Quarantine restrictions have eased up and, with the start of the new normal, Filipinos are raring to enjoy activities disallowed at the height of the pandemic. Art Fair Philippines is no different as it resumes its physical exhibitions and events while being complemented by a strong online presence.
The country’s premier art fair will open on March 23 to run until April 1 with physical exhibitions set up at Ayala Triangle Gardens and in gallery venues, and online exhibitions and other activities accessible at artfairphilippines.com.
This year’s exhibits will be viewable at the Art Fair Philippines website. For virtual tours, guests can join the Gallery Walkthrough, scheduled on March 23 and March 24.
Working with art consultant Norman Crisologo and exhibition designer Ed Lacson, Art Fair Philippines will be presenting art installations at the Ayala Tower One Fountain Area for the ArtFairPH/Projects section.
The 2022 featured artists will include a special exhibition of works by the late Arí´ Soriano and noted social realist Nune Alvarado. This section will also feature new commissions from both internationally established and rising Filipino visual artists. A special project also introduces the Filipino audience to the inflatable sculpture of Russian artist Sasha Frolova.
Also part of the physical exhibit is the ArtFairPH/Photo section. Curated by Neal Oshima, Michael Salientes, Mark Nicdao, and Gio Panlilio, this section will explore the exhibit titled “Tattoos, Ternos and Couture, a Celebration of Philippine Fashion Photography.”
The film section of the art fair will also be set up at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. This year, the ArtFairPH/Film section will present works by New York-based new media artist Jeremy Couillard. As Couillard’s works appear on the digital screens of Makati’s Ayala Triangle Gardens, viewers will be transported into fantastical worlds and new dimensions of color and light.
For this year’s edition, Art Fair Philippines will be featuring an interactive augmented reality (AR) art trail at the Ayala Triangle Gardens using the Daata AR app. This digital-meets-physical show offers an opportunity to discover ground-breaking artists and newly commissioned artworks by artist Leeroy New and author Eliza Victoria.
This year’s Talks will include a series of virtual discussions with Paco Barragán, an independent curator and arts writer based in Madrid, about art collecting and advice for artists. There will also be a panel discussion about NFTs, which was the main focus of last year’s edition of the event.
Art Fair Philippines 2022 also continues to develop ArtFairPH/Open Studios. For this edition, Art Fair Philippines has collaborated with J Studio and ceramicist Pablo Capati to showcase a three-part series of pottery demos entitled Conversations on Clay with Jezzel Wee, Marco Rosario, Ella Mendoza, Krista Nogueras, Jon Pettyjohn and Joey de Castro.
