained glass ceiling at the @nationalartsclub ! #NationalArtsClubNYC #h2hny#h2hnyc2017 #jpcastiyo
You won’t miss this building and art installion especially at night! It’s so colorful and bright 🙂
Lever House at 390 Park Avenue — The iconic Lever House, designed by the renowned Skidmore Owings & Merrill in 1952, remains a New York City landmark. Its glass-encased lobby became a regular showcase for contemporary art starting in 1998. ( Time out APRIL 1 2010 ) #LeverHouse#ParkAvenueNYC #h2hny #h2hnyc2017#H2HArt
Collage workshop alert. This coming May 6 by my AC batchmate Toots Magsino @toots_collage
And because she’s celebrating with #h10h you get a 10% discount with your #h10hcard – Yipee !! #TootsCollage#H2HArt
Once a year, all the art people in the Philippines gather together at @artfairph ! It’s always a nice gathering of gallery owners, artists and art collectors all for the love of Philippine art ! #10DaysofArtPh #ArtFairPh #H2HArt
A quick glimpse into @artfairph 2017 #10DaysofArtPh #ArtFairPh #H2HArt
Super LOVE this Art and Design store Aphro @aphroliving by Tina Fernandez. Come visit – 2 doors after Lanai. #aphrolivingartdesign #Zacarias1925 #RitaNazareno #H2HArt
The good news is that @zacarias1925 by Rita Nazareno @ritanazareno is available here
LOVE THIS scent diffuser! I saw this in Singapore and now it is available in Manila!
Cher, store manager of @aphroliving We are inside their walk in closet part of the store with beautiful lamps by @zacarias1925 Rita Nazareno Super ? this art store #aphrolivingartdesign #Zacarias1925 #RitaNazareno #H2HArt
Pouffs by @lapommeliving at @aphroliving #aphrolivingartdesign #lapommeliving
Moroccan items of Jia Estrella
To complement the fair, Art Fair Philippines launches 10 Days of Art, from February 9 to 19, a series of events around the financial district that will involve galleries, museums, bars, restaurants, and retail establishments. The idea is for the celebration of art to spread beyond the venue of the fair in the days leading up to its opening.
Highlighting the public art installations around the city is the Asian premiere of Street, by British-born painter and filmmaker James Nares. The film, which has been shown at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, will play at a specially installed video screen in Ayala Triangle Gardens, at the heart of the central business district, in the evenings of February 14 to 19. The one-hour video captures passers-by in the streets of New York in slow motion, as if they had been caught in a dream.
Public Art
James Nares
Street, 2012
Video
February 14-19, 12nn – 2pm and 5pm – 9pm
Fountain Area of Tower One & Exchange Plaza,
Ayala Triangle, Makati City
Charlie Co
Bombardment, 2016
Mixed Media
February 9-19
Greenbelt Fashion Walk, Ayala Center
Revolution
Pre-crafted artist pavillions
February 9-19
5th Avenue park area, Net Park Building, Bonifacio Global City
Art/Events
February 10 (Exhibition Opening)
Prelude | Carlos Amorales
Bellas Artes Outpost
February 11
DRM Classic Garage Art Exhibit
DRM Classic Garage
February 12, 11am – 3pm
Private Lanai by Salcedo Auctions
Lanai
February 13-19, 12nn and 5pm
10 Days of Art Live!
Busker Performances
Makati Streets, Underpasses and Walkways
February 15, 8pm
Garaparty
La Fuerza Compound
February 17, 5:30pm (Exhibition Opening)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD)
February 17, 6pm (Exhibition Opening)
Altarpiece: Natee Utarit
Ayala Museum
February 18, 4pm (Exhibition Opening)
Pauses of Possibility
Lopez Museum and Library
February 18, 8pm – 11pm
Silent Disco
Ayala Triangle Gardens Courtyard Area, Makati City
Food & Drink
Enjoy special offerings from our partner establishments.
Makati Salcedo Village
Near the Link Pablo Village
Museum Café Cartel Deli
Legaspi Villag Chino Roces Avenue
Pappy Bistro XX:XX
The Belle and Dragon 20:20
Poblacion BGC
Bar Mathilde The Bowery
Bucky’s Chotto Matte
Pura Vida Rocket Room
Tambai Bank Bar
House of Joe Bitters
Wild Poppy 2nd’s
Z Hostel
Now in its 5th edition, Art Fair Philippines 2017 prides itself as the premium art destination for modern and contemporary Philippine art in the world.
Slated for February 16 – 19, 2017, Art Fair Philippines 2017 promises to showcase the best in Philippine modern and contemporary art at The Link carpark, located in Ayala Center Makati. In 2017, an additional floor, the open-air Roof Deck, has been added to accommodate the thousands of people who increasingly come visit the fair since its inception (from 6,000 visitors in 2013 to 22,000 in 2016).
The overall exhibition design of Art Fair Philippines 2017 is a project of Leandro V. Locsin and Partners, curators of the Philippine Pavilion in the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale.
Ingrained in the Art Fair Philippines 2017’s mission is the development of audiences for contemporary art. As part of its programs, the ART FAIR PH/TALKS and ART FAIR PH/TOURS were created in partnership with the Ateneo Art Gallery and Museum Foundation of the Philippines.
Featuring three talks a day, ART FAIR PH/TALKS will include Canadian writer and sociologist of culture Dr. Sarah Thornton, former contemporary art chief correspondent for The Economist and author of several art world bestsellers such as Seven Days in the Art World and 33 Artists in 3 Acts. Also, Filipino historian, academic and journalist Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo will talk on the solo exhibition he curated at the Ateneo Art Gallery of works by significant modern artist Arturo Luz, Philippine National Artist for the Visual Arts. Professor Tony Godfrey, teacher, writer, and curator, will offer an exchange on often asked questions about contemporary art as he discusses what “masterpiece” or being a great artist may mean today.
ART FAIR PH/TOURS will continue to propose guided tours of relevant museums around Metro Manila.
ART FAIR PH/PROJECTS are new commissions in form of interactive and/or thought-provoking installations around The Link by internationally established Filipino visual artists. On the 6th floor, an installation by Jose Tence Ruiz, one of the artists who represented the Philippines at the Venice Biennale in 2015, takes center stage with a socio-realist commentary on the country’s current political issues. Other artists commissioned for the 2017 line-up are Agnes Arellano, Elmer Borlongan, Patricia Perez Eustaquio, Emmanuel Garibay, Dex Fernandez, Mark Justiniani, Maria Jeona Zoleta, and the WSK group of sound artists. The 2017 recipient of the Karen H. Montinola Selection, a private grant created in homage to art patron Karen Hernandez.
Montinola with Art Fair Philippines in 2014, is interdisciplinary and ceramic artist Mark Valenzuela.
On loan from the Julius Baer art collection is the video Telephones by award-winning Swiss and American artist, Christian Marclay. In this 1995 piece, he spliced scenes from over 100 classic films to put together a montage that features ringing phones and famous Hollywood names picking up calls in dramatic sequence.
The Philippines’ leading galleries, will be joined by a wider roster of galleries from Southeast Asia, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan to showcase curated exhibitions from local and foreign visual artists.
The 46 galleries participating in Art Fair Philippines 2017 are: 1335 Mabini, Altro Mondo Arté Contemporanea, Archivo 1984, ARNDT, Art Cube Gallery, Artinformal, ART LAB, Art Underground, Art Verite’, Artesan Gallery + Studio, Avellana Art Gallery, Blanc, Boston Art Gallery, CANVAS, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Finale Art File, Gajah Gallery, Galería Cayón, Galerie Anna, Galerie Michael Janssen, Galerie Stephanie, Galleria Duemila, Gallery Kogure, Gallery Orange, J Studio, Kaida Contemporary, Asian Cultural Council/Leon Gallery, MO_Space, Nunu Fine Art, Paseo Art Gallery, Pinto Art Gallery, ROH Projects, Salcedo Private View, Secret Fresh, Silverlens, TAKSU, The Crucible Gallery, The Drawing Room, Tin-aw Gallery, Underground Gallery, Vinyl on Vinyl, West Gallery, XuArtspace, Yavuz Gallery, Ysobel Art Gallery, and YOD Gallery.
To complement the fair, Art Fair Philippines launches 10 Days of Art, from February 9 to 19, a series of events around Makati and BGC that will involve galleries, museum, bars, restaurants, and retail establishments. The idea is for the celebration of art to spread beyond the venue of the fair in the days leading up to its opening.
Highlighting the public art installations around the city is the Asian premiere of Street, by British-born painter and filmmaker James Nares. The film, which has been shown at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, will play at a specially installed video screen in Ayala Triangle Gardens in the evenings of February 15 to 19. The one-hour video captures passers-by in the streets of New York in slow motion, as if they had been caught in a dream.
Art Fair Philippines 2017 is co-presented by Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe, Julius Baer, and Bench. Major sponsors are Make It Makati, Ayala Land Premiere, and Volkswagen.
Official Hotel Partners: The Raffles and Fairmont Makati and the Holiday Inn and Suites.
Official Media Partners: Summit Media, The Philippine Star, and CNN.
Food and Beverage Partners: Don Papa Rum, Kai, and the Straits Wine Company.
Media Support From: Hinge Inquirer, STATUS Magazine, Art Republik and Art+
Online Media Partners: The Artling and ArtFriend
Providers and Supporters: Coca Cola, San Miguel Brewery, Boysen
For more information on Art Fair Philippines 2017, please visit www.artfairphilippines.com
www.facebook/artfairph
@artfairph on Instagram and Twitter.
You may also contact secretariat@artfairphilippines.com.
Ingrained in Art Fair Philippines 2017’s mission is the development of audiences for contemporary art. ArtFairPh/Talks features daily talks presented in partnership with the Ateneo Art Gallery and Museum Foundation of the Philippines.
ArtFairPh/Talks are free of charge for all fair ticketholders. Due to limited seating capacity, we encourage advance reservations. Please email talks@artfairphilippines.com at least two days before. Teachers and students are highly encouraged to attend. For updates on our schedule and details, please checkwww.artfairphilippines.com/talks.
Ferran Barenblit, Director, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelon (MACBA)
Argentina-born curator talks about the role of the museum and contemporary art in fostering critical thinking and serving as a platform for open discussion in a multi-cultural city like Barcelona.
Artist Talk: James Nares
The practice of British-born, New York based artist James Nares spans the breadth of painting to video linked by an enduring concern for capturing rhythm, time and movement. Featured in this year’s art fair is his video installation Street, which is a dreamlike moving image that captures the activity on an ordinary street in Brooklyn. The video installation will be at Ayala Tower One and Exchange Plaza in front of Ayala Triangle Gardens.
Much material about art can be accessed online and in magazines, but books focused on a particular artist, movement or art scene provide depth and insight that single articles cannot. The thought and consideration given to every photograph, every perspective and the amount of time and energy the authors, editors and publishers expend on art books allow readers to immerse themselves in a subject. The talk features a conversation between Ringo Bunoan (visual artist, curator, co-founder artbooks.ph, editor, Roberto Chabet) and Eva McGovern (curator, and managing editor of No Chaos No Party: 28 Artists in Metro Manila)
Renowned writer and art sociologist Dr. Sarah Thornton will share her insights into the globalised art world, her observations on meaningful artistic practice today, and why art still matters. After decades studying the art ecology—including spending time with hundreds of artists with international careers—she will talk about her research and her books with art critic and Asia Art Archive head of development Alexandra A Seno. Dr Thornton is the author of international bestsellers “Seven Days in the Art World” and “33 Artists in Three Acts.”
Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts Arturo Luz (b.1926) has had an artistic career spanning more than half a century. Named National Artist in 1997, he began his career with figurative works then went on to explore other modes of abstraction and stylized figuration in paintings, sculpture, photographs and collages. Ocampo, curator of the exhibition currently at the Ateneo Art Gallery luz@90 will look at the practice of this giant in Philippine art.
In the 1990s, Elmer Borlongan, Emmanuel Garibay and Mark Justiniani were part of several artist collectives : ABAY (Artista ng Bayan), Salingpusa and Sanggawa. These groups explored the collaborative process in art making and their subjects reflected the political and social conditions of the times. Since then they have gone on to forge very successful individual careers but 25 years later, they have come together again to do a project for Art Fair Philippines. This talk will give audiences an insight into past and current practices.
Sculptor Agnes Arellano and multi-media artist Jose Tence Ruiz talk about their work, their process and their vision including their projects for Art Fair Philippines.
Tony Godfrey on Masterpieces in Contemporary Art
Has anyone see a masterpiece of contemporary art? Are there any masterpieces of contemporary art? In this country or this region – or the whole world? Is there an artist living in our country, region or nation today that we can call great, just as we say Michelangelo, Rembrandt, van Gogh or Matisse are “great”? How good are the art and artists of our time? Will they be remembered in the future? Professor Godfrey will discuss what “masterpiece” or being a great artist may mean today. He will look at works both made globally and in South-east Asia. 
Art in the Community
This panel turns its attention to art beyond galleries and museums and looks at projects that purposefully insert themselves into the physical spaces communities, confronting audiences with art in public places. The panel features visual artist and Project Space Pilipinas founder Leslie de Chavez; visual artist and curator of 98B COLLABoratory Marika Constantino; and urban planner and MMDA Assistant General Manager for Operations Julia Nebrija
Focus on the Visayas: VIVA ExCon
Established in 1990 by artists from Negros, The Visayan Islands Visual Arts Exhibit Conference (VIVA ExCon) is the is the largest and longest running arts festival in the country. Charlie Co one of its founders will talk about its origins and history while Rock Drilon, VivaExCon 2016 Director will focus on the recently concluded Biennial. It is a chance to get a glimpse of the vibrant art world outside of Manila hopefully expanding audiences understanding of Philippine contemporary art beyond the country’s capital.
Philippine Art and Biennales
How is Philippine art presented internationally? What kind of art is chosen by curators to “represent” the country in the international platforms such as biennials? Joselina Cruz, curator of the Philippine Pavillion for the 2017 Venice Biennale and Joyce Toh curator of the 2016 Singapore Biennale give us an insight into their own processes and selections.
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