“IN THE PHILIPPINES, anyone would instantly recognize this little crowned head as infant Jesus. Everyone has a Santo Niño in their home.”
— Artist Mideo Cruz
Artist Mideo Cruz is on Wondereur because influential curators such as Dayang Yraola believe he is important and on the rise.
An original Photograph by Gapan City-based artist Mideo Cruz exclusively curated for Wondereur by a pivotal force in the southeast asian art scene Dayang Yraola.
Artist Mideo Cruz curated by a pivotal force in the Southeast Asian art scene Dayang Yraola
“What strikes me in Mideo's work is how he uses familiar images: religious, political and popular icons that are recognizable beyond the Philippines. While his works can be unsettling, there's a hint of humour that reveals a universal, inconvenient truth.”
Regarded as one of the Philippines' most forward-thinking curators, Dayang Yraola is a force not only in the Manila art scene, but all across Southeast Asia. She is the founder of Project Glocal, a social venture that builds connections between artists from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore. In 2010, Dayang was an arts associate at the National Gallery of Singapore, and in 2012, was a grantee of the Asian Cultural Council, a non-profit organization that promotes cultural exchange between the U.S. and Asia. Together with Patrick D. Flores and Manuel Ocampo, Dayang is part of a new generation of artists and curators putting Filipino art on the map.
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Xyza Cruz Bacani is an award-winning documentary photographer whose work on domestic workers in Hong Kong has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various international publications. Known for her black and white photography, Xyza is a recent participant of the prestigious Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellowship. Recently, she was named BBC’s 100 Women of the World and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia.
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