ONWARD AND UPWARD
Cesare Syjuco
Multi-award-winning painter, poet and critic Cesare A.X. Syjuco unveils his recent works at Galleria Duemila on July 24, Saturday, at 4:30 p.m. Entitled "The Ancestry of a Stone", the exhibition will showcase Syjuco’s latest forays into the literary and the visual, in what promises to be his most important show in six years.
Featuring his "New Literary Hybrids" – equal parts poetry and visual art – Syjuco reprises his landmark 2004 solo exhibition at the Main Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. But there are new twists and turns, as might be expected from this 56-year-old renegade artist, well known for his gallery wit and mischief.
"There will be brand-new works, and some spanning the last six years since CCP," Syjuco says of the exhibit. "All in all, I would have to say that it’s the best show I’ve had in a while."
Syjuco’s works will be on view until August 28. Galleria Duemila is located at 210 Loring Street, Pasay City. Call 8319990, fax 8339815 or email duemila@mydestiny.net for information. Or visit www.galleriaduemila.com and www.cesaresyjuco.com.
Ambeth Ocampo
Ayala Museum will present renowned historian Ambeth Ocampo, chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, on July 24 at 3 p.m. for the second installment in the series, entitled "Thomas Edison’s Funny Films: The Philippine-American War Revisited" at the Ground Floor Lobby of Ayala Museum.
July 4 marks the end of the Philippine-American War, yet many still don’t know about the details and intrigues that characterize this fascinating chapter of Philippine history. Learn more about this period as Ambeth Ocampo presents history with a combination of wit and rigorous research–a combination that has made him the most popular and widely-read historian today.
Each lecture is P300 for regular adults and P200 for students, senior citizens, and Ayala Museum members. The cost includes a copy of an Ambeth Ocampo book and full admission to all museum galleries.
Johnny Delgado
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, in cooperation with Pixel Grain, presents an exhibit of paintings by the late Johnny Delgado at the Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (3rd Floor Hallway) until July 20.
Delgado, whose real name was Juan M. Feleo, was a self-taught painter. The exhibit, which is entitled, Maskarang Totoo: The works of Juan M. Feleo, will showcase paintings that he created mostly in the last two years of his life. His paintings celebrate a colorful life led with other artists, and unmasks as well a probing interest in Catholic lore and spirituality.
A multi-awarded and highly respected actor, Delgado portrayed a painter in the film "Mga Uod at Rosas."
The exhibit is one of the events featured in the 6th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition, which will run until July 18 at the CCP.
Admission is free. For particulars, please call CCP Visual Arts at Tel. 832 3702, Tuesdays to Fridays, 9:00am-6:00 p.m.
Ed Calma on design
Continuing its successful DesignTalks series of designers talking about their works, Ayala Museum is pleased to announce that Architect Ed Calma will be giving a presentation on July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Architect Calma will be talking about some of his latest projects as well as discussing the thought process that went behind their creation.
The design principal of Lor Calma Design Associates, Architect Ed Calma stands at the forefront of modernist architecture in the Philippines. His diverse portfolio includes the luminously contemporary School of Design and Arts of the College of Saint Benilde and the upcoming Mind Museum in Fort Bonifacio. He won the Progressive Young Architect Award in New York in 1993, the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award in 2003, and was a part of the design team that won the Gold Prize at the Aichi 2004 World Expo and the Zaragoza 2008 World Expo.
He is a graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York and a holder of a graduate degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University.
Reserved seating is available. For more information or to reserve seats for this event, please call 757-7117 to 21 local 29 or email education@ayalamuseum.org.
Ayala Museum is located at Makati Avenue and De la Rosa Street in Greenbelt Park, Makati City. Visit the museum’s website at www.ayalamuseum.org.