In a series of collages, Roberto Chabet used an iconic headshot of 1970s supermodel Lauren Hutton by renowned photographer Irving Penn as the base layer for each composition. Although her face and characteristic gap-toothed smile never becomes visible. Only her mud-drenched hair and the page number, “89”, are discernible on the perimeter areas. These collages were produced in the late 1980s (between 1986 to 1988) and were first shown in 1995 as part of a group exhibition titled Unglued held at the West Gallery (West Avenue) and curated by Nilo Ilarde. Unframed and mounted in a grid, the works were then identified as 52 Untitled Collages. Over thirty works from this group now form the Head Series collages but this time pinned neatly on board and boxed in a simple wooden frame.
The exhibit of Chabet’s Head Series is a joint project of the Galleria Duemila and King Kong Art Projects Unlimited as part of the yearlong Roberto Chabet: Fifty Years project. The exhibit will run from September 3 - 27, Galleria Duemila, Manila. www.galleriaduemila.com
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