1. What does it all matter, as long as the wounds fit the arrows? (till 26 Oct). This sprawling group exhibition takes over the entire Cultural Center of the Philippines building and pays tribute to founding museum director Roberto Chabet who passed away last year. The father of conceptual art also nourished the careers of many of today’s top artists, most of whom are represented here. CCP, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. (Top photo by Mariano Ching)
Tin Garcia: Nuestra Sra De Unli-rice, 2014, oil, ink, embroidery on canvas
2. Hand Job: A reacticulation of craft (4-18 Sep). Arts and crafts is a subject you’d take in elementary school, but when legit artists combine discipine of crafts with the profundity of art, it’s a show. In this case, an exhibition featuring works of seven artists including Tin Garcia (above). Galerie Anna, SM Megamall A, Edsa, Mandaluyong; www.facebook.com/galerieanna, +63 2 4709869. Daily 11am-9pm.
Bernardo Pacquing: Untitled 1402, oil, gloss lacquer on canvas
3. Inattentional Blindness (till 6 Sep). The 2004 Thirteen Artists Awardee again floors us with abstract works that calm—and make you jumpy—with color blocks rendered with drips, splashes and scrawls. West Gallery, 48 West Avenue, Quezon City; www.facebook.com/westgallery, +63 2 4110336. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm.
4. Handmade Violence (Sep 4-29). Catch the works of Bembol dela Cruz at the second floor gallery. Finale Art File, 2241 Pasong Tamo Ave (Warehouse 17 La Fuerza Compound), Makatil; www.finaleartfile.com, +63 2 8132310.
5. The Collection of Jane Ryan & William Saunders (till 30 Sep). Beneath this innocuous title lies a politically charged exhibition that juxtaposes art as commodity with the Marcos couple’s ill gotten art collection. UP Vargas Museum, Roxas Avenue, UP Diliman, QC; +63 2 9281927. Tue-Sat 9am-5pm.
