Under the collection of CCP 21AM Collection
Woman: Thesis and Antithesis (Selected Pieces from the CCP 21AM Collection)
In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, in partnership with Yuchengco Museum, presents the first traveling exhibition of the CCP 21AM Collection in 2023. Curated by Jeannie Javelosa, this woman-centered showcase highlights significant pieces that depict social representations of a woman, as well as works by our skilled and thoughtful Filipina artists from the CCP 21AM collection.
Filipino artists have extensively explored woman as subject matter, as a form rendered through various styles from the figurative to the abstract; and as a subject in relation to her role in community as seen through the artist’s personal lenses. In majority of the images, we find an almost romantic and inspirational idealization of woman and her role in society as mother, lover and partner in the domestic scene. This collection poses the question: are women being represented properly? Or underrepresented and even misrepresented? For these are important...
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Visual Arts
Exhibit
Details
Date:
2023
Place:
Yuchengco Museum
Material:
Documentation
Category:
Visual Arts
Curator:
Jeannie Javelosa