B&W photographs
THE Goethe-Institut Philippinen and Yuchengco Museum present a special collection of timeless black-and-white photographs by German photographer and Berghain club doorman Sven Marquardt. Entitled the exhibit examines the humanity of Berlin locals. Marquardt’s dark and industrial images spans 30 years of photography. The exhibition is also an extensive documentation of the German Democratic Republic’s subcultures at the time. The exhibit is on view until Aug. 11. The Yuchengco Museum is at the RCBC Plaza, corner Ayala and Senator Gil J. Puyat Aves., Makati City.
Interconnectedness
1335MABINI presents a series of exhibitions and residencies that aims to induce diverse perspectives on the agenda of cultural engagement. From June 2017 to March 2018, the gallery will host seven exhibitions involving 15 artists from the Philippines Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Austria, America, and Israel. The current exhibit features works by Rinne Abrugena and Iabadiou Piko and is ongoing until July 25. In this exhibition, Abrugena and Piko explore the possibility of interconnectedness of human experience regardless of country of origin through their paintings. The series of works create a link to the familiar and the intimate, to private musings and man’s affinity to the universal. Their distinct styles provide the viewer a multidimensional vantage point but at the same time form a comprehensive portrait of human nature and self-realization. The gallery is located at 1335 A. Mabini St., Ermita, Manila.