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Pio Abad, unexamined histories, and the Turner Prize
With works that implicate imperialist perceptions and perspectives, Pio Abad weaves transhistorical narratives in an exhibition shortlisted by Tate Britain for the 2024 Turner Prize.
Pacita Abad: The Foreigner Everywhere
An itinerant artist who absorbed and synthesized traditions in quilted canvases with maximalist color and flair, Pacita Abad embodies the ethos of a straniero ovunque (foreigner everywhere) through her trapuntos.
A thousand splendid feet and a swarm of fortune
Cross-disciplinary artist, TV director, and documentary filmmaker Jazel Kristin’s 2022 Koganecho Artist Residency project ties together themes of wonder and re-examination.