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Chus, Leo and I went to the artist Lee Paje’s solo show Mater Potestatem at Tin-Aw Gallery.

The exhibit features images of female archetypes—Delilah, Lilith, the Magdalene and others—painted on androgynous bust silhouettes,

Edible sculptures called Sanctus Cunnus—liqueur (tapuy)-filled chocolates that the visitors can eat,

and the Para Series, oil on relief sculptures done in collaboration with Abril Valdemoro. Yes, they are stylized female orifices. (Female iconography figures in the works of many artists including Agnes Arellano, who has made sculptures of genitalia, and Georgia O’Keefe’s flower photographs.)

We liked Manang Magda in particular.

Chus noted the scent in the gallery—lemony fresh, like some feminine hygiene product. “Smell-o-vision!” he said. “Clever!”

“Actually it’s our floorwax,” said the gallery owner. Haha!

“I love this show!” I declared. “Chus, we must reply to this show with the male version. You know—anthuriums, bratwurst, and of course, sculptures cast from real life.”

Then we would get banned and infamous.

Tin-Aw Art Gallery is on the upper ground floor of Somerset Olympia Makati (across from Old Swiss Inn), Makati Avenue beside the Manila Pen, Makati. Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm. Telephone (02) 892.7522. Visit www.tin-aw.com.

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