In Manila’s bustling art scene, here’s a selection of some must-see exhibitions to explore this November From milestone exhibits of pioneering modernist women to delicate hand-painted ceramics, and a collaborative dialogue between visual art and music, all interspersed between many group exhibitions, there is so much art to see in Manila this month. While it’s impossible to catalog every artistic project flourishing across the city, here are a few exhibitions worth taking the time to study and see this November, inviting all to explore, reflect, and engage with curation in various spaces. Anita Magsaysay-Ho and Nena Saguil, “Material Inspirations” at The M In a groundbreaking exhibition that celebrates the pioneering spirit of Philippine modernism, “Material Inspirations” unites the works of two remarkable women artists for the first time.
Born in the same year and graduating together as classmates from UP Fine Arts in 1933, Anita Magsaysay-Ho and Nena Saguil carved distinct paths in the male-dominated art world of their time. While Magsaysay-Ho mastered egg tempera to become the sole female member of the influential Thirteen Moderns, Saguil refined her pen-and-ink techniques in Paris. Curated by Patrick Flores, this intimate showcase explores how these contemporaries thrived despite their different trajectories.
“They were rounded in the fields and atmospheres of memory and fantasy wherever their fascinations took them, whether quaint or abstract,” Flores s.
