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“Becoming Involved” | Displaying and Conserving Pacita Abad’s “Flight to Freedom” - National Gallery Singapore
Paintings conservators Maria Del Mar Cusso Solano, Irene Dominguez and curator Seng Yu Jin delve into the story and journey of "Flight to Freedom" by late Philippine-American artist Pacita Abad. Hear about how it was exhibited, stored, and conserved before its donation to National Gallery Singapore in 2020. The work is currently on display in the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery 10 in the long-term exhibition, “Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia since the 19th Century”. This talk was held live on 19 February 2022. -
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Individuals, Networks, Expressions | M+, Hong Kong
An expansive story of art from the 1950s to now 11 November 2021 - 4 February 2023 The artists and artworks presented in Individuals, Networks, Expressions form a complex web of connections. Together, they create a story of visual art that unfolds across time and intertwines individual... -
Whose Tradition? | Tate Liverpool
Two of Pacita Abad's Mask Trapuntos are among 28 artworks from the Museum's permanent collection exhibited at Tate Liverpool 14 November 2020 - 11 September 2022 Tate Liverpool: Rethinking inspiration between different cultures Different world cultures have always been a source of inspiration for many artists throughout history. Although this has led to important artistic developments,...
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PUBLICATIONS
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Pacita Abad: I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold
In Arabic and English. Published in 2022 by Art Jameel. This book was published on the occasion of Pacita Abad’s first solo exhibition at Jameel Arts Centre from September 08, 2021 to February 14, 2022. May 2, 2022 This book was published on the occasion of Pacita Abad’s first solo exhibition at Jameel Arts Centre from September 08, 2021 to February 14, 2022. The exhibition brings together a... -
Pacita Abad: A Million Things to Say
Accompanying her acclaimed 2018 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, 'Pacita Abad: A Million Things to Say' is the first monograph devoted to the artist in over a decade January 31, 2022 The publication features essays by Clara Kim, the Daskalopoulos Senior Curator, International Art, at Tate Modern, London; H.G. Masters, deputy editor and deputy publisher of Art Asia Pacific magazine, Singapore;...
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
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58th Carnegie International
Curated by Sohrab Mohebbi 24 September 2022 - 2 April 2023 IS IT MORNING FOR YOU YET ? The 58th Carnegie International September 24, 2022 – April 2, 2023 Pacita Abad is one of over eighty participating collectives, institutions, estates... -
Pacita Abad at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Curated by Victoria Sung 15 April - 3 September 2023 Press Release Pacita Abad April 15 – September 3, 2023 This Walker-organized exhibition is the first-ever survey devoted to the work of Pacita Abad (US, b. Philippines, 1946–2004). Abad is...
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RECENT
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Kathmandu Triennale 2077
curated by Artistic Director Cosmin Costinas and Co-Curators Sheelasha Rajbhandari and Hit Man Gurung 11 February - 31 March 2022 Kathmandu Triennale 2077 takes place in the spring of 2022, across five culturally and historically significant venues in Kathmandu: Nepal Art Council, Taragaon Museum, Patan Museum, Siddhartha Art Gallery and... -
Pacita Abad: I Thought the Streets were Paved with Gold | Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai
Curated by Nora Razian, in collaboration with the Pacita Abad Art Estate and London-based artist Pio Abad 8 September 2021 - 13 February 2022 I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold is the first solo exhibition in the Middle East of works by late Philippine-American artist Pacita Abad. The show brings together exuberant... -
13th Gwangju Biennale
Curated by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala. Ten of Pacita's large abstract paintings from her 'Door to Life' and 'Abstract Emotions' series in Gallery 2 1 April - 9 May 2021 The 13th Gwangju Biennale, Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, opens on 1 April 2021 with 69 participating artists and 40 new commissions, in Gwangju, South Korea. The exhibition will last until... -
11th Berlin Biennale
Curated by María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado and Agustín Pérez Rubio 5 September - 1 November 2020 Seven of Pacita Abad's large 'Masks and Spirits' trapunto paintings are included in the 11th Berlin Biennale's Gropius Bau, opening on September 4, 2020. Watch HERE - Video walkthrough with...
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Pacita's Painted Bridge in Singapore
Photo: Ning de Guzman
