With an imagination on hyperdrive and technical skills that won’t quit, one of contemporary art’s most exciting artists paints and sculpts the shape of things to come
Text by Lourd De Veyra
Photographs by Jake Verzosa
Image: Ronald Ventura's wall of sketches and studies.
A landmark exhibition by the Asia Sociey in New York traces the roots of Chinese contemporary art, from its beginnings in the midst of sweeping turmoil to its spectacular rise in the international scene.
By Jack Teotico
Image: Detail of Wang Guangyi's "Great Castigation Series: Coca-Cola", 1993, 200 x 200 cm, oil on canvas
Courtesy of the Artist and AW Asia
Before they became giants, a group of struggling young artists founded Salingpusa — literally meaning junior bit player — and went on to leave an indelible mark on Philippine contemporary art.
By Riel Hilario
Image: Toney Leaño supervises the making of the "Karnabal" study as other members look on.
Toti Cerda's limber strokes in watercolor and portraits of innocence bring new light to the medium
Text by Cid Reyes
Image: Detail of Toti Cerda's "Ulan-Ulan 2", 2007, 21 x 29 in, watercolor on paper.
Courtesy of Gallery Genesis
The new Tyler Rollins Fine Art gallery in Chelsea, a large, 3,000-square-feet art space, is a pioneer in its specialty: Southeast Asian art. That owner Tyler Rollins should devote as much attention to a blossoming market is evidence that Southeast Asian art has arrived, and the gallery opening in October 2008 is a telling sign it could remain upbeat through these troubled times.
Images courtesy of Tyler Rollins
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