Gallery News: ‘Beyond Tobacco’ at Ayala Museum

MANILA, Philippines - The Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, in partnership with the Ayala Museum, presents “Beyond Tobacco: Tabacalera — A Bridge Between the Philippines and Spain,” which opens today at the Ayala Museum, Makati City. The show runs until July 6.

Curated by Prof. Martin Rodrigo, “Beyond Tobacco” retraces the history of  Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas (Tabacalera), the main tobacco company in the country, through a selection of images, maps, books, art objects and antiques that have been loaned by Spanish and Philippine institutions as well as private collectors.

For information, call 817-9997.

Tristram Miravalles at Ysobel Art Gallery

Tristram Miravalles dissects the pits of his core and tips the light above those that who moral society labels as deviants in “Lethal Dose,” which opens on April 25 at Ysobel Art Gallery, second floor, Serendra Piazza, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

For inquiries, call or SMS 0928-507111 or e-mail mark.sancheztiongco@gmail.com.

Love Marie Ongpauco at ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum

Love Marie Ongpauco, a.k.a. Heart Evangelista, shares what her heart feels — be it sadness and pain, happiness or joy, madness or confusion — in “I Am Love Marie, the Art and Works of Love Marie Ongpauco,” which opens on May 8 at the ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum, Makati City. The show runs until May 22.

For inquiries, call 757-3000.

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Blic, Teo Esguerra and Lukan Villanueva at LRI Design Plaza

Blic, Teo Esguerra and Lukan Villanueva present art, photography and film exhibition on street art in “Pildera Connect,” which opens on April 25 at LRI Design Plaza, Nicanor Garcia St., Bel-Air II, Makati City. The show runs until May 2.

Pildera is an obscure enclave in Pasay City, which is a stark reminder of neglect, disparity, contradiction and the drama of social change.

For inquiries, call 895-5470.