One fair to rule ‘em all

MANILA, Philippines - For those about to rock with art, we salute you.

In its third edition, Art Fair Philippines has grown from strength to strength with its show-stopping display of contemporary art right at the heart of the financial and business capital, Makati City. For this year, a total of 33 galleries, seven of which are either based in Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta or Taipei, will showcase their respective roster of artists working in a diverse variety of media and embodying a kaleidoscope of artistic temperaments.

Attendees will get to familiarize themselves with some of the most important artists working today — from the influential Roberto Feleo with his mythological folkloric art to the London-based Maria Taniguchi with her haunting, conceptual work, from Ronald Ventura with his omnipotent eye sculptures at the Bench pavilion to Tad Ermitaño’s interactive video work, which Erwin Romulo says “is one for the family: it makes nice noises, squiggly lines and live worms.” 

Aside from being a platform of new works, the fair is also an avenue of conversation into the nature of art and its vital place in the world. For the Christie’s Art Forum, celebrated gallery owner Sundaram Tagore will drop by to talk about the ever-evolving art environment. At once casual and serious, local and international, contemporary-oriented and forward-looking, Art Fair Philippines has emerged to become the biggest (art) show in town.

So, boys and girls, fair thee well.

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Art Fair Philippines 2015 is from Feb. 5 to 8, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., at The Link carpark, Ayala Center.