Annie Cabigting
Ronald Caringal
Dexter Fernandez
Nona Garcia
Nikki Luna
Jaime Pacena
Yasmin Sison
Maria Taniguchi
Wire Tuazon
Miguel Rosales
Evitas Sarenas
Dopo le mostre 'South -East B(l)ooming' e 'Pleasures of Caos', dedicate all'arte contemporanea del Sud-Est Asiatico, la galleria approfondisce ulteriormente tale ricerca con la mostra 'Latitudes. Encounters with the Philippines'. Grazie alla collaborazione di Evitas Sarenas e Miguel Rosales, in mostra installazioni, dipinti e disegni recenti di nove tra le piu' apprezzate e significative personalita' artistiche provenienti dalle Filippine.
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Dopo il successo di pubblico e critica delle mostre “South -East B(l)ooming” e “Pleasures of Caos” dedicate all’arte contemporanea del Sud-Est Asiatico, Primo Marella Gallery approfondisce ulteriormente tale ricerca con la mostra “Latitudes. Encounters with the Philippines”. Grazie alla preziosa collaborazione di Evitas Sarenas e Miguel Rosales, in mostra installazioni, dipinti e disegni recenti di nove tra le più apprezzate e significative personalità artistiche provenienti dalle Filippine.
EVITA SARENAS introduces
NONA GARCIA (1978, Quezon, PH) - Una delle più significative artiste Filippine. Acclamata dalla critica e dal pubblico ha partecipato a importanti mostre museali e manifestazioni artistiche tra cui: Prague Biennal 2009 (Czech Republic), Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2005 (Japan), “13 Artists Award 2003” Cultural Center of the Philippines (Philippines), “Utopia” The Box 2002 (Singapore), “Philip Morris Asean Art Awards” Singapore Art Museum (Singapore).
ANNIE CABIGTING (1971, PH) – Laureata in Fine Art presso la University of the Philippines, l’artista adotta un linguaggio concettuale. Dipinti realizzati partendo da sue fotografie indagano la realtà contemporanea con distacco tipicamente documentaristico ed offrono un alternativo di guardare l’opera d’arte. Fra le maggiori manifestazioni cui l’artista ha partecipato si ricordano: Prague Biennal 2009 (Czech Republic), la mostra “Girls will not be girls” presso l’Art Center, SM Megamall Mandaluyong City (Philippines) nel 2006, e “The Sedimentation of the mind” presso il Vargas Museum Quazon City (Philippines) nel 2004.
YASMIN SISON (1973) – Vincitrice del premio “13 Artists Award” nel 2006 presso il Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), l’artista ha iniziato la sua carriera a Manila negli anni Novanta, ponendosi come figura di spicco nel panorama artistico internazionale. Fra le principali mostre e manifestazioni si ricordano: Prague Biennal 2009 (Czech Republic), “The Sedimentation of the mind” presso il Vargas Museum Quazon City (Philippines) nel 2004, “Densities, Making Sense of dense cities” presso il Cultural Center of the Philippines nel 2003 e la personale “Kitchen Sink Drama” presso il The British Coulnil Library nel 2000
WIRE TUAZON (1973, Angono, PH) - Figura chiave nel panorama dell’arte contemporanea filippina e fondatore di gruppi artistici fra cui Surrounded by Water, ed il collettivo di artisti Neo-Angon. Wire Tuazon ha esposto nelle più importanti istituzioni delle Filippine. Fra le principali mostre personali si ricordano “Parables and Paradoxes,” Finale Art File, presso il LaO Centre, Makati City (Philippines) nel 2008, “Reality Sandwiches” presso l’Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City (Philippines) nel 2007 e “Matter and Memory”, presso Ufo, Metro Manila (Philippines) nel 2004.
MIGUEL ROSALES introduces:
NIKKI LUNA (1977, PH) - Laureata nel 2006 in Fine Art con specializzazione in pittura presso l’University of the Philippines, l’artista è stata selezionata nel 2008 per una residenza estiva presso la Cooper Union, prestigiosa istituzione di New York. Fra le mostre cui ha partecipato si ricordano: “Seven Jeans for Seven Artists” presso la Greenbelt 5 Mall, Makati City nel 2009 e “Luwalhati: Anniversary Group Show” presso l’Art Informal Space Greenhills, San Juan nel 2008.
MARIA TANIGUCHI (1981, PH) - Nata nelle Filippine, l’artista si divide oggi fra Manila e Londra, dove nel 2009 ha completato un Master in Art Practice presso il Goldsmiths College. Nell’ultimo anno ha partecipato a numerose mostre e manifestazioni internazionali, fra cui l’HBC di Berlino (Settembre 2010), il Festival “No Soul for Sale” presso la Tate Modern di Londra, l’edizione 2010 del Next Wave Festival di Melbourne e la mostra “Homestay” presso il centro Osage di Shanghai.
DEXTER FERNANDEZ () - Nato a Caloocan City e attualmente residente a Manila. Fra le mostre cui ha partecipato si ricordano: “Magnum Asupre 2” presso il Bluewings Art Space Rafa’s deli & café in Quezon City, Tutok Bantayog nel 2009 e “TULAY: A Filipino & Fil-Am Art Exibit” presso lo I- Hotel Manilatown Center di San Francisco (U.S.A.) nel 2008.
JAIME PACENA (1980, PH) – Creative director di MixMedia e figura di estrema influenza presso il College of Fine Arts and Design di Santo Tomas, l’artista è riconosciuto nelle Filippine per le sue continue sperimentazioni che combinano arte e tecnologia. Nel 2007 ha avuto una mostra personale presso il Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino, Cultural Center of the Philippines intitolata “Parallel Wounds” e nel 2005 è arrivato secondo nella categoria mixed media con la sua opera “Watch Me” durante la 58th Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Competition.
RONALD CARINGAL (1980, PH) - Fondatore della Cubicle Art Gallery, spazio che dal 2002 è dedicato al sostegno di giovani artisti presso la città di Maybunga, l’artista ha partecipato a importanti mostre fra cui: “Commitment reissues” (Solo exhibition) presso l’ Utterly Art , South Bridge Road, Singapore nel 2008, “BOXED 2” presso il Cultural Center of the Philippines, nel 2007, “Qui Playing Games with my Art” presso l’Alliance Francais de Manille nel 2005 e “Everyday Fools” presso UFO, Metro Manila nel 2004
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Following the success of the shows “South-East B(l)ooming” and “Pleasures of Caos”, focused on contemporary art from South-East Asia, Primo Marella Gallery further develops the research and understanding of this area with the exhibition “Latitudes. Encounters with the Philippines”.
Thanks to the precious collaboration of Evitas Sarenas and Miguel Rosales, the show will feature installations, paintings and drawings by nine of the most important and recognized artists coming from Philippines.
EVITA SARENAS introduces:
NONA GARCIA (1978, Quezon, PH) – One of the most significant artists from the Philippines. Appreciated by the public and critics, she participated to important shows and events including: Prague Biennial 2009 (Czech Republic), Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial 2005 (Japan), “13 Artists Award 2003” at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Philippines), “Utopia” for The Box 2002 (Singapore) and“Philip Morris Asian Art Awards” at the Singapore Art Museum (Singapore).
ANNIE CABIGTING (1971, PH) – Since the graduation in Fine Art at the University of the Philippines, the artist has adopted a conceptual language. Her paintings are conceived starting from her photographs and investigate reality with a detachment typical of the documentary, encouraging a different way to look at the artwork. Among the main shows to which she participated we recall: Prague Biennal 2009 (Czech Republic), the exhibition “Girls will not be girls” at the Art Center, SM Megamall Mandaluyong City (Philippines) in 2006, and “The Sedimentation of the mind” at the Vargas Museum Quazon City (Philippines) in 2004.
YASMIN SISON (1973) – Winner of the prize “13 Artists Award” in 2006 for the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP), the artist started her career in Manila in the Nineties, becoming a key figure in the international art scene. Among the main exhibitions we recall: Prague Biennal 2009 (Czech Republic), “The Sedimentation of the mind” at the Vargas Museum Quazon City (Philippines) in 2004, “Densities, Making Sense of dense cities” at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines in 2003 and the solo show “Kitchen Sink Drama” for The British Coulnil Library in 2000.
WIRE TUAZON (1973, Angono, PH) - Key figure in the Philippine contemporary art scene and founder of artistic movements such as Surrounded by Water and the collective Neo-Angon. Wire Tuazon has exhibited in the main venues of the Philippines. Among the main solo shows we recall: “Parables and Paradoxes,” Finale Art File, for the LaO Centre, Makati City (Philippines) in 2008, “Reality Sandwiches” at the Art Centre, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City (Philippines) in 2007 and “Matter and Memory”, for Ufo, Metro Manila (Philippines) in 2004.
MIGUEL ROSALES introduces:
NIKKI LUNA (1977, PH) – After graduating in 2006 in Fine Art and painting at the University of the Philippines, the artist has been selected in 2008 for a summer residency at the Cooper Union, a very important and prestigious institution in New York. Since then she took part to a lot of shows including: “Seven Jeans for Seven Artists” at the Greenbelt 5 Mall, Makati City in 2009 and “Luwalhati: Anniversary Group Show” for the Art Informal Space Greenhills, San Juan in 2008.
MARIA TANIGUCHI (1981, PH) – Born in the Philippines, the artist lives today between Manila and London, where in 2009 she completed a Master in Art Practice at the Goldsmiths College. In the last year she participated to a number of international shows and events, among which we recall: HBC Berlin (September 2010), “No Soul for Sale” Festival at the Tate Modern in London, the 2010 edition of Next Wave Festival in Melbourne and the show “Homestay” at the Osage Centre in Shanghai.
DEXTER FERNANDEZ () - Born in Caloocan City the artist now lives in Manila. Among the shows he participated to we recall: “Magnum Asupre 2” at the Bluewings Art Space Rafa’s deli & café in Quezon City, Tutok Bantayog in 2009 and “TULAY: A Filipino & Fil-Am Art Exibit” for the lo I- Hotel Manilatown Center in San Francisco (U.S.A.) in 2008.
JAIME PACENA (1980, PH) – Creative director of MixMedia and influential figure of the College of Fine Arts and Design of Santo Tomas, the artist is recognized in the Philippines for his continuous experimentations through which he combines art and technology. In 2007 he had a solo show for the Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino, Cultural Center of the Philippines called “Parallel Wounds” and in 2005 he won the second prize for the mixed media section with the work titled “Watch Me” during the 58th Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Competition.
RONALD CARINGAL (1980, PH) – Founder of the Cubicle Art Space, an institution that since 2002 promotes and sustains young artists in the city of Maybunga, the artist participated to a series of important exhibitions including: “Commitment reissues” (Solo exhibition) at the Utterly Art, South Bridge Road, Singapore in 2008, “BOXED 2” at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, in 2007, “Quit Playing Games with my Art” for the Alliance Francais de Manille in 2005 and “Everyday Fools” at UFO, Metro Manila in 2004.
Inaugurazione 28 settembre 2010, ore 19
Primo Marella Gallery
viale Stelvio, 66 Milano
orario: da martedì a sabato ore 11-19
ingresso libero