Cian Dayrit

Cian Dayrit
Born1989 (age 35–36)
Manila, Philippines
OccupationVisual artist

Cian Dayrit (born 1989) is a Filipino multimedia artist.

Early life and education

Dayrit was born in 1989 in Metro Manila, Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman's Fine Arts program in 2011.[1]

Work

Dayrit's interdisciplinary practice explores colonialism and ethnography, archaeology, history, and mythology.[2] He has exhibited at venues such as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.[3]

Dayrit's first solo exhibition, The Bla-Bla Archaeological Complex, opened at the Jorge B. Vargas Museum in 2013. The show examined the role that varying strategies of display and representation, such as archaeological and architectural structures, play in understanding history. The show explored issues of identity, heritage, and nationhood.[4]

Dayrit's second and third solo exhibitions, Polycephalous and Spectacles of the Third World, continue his inquiry into, "origins and histories, and their representations in visual apparatuses, from the map, curiosity cabinet, and on to the museum."[2]

In late 2017, Artnet announced that Dayrit would be featured in the 4th New Museum Triennial titled Songs for Sabotage at the New Museum in New York in 2018.[5] The Triennial, co-curatored by Gary Carrion-Murayari and Alex Gartenfeld, explored, "interventions into cities, infrastructures, and the networks of everyday life, bringing together objects that could potentially create shared, or common, experiences."[5]

Dayrit was featured in the 11th Berlin Biennale in Berlin in 2020.[6]

His practice has been written in the Encyclopaedia of Philippine Art by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • The Bla-Bla Archaeological Complex, U.P. Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines, 2013[4]
  • Polycephalous, Art Informal, San Juan City, Philippines, 2014
  • Spectacles of the Third World, Tin-Aw Gallery, Makati, Philippines, 2015[7]
  • Busis Ibat Ha Kanayunan (Voices from the Hinterlands), Bellas Artes Projects, Makati, Philippines, 2018[8]
  • Beyond the God's Eye, Nome Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2019[9]

Group exhibitions

  • Omega, Tam-Awan Village Gallery, Baguio City, Philippines, 2013
  • Applied Savagery, Now Gallery, Makati, Philippines, 2013
  • The President’s Office, U.P. Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines, 2013[10]
  • Paperviews 14: On Immanence, Project Space Pilipinas, Lucban, Quezon Province, Philippines, 2014
  • Exposition, Lopez Memorial Museum, 2016[11]
  • Almost There, Jorge B. Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines, 2017[12]
  • Shelf Life of Being, MONO8, Manila, Philippines, 2021[13][14]

Awards

  • Finalist, Ateneo Art Awards - Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art (2014)[15]
  • Winner, Ateneo Art Awards - Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art (2017)[16]
  • Recipient, Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Awards (2018)[17]

References

  1. ^ "Imago Mundi". www.imagomundiart.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "ArtSpeak: Cian Dayrit in conversation with Isabel Nazareno | Ateneo Art Gallery". ateneoartgallery.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ "Cian Dayrit". bellasartesprojects.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ a b "Bla-Bla Archaeological Complex | Cian Dayrit". Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Triennial: Songs for Sabotage". www.newmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. ^ "The 11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art announces the participants for its 2020 edition |". Flash Art. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  7. ^ "Tin-aw Art Gallery". www.tin-aw.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  8. ^ Bautista, Gwen (January 23, 2018). "This Exhibit Creates Art Out of History". spot.ph. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. ^ "Nome | Beyond the God's Eye". nomegallery.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  10. ^ "The President's Office". Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  11. ^ "Exposition | Cian Dayrit, Liv Vinluan, et al - Manila Art Scene". Manila Art Scene. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  12. ^ "International Exhibition: Almost There". Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  13. ^ Tana, James. "Almost a Year Into the Pandemic: A Survey of Gallery Exhibitions in February". Art Plus Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  14. ^ De La Cruz, Christa I. (March 6, 2021). "10 Art Exhibits to See in March 2021". SPOT.PH. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  15. ^ "Winners of the Ateneo Art Awards 2014 named". spot.ph. August 15, 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  16. ^ "Winners of the Ateneo Art Awards 2017 announced". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  17. ^ "Thirteen Artist Awards 2018". Thirteen Artist Awards 2018. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Retrieved 2020-11-30.