Abstract:

Gathering several of National Artist Federico Aguilar Alcuaz’s works from the late 1950s to the 1980s, the exhibition reveals a glimpse to the general contours and the evolution of the artist’s style, as he explored different subject matter and media both here and abroad. Specifically looking into his artistic practice presses the questions as to what it means to be a global artist, and how it intersects with his grammar of modernism. The essay attempts to respond to these questions through its effort to reap out themes that surface from the artist’s works in the exhibition.