Venice Architecture Biennale

Philippines receives first-ever award from the Venice Biennale

Philippines receives first-ever award from the Venice Biennale

After a 51-year hiatus since the country first joined in 1964, it was able to join the Venice Art Biennale once again in 2015 and the Venice Architecture Biennale the following year through the efforts of then Sen. Loren Legarda. Six years after rejoining the global art platform, the Philippines…
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Introducing ‘The City Who Had Two Navels’ at the Venice Biennale

Introducing ‘The City Who Had Two Navels’ at the Venice Biennale

In its quest to contribute to global artistic discourse, the Philippines unveiled its entry to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018, "The City Who Had Two Navels." The multi-channel digital installation and exhibit, curated by Edson Cabalfin, explores a key aspect of the modern Filipino cultural climate: the tense relationship between the…
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‘Muhon’ is Philippines’ first at the Venice Architecture Biennale

‘Muhon’ is Philippines’ first at the Venice Architecture Biennale

by Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz and Sara de los Reyes How much of the past can one bring to the future? This year, the country's foremost architects and contemporary visual artists get to answer this question by participating in the Venice Architecture Biennale. A historic first for the Philippines, their exhibit entitled Muhon:…
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