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ARAW NG MGA PATAY: Filipinx-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead
@ 7:00 PM - @ 4:00 PM
Free
About:
Giving offerings to our ancestors is an indigenous practice in the so-called Philippines that predates Catholocism. It is a way of honoring our ancestors and the time they spent with us on this physical plane. Once a year, many cultures around the world take the time to honor our ancestors, such as ‘Dia de los Muertos’ in Mexico, ‘Pchum Ben’ in Cambodia and many more. In Philippine culture, ‘Araw Ng Mga Patay’ (translating to Day of the Dead in Tagalog – a Philippine language) is a day we reflect on the remembrance of our passed loved ones.
The intention of this exhibition is to highlight how Filipinx-American visual artists use art as a platform to honor our loved ones in the spirit world. Visual artworks selected for this exhibition become an offering to our ancestors in itself.
Please bring an offering for the community altar.
Curated by Nica Aquino
Assisted by Anna Calubayan
Works by:
Alex J. Cabalu
Arni Tecson
Bren Bataclan (MA)
Camille Modesto (FL)
Camille G. Papa
Carol Anne McChrystal
Christine Hipolito
Christine Morla
Christopher Details
Christopher Angelo Perez Yñiguez
Des Enano
Dominique Go
Edmund Art Arevalo
Eliseo Art Silva
Eza B.
Francis Gum
Gloria Elisa Margarita Sanchez
Iris Boncales Strauss
Jarand Abad
Jeanne Medina
Jessa Mae Mendiola (IL)
John DeCastro
Jolly De Guzman
Kalu (WA)
Kevin Flores
Lek V. Borja
Lola x Kenneth Collaboration (SJ, CA)
Marissa Lynn
Matthew Romasanta
Mel & Phillip Orpilla (NorCal & SoCal)
Mic Boekelmann (NJ)
Michael Rippens
Nica Aquino
Palmarin Merges (OR)
Pamela Ybañez (Oakland, CA)
Papo De Asis (courtesy of Ginette Rondeau’s private collection)
Pia Cabanela
Rhi Cha-os (NJ)
Valerie J. Bower
Vanessa Briones (OR)
Victor Ancheta (TX)
Yumi Janairo Roth (CO)
Artwork:
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- Bren Bataclan – Fort Funston
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- Camille G. Papa – First Impression – Smells Like Rotten Fish
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- Camille Modesto – Tatay (detail 1)
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- Camille Modesto – Tatay (detail 2)
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- Christopher Perez Yñiguez – Horasis (There Is, There Isn’t)
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- Des Enano – May Forever Nga Ba?
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- Dominique Go – Basket (Hanger)
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- Edmund Art Arevalo – Swallow Don’t Chew
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- Arni Tecson – El Tinikling En Ultratumba (The Tinikling Beyond the Grave)
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- Eliseo ‘EL1SY’ Art Silva – Spectre of Specimen Samples
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- Eza B. – Nakita Namon
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- Iris Boncales- Strauss – Our Mother
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- Jarand Abad – Gridlock
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- Jarand Abad – Gridlock (detail)
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- Jessa Mae Mendiola – Rice Not Bullets
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- Jessa Mae Mendiola – Sagay 9
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- Jessa Mae Mendiola – Our Land, Our Tribe, Our Lives
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- John DeCastro – Ancestor Catching Milkfish
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- John DeCastro – Ancestor Holding Ceramic Pot
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- Jolly de Guzman – I Am…
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- Jolly de Guzman – If We Escape…
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- Jolly de Guzman – Book of the Dead (Heaven)
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- Jolly de Guzman – Book of the Dead (Purgatory)
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- Jolly de Guzman – Head on Stick (I Am Free)
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- Jolly de Guzman – The Moment Has Passed
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- Kalu – A Gift of Movement
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- Kalu – In the Memory of
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- Kevin Guanio Flores – Mayari
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- Lek V. Borja – 1988, Philippines
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- Lek V. Borja – False Idols
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- Lola x Kenneth Collaboration – The Red Shoes
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- Lola x Kenneth Collaboration – Anihan
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- Lola x Kenneth Collaboration – Blue Beach, Lingayen
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- Lola x Kenneth Collaboration – Ilokana
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- Matthew Romasanta – Pastel Prayer Book
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- Mic Boekelmann – Blood Cries Out
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- Nica Aquino – [dis]connect
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- Nica Aquino – Little Brown Sister
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- Nica Aquino – Untitled Wall Hanging
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- Palmarin Merges – Objects for Relentlessly Optimistic Divination
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- Pamela Ybañez – Barong Hoop
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- Papo De Asis – Christendom (part of altar tribute)
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- Mel & Philip Orpilla – Island Warrior Fighting Sticks & Tatak ng Apat na Alon (Mark of Four Waves) Tattoo Tribe
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- Pia Cabanela – Swept Under a Banig
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- Rhia Cha-os – Kuya
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- Michael Rippens – Untitled: Bag (detail 1)
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- Michael Rippens – Untitled: Bag (detail 2)
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- Michael Rippens – Untitled: Bag (detail 3)
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- Gloria Elisa Margarita Sanchez – Memory Vessel
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- Gloria Elisa Margarita Sanchez – Naalala Kita
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- Arni Tecson – Tandang (Rooster)
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- Arni Tecson – Tropical Fruit Vendor
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- Valerie J. Bower – Storytelling
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- Victor Ancheta – Vicente
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- Yumi Janairo Roth – Procession (from Filipiniana Americana series)
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- Yumi Janairo Roth – Procession (from Filipiniana Americana series) (detail)
Installation Shots:
