Papelmismo
Below is the exhibition notes I wrote for the second Papelismo Group art exhibit at Galerie Anna in 2014) Essay 65. P A P E L M I S M O Benjie Torrado Cabrera, Renato Habulan, Alfredo Liongoren, Arnel Mirasol, and Pinggot Zulueta will unveil at the Galerie Anna, PAPELMISMO, the sequel to their critically-acclaimed 2012 show, PAPELISMO. Joining the five this time are Thomas Daquioag, Neil Doloricon, Alfredo Esquillo, Egai Talusan Fernandez, Emmanuel Garibay, Pablo Baen Santos, and Allison Wong-David. Except for one or two, this roster of exhibit participants include names who belong to that group of brave souls who dare bucked the political and cultural establishment during the Marcos regime and went on to make bigger names for themselves in the Philippine art scene. Collectively referred to as the Social Realists, they are firm advocates of the art of commitment and social change. This is the second in a series of shows mapped out by Renato Habulan for this group of artists intent on