Gallery News: Liv Vinluan, Paulo Vinluan and Nicole Sy Coson at Finale Art File

Liv Vinluan, Paulo Vinluan and Nicole Sy Coson hold simultaneous shows, which are on view until Aug. 30 at Finale Art File, Warehouse 17, La Fuerza, 2241 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City.

At the Tall Gallery, Liv depicts the boat as a compelling symbol of loss, change and survival in “The Savage Sea.”

At the Video Room, Paulo creates complex configurations using three main forms — the human figure, the sphere and the cube — and in the process unpacks a repertoire of references and stories related to them in “Block: New Paintings.”

At the Upstairs Gallery, Nicole presents small monotype prints with forms that straddle the line between abstraction and reality.

For details, call 813-2310, email finaleartfileinc@gmail.com or visit www.finaleartfile.com.

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Benjie Cabrera at The Crucible

Benjie Cabrera attempts to capture the moment of creation at what is “now and here” in “Maze of Thought,” which opens tomorrow at The Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City. The show runs until Sept. 7,

For information, call 635-6061.

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Pio Abad at Vargas Museum

Pio Abad employs strategies of appropriation to reveal the social and political significations of objects, unraveling the circumstances in which artworks and commodities are made, presented and exchanged in “The Collection of Ryan & William Saunders,” which opens on Aug. 28 at the Ground Floor Lobby & West Wing Galleries of Jorge B. Vargas Museum, QC. The show runs until Sept. 30.

The exhibit is presented in cooperation with Silverlens Galleries.

For inquiries, call 816-0044 or visit www.silverlensgalleries.com.

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Pow Martinez and Jeona Zoleta at Now Gallery

Pow Martinez and Jeona Zoleta open up a shopping bag full of surprises (new works) in “Psychic Supermarket,” which opens on Aug. 29 at Now Gallery and Auctions, ground floor, Ecoplaza Bldg., 2305 Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. The show runs until Sept. 10.

“Psychic Supermarket” is a metaphor for the consumption of goods in the art world. The works are visual puns on the blatant and blind devouring of products.

For inquiries, call 555-0683 to 84.

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Aubrey Fajardo at Mendez Big and Small

Aubrey Fajardo holds “Walls,” which is on view until Aug. 28 at Mendez Big and Small Art Gallery, fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.

Dr. Joel Mendez curates the exhibit.

For details, call 0917-8482691 or email mendezbigandsmall@yahoo.com.