If you’re looking for new (or new-ish books) by Filipino authors to discover, look no further. From cozy fantasies and transgressive fiction to women’s fiction, a graphic novel, a short story collection, a generational queer saga, a historical novel, and National Book Award winners, this list has something for every kind of reader. ‘Hue City’…
Galeria Mari is proud to present its year-opening exhibition, ‘Boundless’, running from January 21 to February 4, 2025. One of life’s greatest paradoxes is that in endings, we find infinite beginnings. Such thought is both reassuring and heartening. It is little wonder that rituals rooted in reflection, reunion, and renewal have emerged from this understanding—allowing…
Galeria Mari is proud to present its year-opening exhibition, ‘Boundless’, running from January 21 to February 4, 2025. One of life’s greatest paradoxes is that in endings, we find infinite beginnings. Such thought is both reassuring and heartening. It is little wonder that rituals rooted in reflection, reunion, and renewal have emerged from this understanding—allowing…
In a ship-themed exhibition hall in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong, cultural relics from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) were shining in the glass cases, telling the mysterious story of the ancient merchant ship Nanhai I. The exhibition “Launch from Greater Bay Area: Nanhai I Shipwreck & the Maritime Silk Road,” co-organized by the Development…
The annual Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) competition, organized by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), is now accepting entries for 2025. Mixed mediaWith the theme “Boundless: What Art Can Be,” MADE added a new featured medium category on its 41st year to encourage emerging Filipino artists to push creative boundaries and advance the growth…
“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.” For many, stories are an escape; for others, they are an adventure. And now, SM Book Nook invites readers of all ages to journey into the heart of Filipino storytelling at its first-ever Reading Festival. To be held on January 31 at SM Aura’s…
A series of Japanese paintings depicting the tragedy of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima will be displayed at a gallery in Australia this year, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The set of 15 works titled, “The Hiroshima Panels”, by the late artists Iri and Toshi Maruki, was produced…
The China Oriental Performing Arts Group captivated its audience in New York on Friday with poetic dance drama featuring ancient Chinese aesthetics and innovative modern artistry. Thunderous applause erupted as the curtains fell on The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, the poetic dance drama, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in…
South Korea’s webtoon industry has reached a milestone, surpassing 2 trillion won ($1.36 billion) in revenue for the first time in 2023, which marked six consecutive years of growth, a government report showed. According to the report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate Korea Creative Content Agency, the total revenue…
A sculpture by José Rizal of Josephine Bracken, titled “Sleeping Josephine”, will be unveiled at the National Museum of Fine Arts on December 30, Rizal Day. The sculpture — which features Bracken resting with her arms crossed over her chest, her lower half draped in a blanket, lying on a classical Roman-style couch — will…