EASY RIDERS AND RAGING MEMORIES

A 11 merch in front, all showroom in back, RONAC Art Center is Bigboy Cheng's hip, pop art hangout situated in Greenhills.

- SCOTT GARCEAU

Constructed from interlocking concrete blocks meant to conjure the mattress company of his family, it sports a Secret Fresh retail space facing Ortigas Avenue, with nods to the carnival along its curbside walk space — plush collectibles in red-painted carts, a Foto Kurabu kiosk — leading to the Secret Fresh Gallery at back, resembling, today, a Harley-Davidson salesroom with Olan Ventura's airbrushed homage to Terminator 2 greeting you at the entrance.

Come inside. This is Ruel Caasi's "Untitled," an eclectic collection from his Cloud Grey Gallery artists over the past decade or so, in collab with Working Animals Art Projects. Showing until Sept. 5, it features works by EJ Cabangon, Jonet Carpio, Toti Cerda, Igan D'Bayan, Benjo Elayda, Arturo Sanchez Jr. and Ventura. "From a studio in flux to a Munch & Mario combo," as Caasi's opening note puts it, the show "mirrors the growing global trend of galleries stepping back to recalibrate" (as I learn, Caasi is recalibrating for an upcoming Manuel Ocampo/Ronald Ventura mashup, as well as an ambitious showcase of contemporary art next year).