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Life according to Manuel Ocampo
The acclaimed Filipino artist's new show at STPI represents a culmination of everything he's been interested in
Published Thu, May 23, 2019 · 09:50 PM
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MANUEL OCAMPO COMPARES his mind on a good day to Manila traffic on a bad day - congested and chaotic. But that mental turmoil lends itself to his provocative art, which draws on any point of reference - political, historical, social, personal - to make sly and ironic statements about the world we live in.
Ocampo is one of the most international artists to emerge from the Philippines, having first gained notoriety for having his paintings pu…
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