Turning Up the Volume on a History of Filipino Protest MusicMarv RecintoArtReview01 June 2023An archive exhibition showcasing almost half a century of sonic resistance in the Philippines struggles to communicate its contemporary significance
Maria Ressa Against TyrannyMarv RecintoArtReview Asia24 May 2023The Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s memoir, ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’, is a rallying cry in the struggle against censorship
The Bizarre World of Art MerchandiseMarv RecintoArtReview21 April 2023What would Jean-Michel Basquiat have thought of the line of easy-care rugs produced in his name?
Sigrid Holmwood’s Symbols of DestructionMarv RecintoArtReview23 February 2023A new show at Annely Juda Fine Art, London is at once a commemoration, reclamation and celebration of the proverbial witch
Uncovering the ‘Mysteries’ of the PhilippinesMarv RecintoArtReview Asia27 January 2023Philip Bowring’s ‘The Making of the Modern Philippines’ is a piece of armchair-research that betrays his naivete
Tradition and Invention in Diasporic Filipino ArtMarv RecintoArtReview Asia22 August 2022Carlos Villa – subject of a retrospective at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – accessed his diasporic identity through the intercultural solidarity between minority groups
Unlikely Heroes: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Postmodern MasterpieceMarv RecintoArtReview Asia08 August 2022The Filipino filmmaker’s genre-bending Leonor Will Never Die is imbued with a chaotic freshness that isn’t beholden to easy conclusion