MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Française de Manille, in cooperation with Galleria Duemila, presents “Consipirateurs du Plaisir (Conspirators of Pleasure),” which opens on Nov. 4 at Alliance Française Total Gallery, 209 Nicanor Garcia St., Makati City. The show runs until Nov. 22.
“Conspirateurs du Plaisir” convenes sculptors Agnes Arellano and Duddley Diaz and painter Fernando Modesto in a treatise exhibition on erotic expression.
Arellano’s works are reflections of her continuing crusade of looking at sex with a fresh eye. The miniature bas-reliefs inspired by her archeological temple research in Khajuraho, India are rendered in her neo-classical style in white plaster of paris. Her half-moon “Tablets for Instruction” portray sensual erotological group scenes.
Diaz’s expressionistic sculptures draw the erotic from a union between classical mythology and ethnic Filipino folklore. Several of Diaz’s works, carved in wood and alabaster or cast in bronze, were inspired by his favorite myth about Eros and Psyche. His principal conspirateur is “BululEros” who appears in a typical bulul pose in his full masculine potency. Modesto’s works reflect his playful take on life, nature and sex. This agent provocateur puts together objects and elements that he hopes will make people look, stop, talk, laugh, and get titillated. His paintings and collages are abstract metaphors of the erotic, full of his usual wit and fun-loving spirit.
The show will be complemented by Wednesday evening screenings of erotic films for the entire duration of the exhibition. For the screening schedule, visit www.alliance.ph.