Chabet in Three and Four Dimensions is a forum held in conjunction with the series of four exhibitions centred on pioneering Filipino artist Roberto Chabet, presented by the Osage Art Foundation and the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore.
Please join us as exhibition curators Gary-Ross Pastrana, Ringo Bunoan and Isabel Ching discuss the different dimensions of Chabet's art practice, and Bangkok curator Ark Fongsmut adds his perspective on conceptual art practices in Thailand. Hong Kong-based writer and critic John Batten will act as respondent, and Charles Merewether and Lee Weng Choy will moderate the session and following discussion.
Since his first exhibition in 1961, Chabet has been instrumental in establishing the foundations for contemporary practice in the Philippines. His works, ranging from painting, drawing, collage, sculpture to installation, resist easy categorisation. Using mostly ordinary and found material, he takes an inclusive approach to art, searching for the sublime not just in abstract ideas but also in the immediacy of the quotidian and the commonplace.
The four exhibitions, “To Be Continued”, “Intermediate Geography” and “Complete & Unabridged, Parts I and II”, feature Chabet and 80 contemporary artists from the Philippines, all of whom studied with or were mentored by him at the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts, or at key artist-run spaces in Manila.
These exhibitions are part of “Chabet 50 Years”, a series of projects organised by King Kong Art Projects Unlimited throughout 2011 – 2012 at various venues in Singapore, Hong Kong and Manila in celebration of fifty years of Chabet’s pioneering conceptual work and his role in shaping Philippine contemporary art.
The Asian Cultural Council is the principal sponsor of the forum and a partner organisation for the entire project. Mr Chabet is one of the first artists from the Philippines to receive a fellowship in 1967, which supported him to travel to the United States.
Curators: Gary Pastrana, Ringo Bunoan and Isabel Ching
Artists: Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Cruz, Alvin Villaruel, Alvin Zafra, Amy Aragon, Annie Cabigting, Argie Bandoy, Bea Camacho, Bembol de la Cruz, Cocoy Lumbao, Erik Sausa, Ernest Concepcion, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Geraldine Javier, Jayson Oliveria, Jay Ticar, Jed Escueta, Jonathan Ching, Jucar Raquepo, Kaloy Olavides, Katya Guerrero, Keiye Miranda, Kiri Lluch Dalena, Kreskin Sugay, Lea Lim, Lena Cobangbang, Louie Cordero, Lui Medina, Maria Taniguchi, Mariano Ching, Mawen Ong, Mike Crisostomo, Miko Sandejas, MM Yu, Nona Garcia, Norberto Roldan, Patricia Eustaquio, Paul Mondok, Paulo Vinluan, Pipo Alido, Poklong Anading, Pow Martinez, Ranelle Dial, Reg Yuson, Ringo Bunoan, Robert Langenegger, Roberto Chabet, Romeo Lee, Sam Kiyoumarsi, Wire Tuazon, Yasmin Sison, Yason Banal
Opening Reception: 04.03.2011 (Friday) at 6pm – 8pm
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
To Be Continued
14.01.2011 – 11.02.2011
Opening Reception: 13.01.2011 (Thursday) at 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Curators: Nilo Ilarde, Ringo Bunoan and Isabel Ching
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts
Complete & Unabridged, Part I
18.02.2011 – 26.03.2011
Opening Reception: 17.02.2011 (Thursday) at 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Curators: Gary Pastrana, Ringo Bunoan and Isabel Ching
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts
Intermediate Geography
05.03.2011 – 09.05.2011
Curator: Nilo Ilarde
Venue: Osage Soho, Hong Kong
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
Curators’ Talk
Date: 14 January 2011 (Friday)
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Venue: Room #F201, LASALLE College of the Arts 1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940
Language: English
Participants:
Respondent: Ahmad bin Mashadi, Head of National University of Singapore Museum
Speakers: Ringo Bunoan, Artist, curator, writer and researcher
Isabel Ching, Independent curator and adjunct lecturer in the Masters of Asian Art Histories Department at the LASALLE College of the Arts
Moderators: Charles Merewether, Director of Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Lee Weng Choy, Director of Projects, Research & Publications, OAF
Artists’ Workshop
Date: 18 February (Friday)
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS), LASALLE College of the Arts 1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940
Language: English
Duration: 3 Hours
Artist: Gerry Tan, Artist and curator
Forum
Date: 5 March 2011 (Saturday)
Venue: Osage Kwun Tong 5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73 - 75 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
Language: English
Participants:
Charles Merewether, Director of Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Lee Weng Choy, Director of Projects, Research & Publications, OAF
Ringo Bunoan, Artist, curator, writer and researcher
Isabel Ching, Independent Curator and adjunct lecturer in the Masters of Asian Art Histories Department at the LASALLE College of the Arts Ark Fongsmut, Curator at Bangkok University Gallery
Gary Pastrana, Artist, organiser and co-founder of Future Prospects art space, Manila
John Batten, Writer, art critic, curator and organiser
