Tag: Ruben Defeo
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Bozzetos
The contemporary art scene in the Philippines effuses a synergy of inventive images and intuitive ideas as espoused by young and established names in mainstream exhibition circuit. This accrual of incisive forays in fact is dizzying as it is engaging. Almost always, in the forefront of these pursuits are artists honed by and educated in…
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UP Presidency: The UP Presidency Through the Decades
This exhibit opens on 14 September at the Bulwagan ng Dangal at 5 PM. The exhibit highlights the role of the UP Presidency in the life of the University as gleaned from the individual visions of the august league of men and woman who steered the institution since 1908 when UP was established. The exhibit…
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Norberto Carating: Artist Collection in Retrospect
Abstract artist Norberto Carating shares his life story. Norberto Carating: Artist Collection in Retrospect opens July 5 at Bulwagan ng Dangal at the University Library in UP Diliman. The exhibition features the private collection of artist Norberto de Guzman Carating spanning 45 years of his painting career. An icon in Philippine Non-Representational Art, Carating is best…
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The University of the Philippines: An Educational Heritage Site
In 2008, the Philippine republic gifted UP, by way of an amendment of the very charter that created the institution in 1908, the status of being the national university in the Philippines for its trailblazing role in advancing the cause of higher education through excellent academic program, cutting edge research and exemplary public service. The…
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Rizal sa UP
Rizal sa UP was installed in celebration of the sesquicentennial of Dr. Jose Rizal’s birth. This exhibition focuses on the connection between our national hero and the University of the Philippines. This exhibition employs the rather ambiguous and ambivalent relationship of UP and Rizal mostly manifested “between the texts” written over the past century. In this…