With the dawn of the next decade this 2020, there’s a great sense of anticipation for the ever-evolving Philippine art, especially when 10 galleries come together for ALT Philippines 2020.
An exciting shift is upon the local art scene as a a collective of 10 galleries have come together to experiment new ways of presenting and experiencing art through ALT Philippines 2020, one of the exciting cultural projects of SM Aura Premier.
This pioneering project that works toward meeting the developing needs of the industry will be held on 14 to 16 February 2020 at the SMX Convention Centre at SM Aura Premier.
From the most veteran and experienced to exciting new vanguards, the collective is composed of visionary and dynamic local galleries — Artinformal, Blanc, Finale Art File, Galleria Duemila, MO_Space, The Drawing Room, Underground, Vinyl on Vinyl, West Gallery, and 1335 Mabini. All consider ALT as a passion project.
With their combined expertise and experience, they offer rare opportunity for visitors to view an exceptional and thoughtfully curated selection of artworks from over 150 established, mid-career, and emerging young artists in one venue in an immersive and engaging setup.
Exhibiting artists include some of the most influential in the industry whose works have shaped up the conversation of art in the last decade. Their works are rooted in unexplored yet exceptional directions, championed by galleries that are willing to take risks as away to broaden people’s perspectives on art.
The hive-like design of the venue, public programming, and dedicated spaces for each gallery showcase the collective’s hands-on approach to producing and designing each aspect of the art show.
The collective’s hands-on approach to producing and designing each aspect of the art show is revealed through the hive-like design of the ALT’s venue, public programming, and dedicated spaces highlighting each galleries’ distinct contemporary visions as follows:
Artinformal will present the works of their represented artists and guest artists through a newspaper-format catalogue of interviews focusing on the theme, “Materials of the Artist”. These interviews are a discussion with each artist on their creative process.
Blanc’s Gallery’s exhibition, “Fulfilled Space”, tackles how small, mindful, and deliberate movements progress towards a state of contentment. The artworks shift daily, until the shell is stripped to its blank innocence.