Rolling Stone Philippines features Abang-guard and the Makibaka Exhibit

“As Abang-guard gets its first official solo museum show this year, it’s specifically the Filipino migrant histories that come to the fore. Their exhibition, Abang-guard: Makibaka, opened last March at the Queens Museum, which is located on the grounds where the New York World’s Fair (NYWF) was held from 1964 to 1965.

Abang-guard takes this charged temporal marker as a conceptual anchor. Ask them about it and they will give you an hours-long history lecture: It was also in 1965 when Filipino migrant farm workers like the labor leader Larry Itliong initiated the Delano Grape Strike in California, campaigning for higher wages and a retirement home. In that same year, the Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act was signed, bringing a wave of Filipina nurses into American shores.” - Pristine de Leon

The full article is available both in print and web at Rolling Stone Philippines.

You are (not) Invited II Exhibition at All Street Gallery

Come into our kitchen, and eat our food; this is (not) an invitation. The Kitchen Project presents the second iteration of You are (not) Invited, featuring works that center diasporic femme Asian stories on care, labor, and maternal figures in the kitchen. What are novel and known ways of taking care of each other? You are (not) Invited II showcases an entanglement of consuming labor, love, and affinity. 

“You are (not) Invited” exhibit runs at All Street Gallery - 119 Hester Street, from April 3-10. Gallery hours are from 1-7pm.

The exhibition features works of The Kitchen Project, Abang-guard, Anooj Bhandari, Jade Doumani, Fei Ewald, Toby Kim, Janine Lai, Chan Lin, Siobhan McBride, Tiffany Pham, Khôi Nguyên Trinh, Michy Woodward, Annika Wong, Siyan Wong, and Lydia Zhou.

The Kitchen Project is currently funded by the Brown Institute of Media Innovation.

Every Woman Biennial - 5th Edition

Excited to be part of EVERY WOMAN BIENNIAL’s 5th edition I Will Always Love You exhibition at La Mama Galleria on view from March 2 - 24, 2024.

There will be a series of events and performances throughout the month.
Check @everywomanbiennial for full details including workshops, featured artists, and how to participate.

The 2024 Every Woman Biennial is co-curated by a team of creatives and artists who have been the driving force managing and producing all previous Biennials with founder C. Finley: Molly Caldwell, Executive Director and Producer; Eddy Segal, Artistic Director; and Jerelyn Huber, Gallery/ Production Manager.

Funding is generously provided by:
The Deborah Buck Foundation, The Jonathan Rinehart Family Foundation, and Caldwellings Real Estate.

Invisible Bodies Exhibition at HUB-Robeson Galleries

The HUB-Robeson Galleries at Pennsylvania State University hosts the Invisible Bodies exhibition, curated by The Border Gallery and Emireth Herrera Valdés. The show explores migrant labor from an artistic point of view will be on view from Octbober 10, 2023 - February 18, 2024.

Invisible Bodies examines the relationship between migration and labor; bringing attention to the overlooked stories of unseen individuals within society. The exhibition displays the resilience, determination and hierarchical structures tied to immigration and race in the U.S. It includes 15 artists who have created socially engaged projects, paintings, sculptures, installations and performances. These works reflect on the demanding nature of labor and its undervaluation.

The exhibition also looks at the gender and racial aspects of migrant bodies as non-citizen workers. These workers play a crucial role in shaping today's society. The gallery's green walls symbolize support for an open immigration system. This allows immigrants to contribute to the nation's labor force. The featured artists include Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan + Jevijoe Vitug), Bianca Abdi-Boragi, Magdalena Dukiewicz, Brendan Fernandes, Billy Gerard Frank, Zac Hacmon, Julia Justo, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Jamie Martinez, Zahra Nazari, Michael Pribich, Lina Puerta, Coralina Rodriguez Meyer, Luis Alvaro Sahagun, and Manon Wada.

More Than Lumpia Exhibition at Epiphany Center for the Arts

Abang-guard’s Little Manila Monuments - Little Manila Ave. (2023) will be on view in the More Than Lumpia exhibition curated by Cesar Conde at the Epiphany Center for the Arts from October 6 - November 17.

As Filipino cuisine gains recognition, More Than Lumpia explores Filipino-American identity, socio-cultural experience, and politics behind the lens of visual art. The exhibition aims to address and challenge the underrepresentation of Filipino-American artists in the art community. Despite being the second-largest Asian group in the United States, Filipino-Americans have often been overlooked and marginalized in mainstream art institutions. By exploring the Filipino-American experience through visual arts, this exhibit aims to challenge stereotypes, promote representation, and foster a more inclusive art community.