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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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Pacita Abad
Curated by Victoria Sung, at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis 15 April - 3 September 2023MINNEAPOLIS, November 15, 2022 — On April 15, 2023, the Walker Art Center will open the first retrospective of artist Pacita Abad (U.S., b. Philippines, 1946–2004), featuring significant and rarely-seen... -
Pacita Abad
A comprehensive survey of Abad's visually dazzling and politically prescient works blending fabric and painting. April 15, 2023Edited by Victoria Sung, this volume surveys three decades of Pacita Abad’s multifaceted practice. Published on the occasion of her first-ever retrospective, it includes new research and writing by Julia...
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Pacita Abad: Colors of My Dream
Tina Kim Gallery, New York 18 May - 17 June 2023Spotlighting Pacita’s abstract body of work created between 1985 and 2002, this exhibition offers a close look at the development of a vibrant and distinctive style as she pushed the... -
Woman: Thesis and Antithesis
curated by Jeannie Javelosa, Yuchengco Museum, Makati 21 March - 24 June 2023THE CCP Visual Arts and Museum Division (CCP VAMD) celebrates the National Women’s Month with “WOMAN: Thesis and Antithesis” exhibit, featuring selected artworks from the CCP 21AM Collection, on view... -
Brand New Ancients
Co-curated by Cecilia Ruggeri and Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 15 March - 15 June 2023The poet Kae Tempest addresses our relationship to history in the poem “Brand New Ancients.” Taking inspiration from the poem and its title, the exhibition expands on the connections between... -
Individuals, Networks, Expressions | M+, Hong Kong
An expansive story of art from the 1950s to now 11 November 2021 - 30 June 2023The 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...
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RECENT EXHIBITIONS
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58th Carnegie International
Curated by Sohrab Mohebbi, Pittsburgh 24 September 2022 - 2 April 2023IS IT MORNING FOR YOU YET ? , the 58th Carnegie International, featuring works by Pacita Abad, is on view at Carnegie Museum of Art from September 24, 2022 through... -
Kathmandu Triennale 2077
curated by Artistic Director Cosmin Costinas and Co-Curators Sheelasha Rajbhandari and Hit Man Gurung 11 February - 31 March 2022Kathmandu 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 2022I 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... -
Sweat | Haus der Kunst, Munich
Curated by Raphael Fonseca and Anna Schneider. Three of Pacita Abad's Trapuntos are part of the Exhibition. 11 June 2021 - 9 January 2022Sweat Exhibition (11 June 2021 — 9 January 2022), extended to 27 February 2022 The group exhibition “Sweat” is the result of two years of intensive research. The show is...
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PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
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Pacita Abad: Stitched, Padded, and Layered Senses of Self
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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, 2022This 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... -
SEA Contemporary Art in South East Asia
Edited by Ute Meta Bauer, Karin G. Oen, and Boon Hui Tan, Calvin. Published by Weiss Publications. June 30, 2022
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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. -
Pacita's Painted Bridge in Singapore
Photo: Ning de Guzman
