Every year, Art Fair Philippines has been metro’s go-to destination for collectors to get their first dibs on art and add to their growing collection, for galleries to showcase their artists’ latest work, and for enthusiasts to come and appreciate contemporary art.
Now on its 8th year, Art Fair has only gotten bigger. There are now workshop sessions to supplement ArtFairPH/Talks, an all-new ArtFairPH/Film section where one can enter a dark room, lounge on some throw pillows and catch viewings of feature-length films, documentaries, and short animations curated by Erwin Romulo, Philbert Dy, and Teddy Co. Art Fair also welcomes ArtFairPH/Incubators, which are creative spaces that think beyond the typical gallery format and feature more immersive pieces.
Taking up four floors plus the roof deck at The Link carpark in Makati, the country’s biggest art fair can get overwhelming. It’s dotted with intricate installations and artwork that will beguile you, make you stop in your tracks, and think. As is the best approach when admiring a piece—you will take a step back and literally admire the bigger picture, take a closer look at its details, and redo the first step again to see if you’ve missed anything. If a work catches your eye, you take a photo (no flash photography!) to remember it.
If you’re planning to hit up Art Fair PH this weekend, here are a few, snap-worthy pieces that you won’t want to miss:
ArtFairPH Projects: Jellyfish Kisses
PHOTO BY HANNAH LAZATIN
ArtFairPH Projects: Perry Argel
ArtFairPH Projects: The Triumph of Everyman, Onib Olmedo
Walang Kawala (No Way Out), Tarzeer Pictures
I came like water and like wind I go, Dianne Rosario, Tarzeer Pictures
The Heap, Viva La Vida (Portrait of a Female Artist at 40), Wawi Navarroza, Silverlens
Hallow, Nona Garcia, Biotransforms
Fields of Color IX, Olivia d’Aboville, Altro Mondo Gallery
Leda II, Manolo Gonzalez, Galerie Ovo
Panther, Idaira del Castillo, Galerie Ovo
A series of work by Yeo Kaa, Yavuz Gallery
Drown in Silence: Before Midnight #2, Behind the Sin: Night Walker Series #1, Behind the Sin: Night Walker Series #2, Taufik Ermas, Artemis Art
I Really, Really, Dennis Bato, Artemis Art
White, Peter Zimmermann, Nunu Fine Arts
Yellow Flint, Peter Zimmermann, Nunu Fine Arts
Narcissus 1-25, Ricky Villabona, Tin-aw Gallery
Physichromie 1412, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Cayon Gallery
Opera – Screaming Faces, Gabriela Barredo, Silverlens
#Traveller (Bighead Series), Andres Barrioquinto, Secret Fresh Gallery
Flesh and Needles III, Abi Dionisio
Empire #4, Empire #8, Empire #1, Julius Redillas, Galerie Roberto
Kalawakan ng Kalooban, Josh Palisoc, Galerie Roberto
A Better Move (below), The Last Move, Anton Del Castillo, Galerie Roberto
Irresistible Grace, Julie Lluch, Galerie Stephanie
Unclouded, Ross Jaylo, Canvas
Hublot X Rodel Tapaya
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