Inspired by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin’s novel “The Woman Who Had Two Navels,” published in 1961, the Philippine Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia confronts the tension between the vicissitudes of the past and the challenges of constructing contemporary
subjectivity.
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Press Conference on “The City Who Had Two Navels”
Philippine Participation at the
16th Venice Architecture Biennale
26 April 2018 | NCCA Boardroom, Intramuros, Manila
It is with great pride and honor that I welcome all of you today as we officially present our curator and his curatorial concept for the Philippine Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale.
I am proud and exuberant because we are on our fourth consecutive participation in […]
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