PRIVATE COLLECTIONS BOOK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
EACOMM Corporation hosted a cocktail reception to celebrate the publication of its first book project, Private Collections. More than two hundred seventy-two guests turned up at the Isla Ballroom 3 of Edsa Shangri-La Hotel to welcome the release of the limited edition art book and to have it signed by the art collectors. The audience had a warm and unforgettable moment that Tuesday evening. Artists and distinguished guests from the business, arts and society stood in lines to meet and have a chat with Washington SyCip, Hans Sy, David Consunji, Joey de Leon, Napoleon Abueva, Charlie Cojuangco, Joel Jimenez, Eddie Chua, Patrick Reyno, Mark Villar, Julius Babao, Arsenio Tanco, Jovenal Santiago, Manny Zialcita, Gilbert Santos, Wilmer Hontiveros, Louie Ojeda, Mikee Romero and Alexander Tan, who were recognized and honored that night. Private Collections will debut in major bookstores this December. Julius Babao and Ramon Orlina Lao Lianben Mario Parial Daniel and Monica de la Cruz Rod Paras Perez Washington SyCip Hans Sy Eddie Chua and David Consunji Joey de Leon Julius Babao Charlie Cojuangco Mikee Romero and Joel Jimenez Manny Zialcita and Arsenio Tanco Louie Ojeda and Gilbert Santos
Artes de las Filipinas releases PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: The Lives and Art Collections of Thirty Filipino Art Collectors
Artes de las Filipinas, a division of EACOMM Corporation is proud to announce the release of it’s first coffee table book: Private Collections. Private Collections is a book about private art collecting and collectors in the Philippines published in 2009. It tells the passions and visions of thirty Filipino collectors and follows their tastes in art – whether in the masters or the contemporary. Written and designed for a general readership, each of the thirty collectors is devoted ten to fourteen pages and contains representative examples of their art collections. Distinguished patrons of the arts and private art collectors covered in this book include George Ty, Hans Sy, David Consunji, Washington SyCip, Joey de Leon, Charlie Cojuangco, Julius Babao, Mikee Romero, Napoleon Abueva and leading businessmen and professionals in the Philippines including Sonny Dominguez, Arsenio Tanco, Jose Maria Esteban, Eddie Chua, Cesar Duque, Manny Zialcita, Saul Hofileña, Ramon Cardenas, Louie Ojeda, Joven Santiago, Gilbert Santos, Joel Jimenez, Manolet Salak III, Wilmer Hontiveros, Joel Butuyan, Alexander Tan, Norman Crisologo, Mark Villar, Patrick Reyno and two other noted female collectors, Ester Gabaldon and Evelyn Dy. Private Collections is published by Artes de las Filipinas. The first edition is limited to 1,000 copies and is accompanied with an interactive CD-ROM. Also, a unique feature of the book’s first edition is the six different covers that it presents to readers, conveying the theme of privacy, collectors and collecting. Hardback, 286 mm. x 287 mm, 364 pages, 1,111 color illustrations, printed and bound in Hong Kong. Advance copies are now available at www.artesdelasfilipinas.com. The book is also available for advance purchase in Amazon.com