Wasak!
Matthias Arndt
9783954761173
176 pages
Distanz Verlag Gmbh Llc
Overview
This groundbreaking volume presents the first wellresearched overview of
the Philippine contemporary arts scene, inviting the reader to discover around
two dozen artists who are about to take the Western art market by storm.
Each is featured with an outline of his ideas and techniques, photographs of
major works, and a portrait. The curator Norman Crisologo and the journalist
and editor of a culture magazine Erwin Romulo have contributed an extensive
essay in which they lay the foundations for a discussion of where contemporary
Philippine art stands and explore its relations to tradition and religion, film
noir, vernacular imageries, and urban culture. The "Wasak!" of the title is a
popular expression: its literal meaning is "broken," "ruined," or "wrecked," but
in street slang it signals the speaker’s amazement and enthusiasm: "Rad!"
