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Mark Justiniani (b. 1966)
Lot 155: Mark Justiniani (b. 1966)
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Leon Gallery
February 18, 2023
Makati City, Philippines
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Description
Mark Justiniani (b. 1966)
Tungkod
signed and dated 2018 - 2020 (lower center and verso)
oil on wood
24 1/4" x 17" (62 cm x 43 cm)
PROVENANCE León Gallery, The ArtPH Online Auction 2020 (For the benefit of orphaned babies at the Cribs Foundation and the residents of Alcala, Cagayan in building a permanent evacuation center), Makati City, 12 December 2020, Lot 43
The eminent social realist Mark Justiniani depicts in this work aptly titled Tungkod an image of a man donned in the traditional wardrobe of the men belonging to the native principalia in the 19th-century Philippines. He sits on an exquisite, cushioned chair reminiscent of the ones found in the homes of affluent Filipino clans. He is smoking a pipe while casually sitting, with his right hand holding a gold cane. His bearing connotes callousness, indifference, and apathy, qualities inherent to the ruling elite. Activist, author, scholar, and former UP professor, the late Edberto M. Villegas writes in his review of Dr. Dante Simbulan’s The Modern Principalia: “The principalia emerged from the economic class nurtured by the Spanish to serve the latter’s interests and further endowed with political power by the Americans to cow the restive masses after the Filipino-American War. They were mostly composed of mestizos, native and Chinese, the former sired by Spanish fathers and the latter, offspring of Chinese merchants who intermarried with native women members of the principalia. The mestizos grew in economic status in Philippine society as they acquired haciendas, with crops meant for exports to Spain and later to other Western countries.” "The descendants of this principalia are still lording it over the socioeconomic arena…This class interbreeds within itself, intermarrying within a limited circle of the so-called high society families. With this exclusiveness, the wealth of the principalia becomes more concentrated through time, as we have seen. This principalia has a highly Westernized outlook, now Americanized as befitting their U.S. patrons. They send their children to the same exclusive schools and have interlocking businesses in companies and banks. They have close connections with political leaders since members of their clan may be holding public offices themselves or have minions in government to protect their interests." In Justiniani's Tungkod, we can discern the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society borne from the brutal collaboration between the local compradors and bureaucrat capitalists (from whom the elite, the modern principalia, come) and their imperialist masters. Although we live at the mercy of the elite, we ultimately possess the power to engender revolutionary change by means of our shared struggles and aspirations. A dark, brooding atmosphere pervades the background, symbolizing "crisis generates resistance." Until their gold canes are slashed and their ivory towers forcibly overturned shall the oppressed arrive at genuine emancipation. (A.M.)
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The Asian Cultural Council Auction 2023
byLeon Gallery
February 18, 2023, 2:00 PM PST
Makati City, Philippines
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Payment
a. The balance of the invoice must be paid in full and merchandise picked up within three (3) days from the date of the sale. One week after the auction, left items may be moved to an off-site facility for pick-up. A storage fee will be charged if merchandise is left longer than two (2) weeks of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100) per lot per day. If the property is left longer than four (4) weeks, it will be considered abandoned. We are not responsible for shipping, but if packing and handling of purchased lots will be done by us, it is done at the entire risk of the purchaser. A refundable deposit may be required.
b. Cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, personal check (items may be held until the check clears). If any legal action is commenced to enforce these Conditions of Sale, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Time is of the essence.
Payments shall be wired to:
Account Name: Leon Gallery
Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
About the Artist
Mark Justiniani (b. 1966)
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