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Pio Abad (b. 1983, Manila, lives and works in London) began his art studies at the University of the Philippines before receiving a BA from Glasgow School of Art and an MA from the Royal Academy Schools, London.
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The fifth edition of Art Basel's show in Hong Kong closed today, Saturday, March 25, 2017, with strong sales recorded across all levels of the market, demonstrating continued demand for high-quality works by the world's leading international collectors and institutions.
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The “relationship between time and experience” forms the general theme of the works in the sector, as stated by the curator of Encounters for the third year running, Alexie Glass-Kantor, the Executive Director of Artspace in Sydney. Other themes running under the 17 projects, including four site-specific works and 12 new works, include politics and current global issues, art history and beauty, geometry and the built environment, and personal reflection. We trace the various themes across the fair in these large-scale projects by international artists from Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
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Art Basel in Hong Kong’s Encounters section for large-scale sculptural installations that transcend the traditional art fair booth returns in 2017 with 17 projects by a host of internationally renowned artists.
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A group exhibition entitled “Translación” representing works of about 22 renowned artists is on view at Silverlens, Makati and will run through Februa
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Now in London: Paul Carey Kent unlocks his choices of the best exhibitions in town in August 2016.
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10 Exhibitions Opening This Week
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Pio abadi`s THE VENETIAN MACAU 500TH FILIPINO EMPLOYEE is featured in Sun Screen project
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Pio Abad, b.1983 in Manila, Philippines currently lives and works in London.
Solo exhibitions include: 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, curated by Toby Chapman, Sydney (2016);A Short History of Decay, Silverlens, Singapore (2015) Some Are Smarter Than Others, Gasworks, London (2014); The Collection of Jane Ryan and William Saunders, Vargas Museum, Manila (2014); Every Tool is a Weapon if you Hold it Right, Silverlens Gallery, Manila (2013); For Anti-Imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship, Zabludowicz Collection, London (2013); Oh! Oh! Oh! (A Universal History of Infamy), PLAZAPLAZA, London (2012); 1986 – 2010, Royal Academy Schools Show, London (2012); Dazzler, Duchy Gallery, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (2012); Here Lies Love, Market Gallery, Glasgow (2008).
Select group exhibitions include Project 06, Contemporary Art Society, London (2014); Bold Sopranos, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong (2014); Pre-pop to Post-human, A Hayward Touring Exhibition, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle (2014); A Conspiracy of Detail, Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow (2013); Reading Vogue, 68 Square Metres Art Space, Copenhagen (2013); Market Forces: A Friction of Opposites, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong (2013); Dazed and Confused Emerging Artist Awards, London (2012); London Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (2012); Alptraum, Green Papaya Art Projects, Manila (2012); Premiums 2011, Royal Academy of Arts, London (2011); Bad Igloo Lust, The Royal Standard, Liverpool (2010); Fears That I May Cease To Be, Generator Projects, Dundee (2009); Diaspora Project, curated by Ong Keng Sen, Edinburgh International Festival (2009); Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Liverpool Biennale of Contemporary Art, A Foundation, Liverpool and Rochelle School, London (2008); Pio Abad/ Allison Gibbs/ John Thomson, Intermedia Gallery, Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow (2008); The Golden Record, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh (2008); Autarchy, Studio Warehouse Gallery, Glasgow (2008).
For additional information about this artist, visit Mutual Art
