Manuel Ocampo

1965, Quezon City, Philippines

 

Manuel Ocampo is known for his frequent and strategic stylistic drifts in response to new contexts and subject matter. His shows are often constructed around contradictory tendencies, elaborating discrepancies between what a painting appears to be and how it behaves in relation to the structures that legitimate its appearance.

 

Manuel Ocampo represented the Philippines at the 57th Venice Biennale. His work has been showcased in many institutions throughout the world, such as Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Germany; Museu Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal; FRAC Languedoc-Rousillon, France; Musée Goya of Castres, France; Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain or Fundación la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain. Manuel Ocampo's work is represented in several prominent public art collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, USA; the Whitney Museum of American Art, USA; the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Spain; the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Spain; the Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, France or the Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Mudam), Luxembourg.