Borloloy: A Filipinx Market
Featured art: Pacita Abad, European Mask, 1990. Acrylic, silkscreen, thread on canvas. Tate: Purchased with funds provided by the Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee 2019. Courtesy Pacita Abad Art Estate and Tate. Photo: At Maculangan/Pioneer Studios.
Borloloy: A Filipinx Market
To celebrate the exhibition, Pacita Abad, the AGO hosts Borloloy, a market featuring 30 Filipinx-owned local businesses, organized by Carla Felix, and featuring a range of products including jewelry, candles, prints, clothing, zines, beauty products, housewares, accessories and more.
Pacita Abad embodied the Philippine concept of borloloy, a Tagalog word that loosely translates to “excess ornamentation.” Abad joyfully lived a lifestyle reflective of her art practice, adorning her paintings, clothing, and surroundings with buttons, beads, mirrors, and cowrie shells.
The market is free to attend and located on the Concourse level of the AGO.
