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The interior of Gravity Art Space featuring its inauguralexhibit ‘ALCOHOL’
Why does art matter? In distressing times, we see more value in art. It is escapist, but also restorative, evolutionary as it is revolutionary. As John Tusa once wrote, “The arts matter, because they are universal; because they are non-material; because they deal with daily experience in a transforming way; because they question the way we look at the world; because they offer different explanations of that world…”
The Filipinos revel in art. In fact, Metro Manila’s art scene is booming despite the pandemic or maybe even as a result of it. We’ve seen the rise of art movements like the “green arts” advocacy of studio Green Artz, which promotes sustainability. There is also an increase in hobby artists or people who do art at home purely for the fun of it. And of course, there’s the presence of countless galleries, design shops, museums, and other art spaces scattered all over the capital