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Ateneo Art Awards 2024
The Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) presents the 21st Ateneo Art Awards (AAA), featuring eight (8) shortlisted writers for the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma (PKL) Prizes in Art Criticism, and four (4) return artists for the Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art Return Exhibition. The Awarding Ceremony and Return Exhibition opens on 24 November 2024, Sunday, 4:00pm at the Ateneo Art Gallery, with the show slated to run until 8 March 2025.
Project Belonging Part 2
Project Belonging: From There to Here is an exhibition in two parts by Spanish artist Enrique Marty and Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan. It is based on a dual approach of self-representation, considering the self as a product of society, emerging from social and symbolic interaction.
A Synergy of Ventures
In commemoration of the Fernando Zóbel Birth Centennial, the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) and the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines present A Synergy of Ventures: The Postwar Art Scene, open for public viewing from 16 September 2024 until 12 July 2025. The exhibition will focus on the years immediately following the Second World War until the 1960s, a pivotal period in the development of Philippine modern art.
Project Belonging Part 1
Project Belonging is based on a dual approach of self-representation, considering the self as a product of society, emerging from social and symbolic interaction. The idea of belonging is explored by delving into the contrast of the homelike, or familiar, and unhomely, or uncanny, and how both intermingle and merge. Though Marty and the Aquilizans define this differently in their respective practices, the figure of the family or the community take a central role in both.
Transitions and Continuity
In 2012, the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) embarked on an important direction in its acquisition program. With the support of SMART Communications, Inc., the university art museum began a core collection of video-based works, a first in this country for an art institution. In the words of then AAG Director, Ramon E.S. Lerma, the intent was “to represent the full diversity of Philippine art and to reflect contemporaneity…”
Recent Acquisitions 2024
The Ateneo Art Gallery continues to benefit from the generosity of donors, including artists and benefactors. Expanding the museum collectiom, recent acquisitions have been directed towards broadening representation in the fields of photography, printmaking, and sculpture. To explore contemporary issues through the collection, the museum ensures its relevance to the present. AAG continues being a space for dialogue as it tackles pressing societal issues while reflecting contemporary art practice.
The World According to Charlie Co
The Ateneo Art Gallery opens its newest exhibition, The World According to Charlie Co: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures and Mixed Media Works, this March 16, Saturday at the Wilson L Sy Prints and Drawings Gallery.
Matrix II: Women Artists from the Collections of the Ateneo Art Gallery and Ambeth R Ocampo
To mark the annual celebration of March as Women’s Month, the Ateneo Art Gallery unveils Matrix II: Women Artists from the Collections of the Ateneo Art Gallery and Ambeth R Ocampo this March 16, Saturday at the Mr & Mrs Ching Tan and Mr & Mrs Chung Te Galleries.
Ateneo Art Awards 2023
Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) presents the Shortlisted Artists and Writers for the 2023 Ateneo Art Awards (AAA) Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art and Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism, ON-VIEW from September 11 – December 2, 2023. Visitors may also vote for their favorite exhibition through the People’s Choice poll.
Snare for Birds
Snare for Birds: Rereading the Colonial Archive is a collaborative research art project of Kiri Dalena, Lizza May David, and Jaclyn Reyes that inquire into the tangents of the country’s colonial past, archiving, and its impacts on being Filipina.
Litanya, 1972 – 2022: The Works of Jose Tence Ruiz
As we rally forward from the pandemic, Jose Tence Ruiz (b.1956) acknowledges how facing one’s mortality has steered him towards the task of compiling what he describes as an “anxious inventory of my practice as an independent visual artist.” Marking 50 years “from inception and attraction” to art at age 16, “Bogie” Ruiz is among the most prolific artists today. He considers the self-published book project as a chronological diary or personal compilation. As a complement, this exhibition was conceived to provide a glimpse into Ruiz’s art practice, including a cross section of his abundant output as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator for major daily and weekly publications in Manila, and later in Singapore.
Dark Memories & Alaala Ng Martial Law
The act of remembering is an active choice; it is a voluntary one. But one cannot remember what one has not experienced in the past. For those who have lived through the 1970s and early 1980s, this tandem exhibition by Edgar Doctor and Rick Rocamora will prompt one to recall specific events or a series of incidents that marked the tumultuous period of martial law in the Philippines. For younger generations, these images are attestations or historical narratives of atrocities committed to individuals, families, and communities. They may be taken as implements or tools to aid us in organizing or reconstructing the past.
Ateneo Art Awards 2022
Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) proudly presents the participating artists for this year’s Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art (FZA) Return Exhibition, and the shortlisted writers for the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma (PKL) Prizes in Art Criticism.
Weaving Women’s Words on Wounds of War
WWWWW is an exhibition of artworks collectively made with communities of women who endured the punishing impact of impunity during the Martial Law regime.
Pio Abad: Fear of Freedom Makes Us See Ghosts
Fear of Freedom Makes Us See Ghosts is a major solo exhibition by artist Pio Abad. The exhibition is the culmination of Abad’s ten-year project that examines the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos (1965 – 1986) by excavating silenced histories, devising actions, and remaking an inventory of objects tainted by the regime’s corruption.
Muntadas: Exercises on Past and Present Memories
Renowned conceptual artist Antoni Muntadas launches his first exhibition in Manila titled Muntadas: Exercises on Past and Present Memories. Using the Manila Galleon trade as framework for the exhibition, Muntadas presents three projects that translate memories and histories of the Philippines and Spain and its relevance to contemporary history.
INK Story: 30 Years of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan
What's your INK story? Explore online Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan's (Ang INK) 30th anniversary show as they present a fresh collection of artwork sharing their personal experiences in response to the prompt.
Islands for Sale: Pete Jimenez
Islands for Sale, which emerged from Pete Jimenez’s practice of repurposing waste, is a commentary on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. An installation made out of decommissioned rescue boats, Jimenez invites viewers to explore these vessels and to reflect on the spoiling and exploitation of our natural land and resources.
Past & Present: Oca Villamiel
Featuring works from the late 2000s to the most recent, Past & Present by Oca Villamiel surveys his practice governed by the restorative acts of collecting and creating, salvaging and mending. Join the artist in this walkthrough video where he ruminates about his practice, his influences, and his take on the realities of humankind.
Inscapes: A Retrospective by Agnes Arellano
Combining several sculptures created from 1983 to 1996, Agnes Arellano retraces her life's journey through works that dwell on the themes of Sacred Feminine, Eros, yin and yang, mythology, and psychology among other inspirations. See online this outdoor installation from the Ignacio B Gimenez Amphitheater in Areté.
Ateneo Art Awards 2018
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The Print Folio
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Love It and Leave It: A Legacy of Gifts to the Ateneo Art Gallery
First Floor
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