No matter where you’re standing–be it from the top floor of a towering edifice in the city, or from the coast of some fishing village, or inside a cathedral before a crucifix–it isn’t difficult to gather that the world is in need of some miracle to save it from the brink of collapse. And for this month’s shows, artists continue to act like the prophets that they are, cautioning society of its destructive tendencies as seen in the shows of Pete Jimenez (Finale Art File Gallery) and Manuel Ocampo, MM Yu and Romeo Lee (Blanc Gallery). The art scene itself is pervaded with its own unresolved issues and is brought to the fore by Robert Langenegger (Blanc Gallery), containing its own actors captured by Raena Abella (ArtInformal Gallery). These days, art has become all the more vital for humanity to spur reflections and inspire action that could sway our fate..
