Archive for the 'Art' Category

MS Recap | Manila Design Week ‘09 Day 5

Posted on August 14 2009 by champagnebucket

Hope yall made it out to this one cuz this was a fun-filled event.
They had bands on one side and djs on the other.
I popped into Whitebox Studio and Pablo Gallery to check out the pieces. Our boy Vernon had his rust-work still displayed.  Check the foto below.
At first the Silent Disco held at Pablo [...]

MS Recap | Manila Design Week ‘09: Day 2

Posted on August 11 2009 by champagnebucket

Day 2 – Creative Collaboration
This one was @ GB5. Eight groups of five collabed to design poster-sized prints to make you do a double take.
Definitely some interesting stuff. The exhibit runs until August 15.
Oh yeah — I stumbled into Bratpack, one of Manila Design Week’s sponsors and they were displaying some Ron English art pieces. [...]

MS Recap | Manila Design Week ‘09: Day 1

Posted on August 11 2009 by champagnebucket

What’s good yall?! I’m the new guy here, so go easy on me.
Being that I’m a transplanted-transplant, it’s great to see events like this in Manila.
I was able to catch the artists in action, then later that evening I got to hear a few dope bands — Techy Romantics / Taken By Cars / Up [...]

MS SELECTS | 08.05.2009 Rubio’s Maynila at The Art Center, SM Megamall

Posted on August 3 2009 by angelo

[ August 5, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] This one was recommended by our friend Rissa at Contemporary Art Philippines

This is the exhibit of Dominic Rubio, titled Maynila. In this exhibit, Rubio, who has had a successful career of exhibits in Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore and most recently in Toronto and New York, returns to Manila with a very powerful exhibition.

He [...]

MS SELECTS | 08.01.09 Status Yardsale 5 @ Embassy Fly

Posted on July 30 2009 by angelo

[ August 1, 2009; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Lots of dope shit… Cheap… enuff said…

Jumping on hotel beds–Nothing MJ related

Posted on June 29 2009 by Silkezcorner

As a frequenter to facebook and all of my friends and friends’ friends’ photos, I noticed that everyone has at least one jumping on a hotel bed photo.  Like this one, from a friends’ friend who just went to Sonar Festival in Barcelona.

Then I went to The Fader blog and saw this dude bro.

So I [...]

MS RECAP | Shoebiz SF x adidas: “All Day I Dream About Summer” Art Exhibition

Posted on June 13 2009 by admin

Massive Selector Asia really tries to keep this blog Asia specific, but our Massive Selector crew in San Francisco (Dre and Cir) were recently featured in the “All Day I Dream About Summer” Art Exhibition. Hopefully one day we can convince Adidas out in Philippines to do some collaborative efforts like this!
FROM JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE

Photos courtesy [...]

MS SELECTS | 06.13.09-06.14.09 8TH PHILIPPINE TOYS, HOBBIES AND COLLECTIBLES CONVENTION

Posted on June 13 2009 by angelo

[ June 13, 2009 to June 14, 2009. ] We here at Massive Selector love them toys!!! This comes highly recommended!!!

The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention
June 13-14, 2009
Megatrade Hall 2-3 and Conference Center A and B
SM Megamall, 5th Level Bldg. B
10am-9pm

The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009 hits hard with the most anticipated gathering of toy distributors, gamers, pop [...]

MS SELECTS | ROAM THE X TRAVEL FAIR

Posted on June 8 2009 by admin

[ June 12, 2009; ] From Project Manila

Before the summer ends, ROAM travels by rail. Come JUNE 12, 2009, CUBAO X will transform into one huge travel festival. People will think travel, speak travel, and breathe travel.

WATCH OUT FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE 2ND ISSUE OF ROAM MAGAZINE AND THE “TRAIN OF THOUGHTS” PHOTO EXHIBIT! The exhibit will highlight the [...]

MS SELECTS | 06.05.09-06.14.09 THE 14TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IN MANILA

Posted on June 8 2009 by admin

[ June 5, 2009 to June 14, 2009. ]

The festival opens on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Grand Atrium Level 2 of Shangri-La Plaza

The 62nd Cannes film festival marks a milestone in the history of Philippine cinema as Brillante “Dante” Mendoza becomes the first Filipino to be awarded the “Best Director” prize for his film “Kinatay.” 2009 will also [...]