Excess equals exuberance in Singapore show focusing on Philippine art

Louie Cordero’s “The Choice” painting of a multi-eyed monstrosity mesmerized by its handheld mobile device is situated near Annie Cabigting’s more introspective gold-nail installation with a shadow cast by the gallery lights as well as shadows painted with “mimetic fidelity” .

Just when viewers thought they had Filipino art lodged in a categorical box, they soon find out there are more spaces to explore, more viewpoints to be considered, and how more is, well, inevitably more.“You cannot be timid when you do the Philippines,” said curator Joyce Toh. “And because it’s the Philippines, nothing is done in halves. It has to be bigger and bolder than what one might anticipate.”This is Gajah Gallery’s first foray into Philippine art.

“Generally, it’s a mixture of methods . There are no presets. And it is partly instinctive,” explained Toh. “I do hope that, especially for people in Singapore who may not be familiar with Philippine art, that it gives them just a really good introduction to the richness and breadth of works by Filipino artists.

Founded in 1996, Gajah Gallery has remained at the forefront of the Southeast Asian art scene, with premiere exhibitions curated by the region’s leading academics and art historians. The gallery program extends across three locations and continues to support the work of Southeast Asian artists through a full calendar of exhibitions each year, including invitations to regional and international platforms of the highest caliber.

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