Art Fest International
8 – 13 December 2021
Vernissage Opening (Exclusive for VIP)
December 8 | 4PM
#ArtTalks
December 9 – 12
Festival Mall Alabang
Filinvest Corporate City, Commerce Ave, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Organized by Galerie Roberto, The Manila’Bang: Art Fest International 2021 is in partnership with Artsper Europe and Art Moments Jakarta. The fest opens its on-site component to the public on 8 December 2021, Wednesday, at 6 o’clock in the evening, at Festival Mall Alabang.
How are experiences clinched, confronted, and subsisted considering our current reliance on cyberspace and alternative models, platforms, and interventions? The quotidian experiences remain unprecedented and often unpredictable in the current times brought about by various social, political, and cultural issues, among others. This is parallel to conversations on how art is produced, presented, received, and consumed — people working across the arts ecosystem constantly encounter quandaries, perhaps experiences which are inevitable to deny that shape their practice.
The Manila’Bang: Art Fest International 2021 accents works by diverse contemporary artists based in local and international localities. Exhibitions in this fair look into divergent ways, possibilities, or courses of action relating to the visceral, mundane, creative, and artistic processes and production. Central to the idea of the fest is ‘the animate proof of life’, a phrase lifted from Linda Pastan’s 2011 literary collection ‘Traveling Light’ which untangles the transitory qualities of the mundane, with everything being temporary and characterized by ephemerality suggestive of growth, aging, and loss. Through the exhibitions and expanded programming on contemporary art and culture, the fest explicates the animate proof of life.
The Best Place for Contemporary Art in the South
Galerie Roberto is a venue for art exchange that showcases artworks of both Filipino and international artists. Through collective exhibitions and dynamic displays, it undertakes to promote art and aspires to become a repository for valuable and important artworks.
Galerie Roberto sets forth to promote contemporary art in showcasing the works of artists who are well-established and far renowned in their dedicated visual idiom. It acts also as a showcase for emerging artists who share the same vision and commitment in bringing forth ideas that will help them secure a strong hold in their own artistic vision.
The gallery is committed toward significant showings of Philippines and Asian Art and discerning fresh artistic ideas from around the world. The gallery believes in art that probes new frontiers, pays homage to individuality and emulates the diverse ideas and values of societies. Locating itself in the center of Ayala Alabang, it intends to bring to the south, the energy and vibrancy of the art scene found in the center of the Metro.
Participating artists
Floyd Absalon
Hermes Alegre
Darby Alcoseba
Nune Alvarado
Ricky Ambagan
Marcel Antonio
Chrisanto Aquino
Cezar Arro
Juert Asejo
Bea Aspiras
Popoy Aspiras
Vic Balanon
Manuel Baldemor
Andre Baldovino
Romeo Ballada
Renato Balute
Tommy Bar (Ireland)
Gelo Bato
Ng Bee (Malaysia)
Jovan Benito
Kongpop Benjanirat (Th)
Malyn Bonayog
Reynard Borillo
Lawrence Borsoto
Robert Besana
Marius Black
Theekawut Boonvijitara (Th)
Richard Buxani
Benjie Cabangis
Ferdinand Cacnio
Cee Cadid
Nixxio Castrillo
Gala Caki (Serbia)
Froilan Calayag
Xander Calceta
Toti Cerda
S-Ann Ch’i
Mark Copino
Chico Cristobal
Kim Cruz
Melvin Culaba
Gary Custodio
Rene Cuvos
Argee Dacuyan
Joe Datuin
Michelle Dawson (Australia)
Anton Del Castillo
Reynold Dela Cruz
Fil Delacruz
Janos Delacruz
Delmo
Summer De Guia
Anita Del Rosario
De Juras
Bullet Dematera
Mario De Rivera
Tammy De Roca
Brendon Dinglasan
Jep Dizon
Elmer Dumlao
Jp Duray
Sal Ponce-Enrile
Tyrone Espinosa
Ivy Floresca
Jonathan Galicano
Romulo Galicano
Carla Gamalinda
Nina Garibay
Raymond Gev
Sandra Gfeller
Allain Hablo
Katrin Hamann (Germany)
Fitz Herrera
Al Kawamura (Japan)
Ruthairat Kumsrichan (Th)
Paolo Icasas
Raul Isidro
Jose Ibay
Toym Imao
Binong Javier
Joselito Jandayan
Gerry Joquico
Niccolo Jose
Winner Jumalon
Cici Lane
Edwin Ladrillo
Rico Lascano
Jacob Lindo
Celeste Lecaroz
Marloun Mago
Erwin Mallari
Ram Mallari
Noli Manalang
Clark Manalo
Josue Mangrobang
Ron Marinas
Martin Maturan
Norlie Meimban
Minh Meo (Vietnam)
Pilo Medina
Nguyen Nit (Vietnam)
Januri (Indonesia)
Kiko Marquez
Mark Martinez
Eric Masangkay
Emmanuel Miranda
Kenneth Montegrande
Jerry Morada
Dennis Morante
Gino Nagret
Jaime Nepomuceno
Otto Neri
Kim Ng (Malaysia)
Justin Nuyda
Wilfredo Offermaria
Milmar Onal
Jim Orencio
Marge Organo
Abe Orobia
Jaime Pacena Ii
Demi Padua
Made Palguna (Indonesia)
Katrina Pallon
Faye Pamintuan
Mayi Penaflorida
Edu Perreras
Eduardo Perreras
Eric Perreras
Michelle Perez
Jintana Piamsiri (Thailand)
Chris Pizarro
Bambang Pramudiyanto (Indonesia)
Jay Ragma
Eufemio Rasco
Julius Redillas
Reuel Rendon Joy Rojas
Rosscapili
Eghai Roxas
Louie Ignacio
Marc Salamat
Jerson Samson
Arturo Sanchez Jr.
Edgar San Diego
Kazi Sahid (Bangladesh)
Helena Dias Sardenberg (Brazil)
Isaac Sion
Bell Sison
Hadi Soesanto (Indonesia)
Giuseppe Strano Spitu (Spain)
Suharmanto (Indonesia)
Kim Hamilton Sulit
Jan Sunday
Tekla Tamoria
Christian Tamondong
Cj Tanedo
Mimi Tecson
Haraya Tejido
Rishab Tibon
Juanito Torres
Adrian Trijo
Brian Uhing
Vien Valencia
Jc Vargas
Marianne Venderbosch (Netherlands)
Lydia Velasco
Julmard Vicente
Odoi Villalon
Govind Vishwas (India)
Meneline Wong, M.D
Erica Hetsu Wahyuni (Indonesia)
Bryan Yabut
Jared Yokte
Orley Ypon
Pinggot Zulueta
#ArtTalks
Everyone is invited for the free #ArtTalk.
#ArtTalks is a series of dialogues on contemporary art, culture, and the market with professionals and practitioners in the arts, culture, and creative industries ecosystem.
#ArtTalks is supported by The Manila’Bang Show: ArtFest International 2021 organized by Galerie Roberto
Session 1: Collecting and Art Market
December 9, Thursday | 2:00 – 3:30 PM PHT via Zoom
This session surveys current practices, strategies, and perspectives in collecting and art market in the Philippines related to various factors that shape both such as collectors, art spaces, galleries, artists, among many others.
Discussion led by artist, researcher, and consultant, Sandra Palomar-Quan, of Palomar Fine Arts Services. Moderated by Alain Zedrick Camiling, Arts Management Program Chair at De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde Manila.
Session 2: Art and Abodes
December 10, Friday | 2:00 – 3:30 PM PHT via Zoom
This session explicates gestures of care for art collections at home, particularly practical points on collections management and interior decorating for both budding and prominent art collectors.
Session 3: Contemporary Art
December 11, Saturday | 2:00 – 3:30 PM PHT via Zoom
The session investigates discourses on contemporary art and culture with emphasis on public engagement, curatorial processes and gestures, and platforms for contemporary art, among many others.
Session 4: Inclusion and Wellness
December 12, Sunday | 2:00 – 3:30 PM PHT via Zoom
The session promotes facilitation of inclusion and wellness in diverse contexts, particularly residential spaces, through articulations and interventions related to art, self-care, and belongingness.
The Manila’Bang Show – Artfest International
