“A genius of
intertextual art.”

“A genius of
intertextual art.”

— JUANIYO ARCELLANA, THE PHILIPPINE STAR

“A true master.”

— PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

“Legendary.”

— ALFRED A. YUSON, THE PHILIPPINE STAR

**CESARE A.X. SYJUCO** *(b. 20 August 1953)* is the most acclaimed Filipino multi-media artist of our time, and is likewise a prizewinning painter, poet, and art critic of international stature.

The seminal genius of the reclusive Cesare is so shrouded in mystery and artworld folklore that there exists, until this day, a limited record of his extremely vast body of work— ranging from visual art, to poetry, to performance and art criticism.

Widely regarded as ***“the Golden Boy of Philippine Art,”*** his remarkably varied distinctions include the TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines) Award for Art & Culture Advancement, the Gerry Roxas Foundation Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, the Gawad CCP Sa Sining Biswal from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the AAP Grand Prize and Gold Medal for Painting from the Art Association of the Philippines, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in English Poetry, the UNESCO Paris Gold Medals for Photography and Design, the CMMA Outstanding Filipino Communicator citation from the Catholic Mass Media Awards, the very first Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Award for Art Criticism, and the Araw ng Maynila “Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan” (Art and Cultural Advancement) Award from the City of Manila, among others.

Cesare is the founder and director of **ART LAB**— a non-profit developmental art facility in the Philippines, which he co-founded with his wife, Jean Marie. A vital hub for multi-media experimentation in the 1990s, ART LAB now stands on a combined studio-and-museum space eight times the size of its original site on EDSA in Makati, and is committed to continue its mission *“to develop new directions and alternative new audiences for Philippine art”*.

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“Cesare Syjuco lives a life of the mind… And what an amazing intellect he parlays into words and images. It is in fact a terrifyingly austere mind profoundly in love with amazement… forever amazed and amazing both.”

— ALFRED A. YUSON, THE PHILIPPINE STAR

“A multi-talented artist… a poet, a musician, a philosopher… with uncanny sharp perspectives.”

— NATIONAL ARTIST CIRILO F. BAUTISTA, MANILA BULLETIN

“Consistently brilliant.
Cesare is a towering figure in Philippine art.”

— ROSALINDA OROSA, STARWEEK MAGAZINE

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Perfectio(n)”, Literary Hybrid: neon mounted on concrete, approx. 96 x 12 inches, 2009-2011 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Perfectio(n)”,* Literary Hybrid: neon mounted on concrete, approx. 96 x 12 inches, 2009-2011

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “A to Z from The Chameleon” (installation view), Literary Hybrids: image-text composites on 26 backlit duratrans panels, 1983/2013 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“A to Z from The Chameleon” (installation view),* Literary Hybrids: image-text composites on 26 backlit duratrans panels, 1983/2013

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, from the Series “Drawing is to Painting is to Drawing”, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, 2014 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** from the Series “Drawing is to Painting is to Drawing”, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, 2014

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Mythology: Return History’s Whore, His Mother”, mixed media (illegible handwriting, acrylic, rope, wooden figurine), 48 x 48 inches, 1984 [Collection: National Gallery Singapore] — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Mythology: Return History’s Whore, His Mother”,* mixed media (illegible handwriting, acrylic, rope, wooden figurine), 48 x 48 inches, 1984 [Collection: National Gallery Singapore]

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Pain / Jagged Letters / Waves / Sinking”, Literary Hybrid: neon mounted on acrylic panel, 60 x 48 inches, 2009 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Pain / Jagged Letters / Waves / Sinking”,* Literary Hybrid: neon mounted on acrylic panel, 60 x 48 inches, 2009

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Veneration of the Lie (Sleeping Mughambhi)”, Literary Hybrid: text-object composite in wood and acrylic vitrine, 2018 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Veneration of the Lie (Sleeping Mughambhi)”,* Literary Hybrid: text-object composite in wood and acrylic vitrine, 2018

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Veneration of the Lie (Squint / Squint Harder)” [gallery/installation view], Literary Hybrid: text on clear acrylic panel hinged over empty gallery niche, 2009 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Veneration of the Lie (Squint / Squint Harder)” [gallery/installation view],* Literary Hybrid: text on clear acrylic panel hinged over empty gallery niche, 2009

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “TANKA: Be Wary of Green, Be Most Wary of Memory”, acrylic and mixed media, 1982 (Grand Prize Winner, Art Association of the Philippines) — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“TANKA: Be Wary of Green, Be Most Wary of Memory”,* acrylic and mixed media, 1982 (Grand Prize Winner, Art Association of the Philippines)

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “And I” (installation view), Literary Hybrids: text on backlit tarpaulin, 48 x 36 inches each, 2011 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“And I” (installation view),* Literary Hybrids: text on backlit tarpaulin, 48 x 36 inches each, 2011

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Let’s Talk about the Anti-Christ” + “The Problem Politic”, Literary Hybrids: image-text composites on backlit tarpaulin panels, 48 x 36 inches each, 2004-2005 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Let’s Talk about the Anti-Christ”* + *“The Problem Politic”,* Literary Hybrids: image-text composites on backlit tarpaulin panels, 48 x 36 inches each, 2004-2005

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Tipping in America”, Literary Hybrid: image-text composite on backlit acrylic panel, 2013 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Tipping in America”,* Literary Hybrid: image-text composite on backlit acrylic panel, 2013

CESARE A.X. SYJUCO, “Veneration of the Lie (Red / Blue / Yellow)”, Literary Hybrid: text on backlit acrylic panel, 2004 — **CESARE A.X. SYJUCO,** *“Veneration of the Lie (Red / Blue / Yellow)”,* Literary Hybrid: text on backlit acrylic panel, 2004