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I made it a point to sit beside fellow Dean Jose Joya during UP University Council meetings. It took a while for him to sell me a painting but he finally did, one of his first collages. Later, not knowing any better, I asked him for something in pink to match the bedroom wall of our little girl. He obviously tagged me as an innocent, didn’t take offense, and so now I have a nice pink Joya.
COVID-19 and economic slowdown notwithstanding, it looks like plenty of cash is rattling around. Last Saturday’s Leon Gallery auction to benefit the Asian Cultural Council was astounding. I felt poor seeing five bidders fighting mightily for a small Anita Magsaysay Ho (