Art Plus Magazine

09/08/2025

What if island ease came with a side of global sophistication?

Hidden in a lush tropical garden just steps from crystalline waters, The Bistro at Discovery Samal () is a new dining destination that offers a refined retreat. Perched beside a tranquil villa pool, the restaurant invites you to slow down and savor the moment with every plate, a meticulously composed art form and a true symphony of flavors.

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Photos courtesy: Discovery Samal

08/08/2025

Someone say ✨ weekend gala ideas? ✨ Art+ Around the Corner has got you covered!

We've rounded up some of the coolest events happening around the corner this week:

🗓️ August 8-10
📌 MaArte Fair () at The Peninsula Manila ()
📌 "Nobody is Home" at PETA Theater Center ()

🗓️ August 9
📌 Open Studio at Laro Ceramics BGC (.ceramics)
📌 Expressive Florals Watercolor Painting Workshop by Playcrafts () at Benny & Cherie Café ()
📌 “Portrait on Portrait” Group Exhibition at The Art District Gallery ()

🗓️ August 9-10
📌 Pottery and Creative Classes by Bumi & Ashe (.and.ashe) at Mitsukoshi BGC ()
📌 The Assembly MNL () at Baked Studios Makati ()
📌 Lokal Popup () at Mabini 180 ()

🗓️ August 10
📌 Wine Bottle & Wine Glass Painting Workshop at Pulp & Pigment ()

See you!!

08/08/2025

BRB: Baccarat Room & Bar at Solaire is a time machine to the 1920s, reviving the hush-hush thrill of a speakeasy with Art Deco glamour, Prohibition-era cocktails, and a spirit of clandestine rebellion.

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Hidden within Solaire Resort Entertainment City, the Baccarat Room speakeasy revives 1920s glamour with botanical cocktails, rare whiskies, and weekly live jazz under candlelight.

07/08/2025

Honoring 12 years of OLED innovation, LG Philippines () has partnered with digital artist Isaiah Cacnio () for a unique showcase at the National Museum ().

The "Fragments" exhibit features three triptychs, "Where Fire Begins", "Stories in Stone", and "What Breaks, Flows", which use mathematical formulas to explore the geology of the Philippines. As the first digital artist to be featured at the museum, Cacnio's work is brought to life on LG’s new generation of OLED TVs, turning screens into powerful digital canvases.

Read more about the partnership at artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: LG Philippines

06/08/2025

What if every design choice could be a testament to both impeccable style and environmental stewardship? For Ashton (), this vision is made real with the launch of the Silestone Suma Color Series. Debuted during an exclusive gathering of the nation's most discerning architects and designers at Gallery by Chele, it is a collection that embodies a new vanguard of mindful luxury.

Powered by Cosentino’s () revolutionary Hybriq+ technology, which harnesses 100% renewable energy, this is the future of surface design: where lasting allure and meaningful purpose are one and the same.

Learn more on artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: Ashton

05/08/2025

Theater Group Asia () brings Stephen Sondheim’s timeless masterpiece, “Into the Woods,” to life with a uniquely Filipino soul.

This star-studded staging, running from August 7-31 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater (), is more than just a musical; it's a celebration of local artistry and storytelling.

Olivier and Tony Award-winning icon Lea Salonga () will be making her Philippine musical comeback after six years, alongside an ensemble of renowned artists including Eugene Domingo, Arielle Jacobs, Josh Dela Cruz, Carla Guevara Laforteza, Kakki Teodoro, Nyoy Volante, Mark Bautista and more.

Read more at artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: Theater Group Asia

05/08/2025

At the GMA Gala 2025, former Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados () carried a message of solidarity and hope through a Rian Fernandez () creation. The gown’s striking collar of black crystals, inspired by the Keffiyeh, paid tribute to her Palestinian heritage. “I wasn’t just showing up for myself. I was carrying the love, resilience, and pain of my family in Gaza,” she shares.

The beauty queen affirms, “Human rights shouldn’t be controversial, and if I have a platform, I have a duty to use it.”

Read the full story on artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: Mark Neto Diaz

04/08/2025

Grateful for the heart, craft, and community that make ArteFino what it is. Here's to celebrating Filipino artistry rooted in tradition, reimagined for today.

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Photos courtesy: Martina Reyes

04/08/2025

In the soft light of Tokyo’s JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE, Faces and Flora finds its rhythm. Here, photographer Jan Zoilo Rafael Mayo ( mayo) offers a tender study of native Philippine and Japanese flora, woven not just into the frame but into the quiet poise of his human subjects. The result is a body of work that reads like memory: intimate, precise, and steeped in reverence for heritage.

Presented in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and the National Museum of the Philippines, the exhibition is less a showcase than an invitation to see what blooms when culture and ecology are held in balance.

Learn more about Jan Mayo's exhibition at artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: Jan Mayo

03/08/2025

After years of crafting some of the Philippines’ most luxurious interiors, Dunwoody & Madison opens its first-ever flagship showroom in BGC.

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Filipino craftsmanship and European precision come alive in Dunwoody & Madison’s first Philippine showroom, redefining luxury furniture in Manila’s Bonifacio Global City.

02/08/2025

At the Centre Pompidou, Wolfgang Tillmans reimagines what an exhibition can be. Expansive yet intimate, his latest project transforms the library’s architecture into both canvas and collaborator.

Spanning nearly 40 years of work, the show offers a bold meditation on how we archive, question, and shape reality. In partnership with CELINE, Accès Libre invites the public to experience this rare exhibition for free on select dates before the museum’s transformation.

Read about the exhibition at artplus.ph

Photos courtesy: Galerie Buchholz, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, Maureen Paley, London, David Zwirner, New York