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Time to celebrate art on a whole new level

Take part in the rebirth of the local art scene, especially after in-person events were mostly shelved during the past two years because of the pandemic. Presented by publishing house and multimedia platform Art+, the Modern and Contemporary Art Festival or MoCAF, is an exciting showcase of artworks both by…

Music finds form in Edwin Wilwayco’s ‘Jazz/Nocturne Interlude’

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ What the pandemic took from artists in terms of sources of inspiration, it inevitably paid for with time. And as artists traded in their wanderlust for staring contests with their canvasses, many of them eventually picked up their paintbrushes to create worlds beyond quarantine…

A portrait of the artist: CNN Presents: Malang

In the Philippines, the name Malang has now become synonymous to excellence in modern art. But who is the artist known as Malang? On Aug. 19, 8:00 p.m., CNN Philippines will explore the life and work of Mauro “Malang” Santos, the prolific cartoonist, illustrator and painter who passed away last…