Manila: The Night is Restless, The Day is Scornful

Group exhibition of contemporary Filipino artists at ARNDT Singapore
Curated by Norman Crisologo
July 12 - August 30, 2014
Opening reception | Friday | July 11, 2014 | 6-9 pm

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"Manila: The Night is Restless, The Day is Scornful" features works by Mike Adrao, Gabriel Barredo, Santiago Bose, Zean Cabangis, Jigger Cruz, Alfredo Esquillo, Dex Fernandez, Kawayan de Guia, José Legaspi, Pow Martinez, Alwin Reamillo, Kaloy Sanchez, Norberto Roldan, Jose Tence Ruiz and Tatong Torres.
                  
Manila is a city of extremes, and at a time that only the extreme makes an impression, it still manages to shock. To wander into its streets, to be among the crowds, to be caught in the din of history that barrages you at every corner is to participate in a drama that began centuries ago, but whose cries and whispers echo resound well into the present. The sacred and the profane, the amatory smiles and the feral gaze are all on display here, as the unforgiving sun of its days give way to the artificial neon of night.
This exhibition is a guided tour of Manila, by asking its best contemporary artists to act as Virgils ushering us into its depths as well as pointing out the stars of the darkened heavens above this infernal city.
Erwin Romulo, 2014

Manila: The Night is Restless, The Day is Scornful, 2014 Manila: The Night is Restless, The Day is Scornful, 2014

The catalogue was published on the occasion of the curated exhibition of Norman Crisologo at ARNDT Singapore in 2014.

This publicationis a guided tour of Manila, by asking its best contemporary artists to act as Virgils ushering us into its depths as well as pointing out the stars of the darkened heavens above this infernal city and features works by Mike Adrao, Gabriel Barredo, Santiago Bose, Zean Cabangis, Jigger Cruz, Alfredo Esquillo, Dex Fernandez, Kawayan de Guia, José Legaspi, Pow Martinez, Alwin Reamillo, Kaloy Sanchez, Norberto Roldan, Jose Tence Ruiz and Tatong Torres.

The publication "Manila: The Night is Restless, The Day is Scornful" features the essays of Erwin Romulo, Oliver X.A. Rexles


Self-Published by ARNDT / 70pages, many colour plates
unbound soft cover
Language English

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Installation view IV Installation view IV
Mike Adrao, Wounded skies, 2014, Charcoal on paper, 182,88 x 152,4 cm | 72 x 60 in, # ADRA0001 Mike Adrao, Wounded skies, 2014, Charcoal on paper, 182,88 x 152,4 cm | 72 x 60 in, # ADRA0001 Gabriel Barredo, Penance, 2014, Mixed  media, wall sculpture, 213,36 x 182,88 x 121,92 cm | 84 x 72 x 48 in, # BARR0002 Gabriel Barredo, Penance, 2014, Mixed media, wall sculpture, 213,36 x 182,88 x 121,92 cm | 84 x 72 x 48 in, # BARR0002 Santiago Bose, I Love Abu Sayaff, 2000, Mixed  Media, 123,6 x 89,6 cm | 48.66 x 35.28 in, # BOSE0001 Santiago Bose, I Love Abu Sayaff, 2000, Mixed Media, 123,6 x 89,6 cm | 48.66 x 35.28 in, # BOSE0001 Santiago Bose, Garotte, 2000, Mixed  Media, 176,4 x 94 cm | 69.45 x 37.01 in, # BOSE0002 Santiago Bose, Garotte, 2000, Mixed Media, 176,4 x 94 cm | 69.45 x 37.01 in, # BOSE0002 Zean Cabangis, It is Certain to Happen, 2014, Acrylic and emulsion transfer on wood, Diptych, 121,92 x 243,84 cm | 48 x 96 in, # CABA0001 Zean Cabangis, It is Certain to Happen, 2014, Acrylic and emulsion transfer on wood, Diptych, 121,92 x 243,84 cm | 48 x 96 in, # CABA0001 Alfredo Esquillo, Alab ng Puso, 2010-2014, Oil on ethylene-vinyl acetate panel, wheelchair, wood, lacquer paint, rubber, cyanoacrylate, stainless steel and sheets, mirror, light bulbs, leather, 12V battery, mp3 player, 92 x 175 x 87,5 cm | 36.22 x 68.9 x 34.45 in, # ESQU0002 Alfredo Esquillo, Alab ng Puso, 2010-2014, Oil on ethylene-vinyl acetate panel, wheelchair, wood, lacquer paint, rubber, cyanoacrylate, stainless steel and sheets, mirror, light bulbs, leather, 12V battery, mp3 player, 92 x 175 x 87,5 cm | 36.22 x 68.9 x 34.45 in, # ESQU0002 Alfredo Esquillo, I Heart Quiapo 2, 2014, Two oil paintings on pelon (interwoven), 182,25 x 120,75 cm | 71.75 x 47.54 in, # ESQU0001 Alfredo Esquillo, I Heart Quiapo 2, 2014, Two oil paintings on pelon (interwoven), 182,25 x 120,75 cm | 71.75 x 47.54 in, # ESQU0001 Alwin Reamillo, Ang Sagisag,  2012 - 2013, Mixed media on re-used cable spool and found objects (shredded Philippine banknote, tin can, bone, black sand, duck egg, LED, brass stars), 121,92 x 7,62 cm | 48 x 3 in, # REAM0002 Alwin Reamillo, Ang Sagisag, 2012 - 2013, Mixed media on re-used cable spool and found objects (shredded Philippine banknote, tin can, bone, black sand, duck egg, LED, brass stars), 121,92 x 7,62 cm | 48 x 3 in, # REAM0002 Alwin Reamillo, The Cabinet: Semana Santa Cruxtations or How to Go Bble Sideways and Multiply, 2000 – 2014, Mixed media on printed bedsheet, found objects, constructed wooden cabinet, 243,84 x 365,76 x 43,18 cm | 96 x 144 x 17 in, # REAM0001 Alwin Reamillo, The Cabinet: Semana Santa Cruxtations or How to Go Bble Sideways and Multiply, 2000 – 2014, Mixed media on printed bedsheet, found objects, constructed wooden cabinet, 243,84 x 365,76 x 43,18 cm | 96 x 144 x 17 in, # REAM0001 Dex Fernandez, Scabs and Stitches, 2014, Acrylic and thread on archival print, 121,92 x 243,84 cm | 48 x 96 in, # FERN0001 Dex Fernandez, Scabs and Stitches, 2014, Acrylic and thread on archival print, 121,92 x 243,84 cm | 48 x 96 in, # FERN0001 Jigger Cruz, Untitled, 2014, Oil on canvas, 60,96 x 91,44 cm | 24 x 36 in, # CRUZ0013 Jigger Cruz, Untitled, 2014, Oil on canvas, 60,96 x 91,44 cm | 24 x 36 in, # CRUZ0013 Jose Tence Ruiz, Excruciate Ecstasy, 2014, Mixed media sculpture, 152,4 x 152,4 x 121,92 cm | 60 x 60 x 48 in, # RUIZ0001 Jose Tence Ruiz, Excruciate Ecstasy, 2014, Mixed media sculpture, 152,4 x 152,4 x 121,92 cm | 60 x 60 x 48 in, # RUIZ0001 Jose Jose "Jojo" Legaspi, Untitled, Date Unknown, Charcoal on paper, from the series: Phlegm, 3.048 x 3.556 cm | 1,200 x 1,400 in, # LEGA0001_0002_0003 Kaloy Sanchez, Onania, 2014, Arcylic and graphite on canvas, 153 x 122 cm | 60.24 x 48.03 in, # SANC0001 Kaloy Sanchez, Onania, 2014, Arcylic and graphite on canvas, 153 x 122 cm | 60.24 x 48.03 in, # SANC0001 Kawayan De Guia, Ligaya de Pilipinas - I scream and Cigarettes, 2014, Mixed media, 152,4 x 243,84 x 60,96 cm | 60 x 96 x 24 in, # GUIA0002 Kawayan De Guia, Ligaya de Pilipinas - I scream and Cigarettes, 2014, Mixed media, 152,4 x 243,84 x 60,96 cm | 60 x 96 x 24 in, # GUIA0002 NORBERTO ROLDAN, Quiapo, Between Salvation and Damnation, 2014, Mixed media installation: Philippine Mahogany wood panels and plywood platforms, chandelier, glass cabinet, candle table trays, found objects and assorted candles, 260 x 366 x 366 cm | 102.36 x 144.09 x 144.09 in, # ROLD0002 NORBERTO ROLDAN, Quiapo, Between Salvation and Damnation, 2014, Mixed media installation: Philippine Mahogany wood panels and plywood platforms, chandelier, glass cabinet, candle table trays, found objects and assorted candles, 260 x 366 x 366 cm | 102.36 x 144.09 x 144.09 in, # ROLD0002 Norberto Roldan, Revolt, 2014, Mixed media wall assemblage: old saints' vestments with gold trimmings and embroidery work, lace fabric, metal and soft amulets and lighting fixture on panels, Diptych, 214 x 305 cm | 84.25 x 120.08 in, # ROLD0003 Norberto Roldan, Revolt, 2014, Mixed media wall assemblage: old saints' vestments with gold trimmings and embroidery work, lace fabric, metal and soft amulets and lighting fixture on panels, Diptych, 214 x 305 cm | 84.25 x 120.08 in, # ROLD0003 Pow Martinez, The come down, 2014, Oil  on canvas, 160,02 x 13.716 cm | 63 x 5,400 in, # MART0002 Pow Martinez, The come down, 2014, Oil on canvas, 160,02 x 13.716 cm | 63 x 5,400 in, # MART0002 Pow Martinez, High society, 2014, Oil  on canvas, 160,02 x 137,16 cm | 63 x 54 in, # MART0001 Pow Martinez, High society, 2014, Oil on canvas, 160,02 x 137,16 cm | 63 x 54 in, # MART0001 Tatong Torres, 005SNTP-LOD, 2014, Oil on canvas, 182,88 x 152,4 cm | 72 x 60 in, # TORR0001 Tatong Torres, 005SNTP-LOD, 2014, Oil on canvas, 182,88 x 152,4 cm | 72 x 60 in, # TORR0001