TutoK goes for its latest target
The artists’ reception of the latest TutoK show titled “TutoKKK” will be held on Nov. 30, 4 p.m., at the Blanc Compound, 359 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City. The party will go on till evening with music provided by various bands.
TutoK is about visual artists collaborating for advocacy. In celebration of its third year this 2008, it is holding its annual exhibit at Blanc’s spaces in Mandaluyong and Makati with almost 200 artists contributing new works on the theme of crisis: probing into its metaphors and transmutations as it collectively forms an active stance beyond resistance.
Primarily conceived as a recount of a crisis-laden period, “TutoKKK” is also an invitation towards a more in-depth scrutiny of pressing issues. Crisis marks a point of instability in the same way that it highlights a turning point: we are in a crucial moment where decisions will and have to be made.
Paintings, sculptures, installations and residual performance comprise the initial salvo will be on view until Dec. 10. A flow of wall-bound works in uniform format will dominate the space, interspersed with sculptures and assemblages of objects that overall, will interact with the action and residue of live art performances.
Coming next is an installation of works on paper by the same artists at Blanc Art Space, 107 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City from Dec. 6 to 31. Using various media, but also following a uniform format, these vignettes on crises will also be the basis of an installation/performance that will echo the outcry and ephemera of paper. The exhibit will open on Dec. 6 with performance starting at 7 p.m.
“TutoKKK” is presented in partnership with Blanc, and is jointly curated by Noel Soler Cuizon, Buen Calubayan, Jef Carnay, Mark Salvatus and Wesley Valenzuela. TutoK is supported by PAG-IBiG, Utterly Art, and Julius Babao for their support.
For information, call 752-0032 or SMS +63920-9276436, e-mail info@blanc.ph, or visit www.blanc.ph.
