Can I collect my interest in Juan Lunas?
Where to look at art: in a bank. Ms Chell Jacob of the BPI Foundation gave us a tour of the BPI art collection at their corporate headquarters on Ayala.
Bencab’s Three Graces, commissioned by the bank.
Plenty of Amorsolos but I’m Amorsolo’d out. Juan Lunas in an office, small enough to stuff in my bag.
The meeting rooms have been named after Filipino artists. The Francisco room contains sketches by the painter Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco, who had worked as production designer on the films of Manuel Conde (Genghis Khan) and Gerardo De Leon (Noli me tangere).
Lao Lianbens in the dining room.
The collection is not open to the public, although arrangements can be made for small school groups. You can see the art in the very heavy book Herencia: A Legacy of Art and Progress published by the BPI Foundation and soon to be in bookstores.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
June 28th, 2009 at 22:52
My bro has a serious offer if you want to collect interest in a John Luna.
1) He can buy/sell you one.
2) He can deliver anywhere.