Featuring 48 galleries, the fair is looking to bolster its position within the Philippines art word rather than appeal internationally, and Colayco-Lopa says the fair is not trying to appeal to Western blue chip galleries.
The rediscovery of Juan Luna鈥檚 masterwork 鈥淗ymen, oh Hym茅n茅e!鈥 offer a fresh opportunity to contemplate the role he played in the early formation of Philippine politics and culture.
Last month鈥檚 Art Fair Philippines exemplified a trend seen throughout Manila, where galleries, non-profit art spaces and museums are taking bold risks and forging ahead with a more worldly perspective