Bacolod-based artist Charlie Co presents his latest paintings in a one-man rebuttal to modern-day malevolence and malaise. Starring in Co’s eleven large canvases are life sized wooden mannequins in various quotidian scenarios. Faceless and seemingly soulless, they enact misdemeanors that are all too human and thus embarrassingly familiar: debauchery, conspiracy, apathy and fraud. On run from May 7 until June 5 at Galleria Duemila, 210 Loring St., Pasay City.

The box form is a basic containment unit that defines space. Hence a room may be considered a box. A frame boxes a picture, a window frames a room. The camera obscura is a box contraption that projects images of its surroundings on a screen, which then imprints it on a medium to record the projected image though in reverse view. Vermeer was speculated as to have used such a device for his magnificent attention to detail in his paintings, which were window views to the illuminated interior domesticity of Dutch daily life in the 17th century, or as curtained tableaus to an allegory of painting such as in The Art of Painting.

Joseph Cornell ‘s boxes are compendiums of time and memory, and “of shadows of forgotten dreams” patinated or rendered mysterious and precious by their very juxtaposition in the boxed confines of his dioramas that intuit to a greater personal mythology.

Roberto Chabet’s exhibits from the 1990s to 2007 in the adjacent galleries of Finale and West…

Alliance Francaise de Manille’s Total Gallery proudly presents noted printmaker and visual artist Virgillio “Pandy” Aviado’s “Passe Partout”. Described by Gemma Cruz Araneta in her recent column as “Another Filipino Master”, she calls Aviado “a multi-faceted artist who masters a wide range of styles, materials, techniques, moods, themes, and forms.” Indeed, Aviado is a man of many talents: aside from being a multi-awarded printmaker who has represented the Philippines at several biennales and other international exhibitions, he has also been a graphic arts teacher and administrator. He has served as President of the Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP) and the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP). He was also Director of Visual Arts of the CCP and Chair of the Committee on the Visual Arts of the NCCA.

As a printmaker, Aviado has mastered numerous printmaking techniques, from woodcut to color etching. After training under pioneer printmaker Manuel Rodriguez, he pursued further studies in this medium at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in…

There is something haunting about Lara de los Reyes’ art. They often deal with memory, the kind that persists. The same sense can be felt at her latest show. The artwork is exceptionally personal, and goes hand-in-hand with the intimacy of the space. On view until May 28 at 20Square, SLab. Contact 816- 0044 and 0917-5874011, email [email protected] or log on to www.silverlensphoto.com and slab.silverlensphoto.com for more details.

POP, the very onomatopoeia of something that just burst out of nowhere, or from the simmering soupcon saturated in instantaneous thrills, much like movie monsters springing forth from mad science experiments gone horribly wrong producing hybrids such as Godzilla itself which was conceived as a cross between a gorilla (gorira) and a whale (kujira) to verily embody size, power and its aquatic origin, JP Cuison’s 2nd exhibit opening this 29th of April at Secret Fresh Gallery treads the same nuclear amniotic pool which has spawned his own mash-ups of vintage cartoon and media characters in re-imagined scenarios wrought out from this polysoup of influences that now pervade both imagination and waking life.

The title of the exhibit POPZILLA, itself a word mash-up, implies an invasion by massive media exposure and from which pop art has started to utilize or rather parallel the tools , signs and systems by which consumer culture is manufactured and in turn consumed again which systematized as well and established art as an industry in itself, aside from being…

Creative force Gilda Cordero Fernando returns to SLab as a visual artist presenting 41 new paintings made in the last two years, GCF, as she is known, accompanies each piece with a story. She has assembled a utopian topsy-turvy world that integrates spiritual beliefs coming from different parts of the world with everyday Filipino life. On view until May 28 at SLab Silverlens Gallery. Contact 816- 0044 and 0917-5874011, email [email protected] or log on to www.silverlensphoto.com and slab.silverlensphoto.com for more details.

Featuring items by Tigasouth, TMG, Anak ng Kwek Kwek, Nikki Abs, Garapata (Dex Fernandez), Margaux Blas, Vermonyo, Cavity, Foam (Chester and Froilan Calayag), Twee Shop, Book Pusher, El Diablo, Vlad Pullarca, Classic Junk and more. On April 30, Saturday from 3PM onwards at Molokai Bar and Grill, Festival Mall Alabang. Catch the live acoustic sets + film showing + drum circle + live tattooing and more!!! For more details, please text 0915-5203629.

Reflecting the artist’s practice in the “sublimation of the intersections in information sharing and research”. The exhibit will focuse on how the researcher’s decisions, sensitivities, and process continuously challenge scientific objectivity in the creation and manipulation of data. On view until May 28 at the UP Diliman Jorge B. Vargas Museum. Call 928-1927 and 981-8500 loc. 4024, email: [email protected] or log on to http://vargasmuseum.upd.edu.ph.

Patricia Eustaquio, Nona Garcia, Geraldine Javier and Yasmin Sison are all known painters and are all recipients of awards for their work in various visual art forms, whether in painting, sculpture or installation. But for this exhibit, Silverlens introduces them to the art world as photographers with an exhibit curated by Rachel Rillo. The exploration of media in their work is something that the artists do not shy from. Photography is not really new for these artists as they have all utilized them in some way in their art process. Likewise, they have all explored the concept of memory. However, this time, memories are translated into photographs, presented as the final form. On view until May 28 at Silverlens Gallery. Contact 816- 0044 and 0917-5874011, email [email protected] or log on to www.silverlensphoto.com and slab.silverlensphoto.com for more details

Artists Junyee, Joe Bautista, Pandy Aviado, Red Mansueto and the Syjuco family presents a multitude of art forms in their upcoming show “Articulating Structures and Medium”. Included in the show are artworks ranging from wall-bound paintings, three-dimensional installations, sculptures, videos, mixed media, and performances. These works, diverse they may seem, works hand in hand in presenting new grounds, thus becoming significant portions of the entire show in truly articulating structure and medium. The exhibit runs from April 15- May 6, 2011 at NOVA Gallery, Warehouse 12A, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City. Call 392-7797, email [email protected] or visit www.novagallerymanila.com.