Geronimo Cristobal

Day: May 9, 2026

  • Erased Fernando Zobel mural at Parish of the Holy Sacrifice (1953-1955)

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    I visited the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice at the University of the Philippines yesterday and tried to find out the exact location of Fernando Zóbel’s now erased mural. Completed in 1955, the circular church brought together some of the most important figures in Philippine modernism: architecture by Leandro Locsin, sculpture by Napoleon Abueva, floor…

  • Is Art History?

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    Just found out there’s a new book gathering the writings of Svetlana Alpers: Svetlana Alpers: Is Art History? A fitting title for someone who fundamentally changed how many of us think about pictures, surfaces, description, Dutch art, and the discipline itself. Includes selected writings, a foreword by Barney Kulok, an introduction by Richard Meyer, and…