Press Conference Invitation
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Office of Senator Loren Legarda, will officially launch the Philippine Pavilion and the official participation of the country in the 56th International Art Exhibition organized by La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy, from May 9 to November 22, 2015. A press conference will be held at the Bulwagang Apolinario Mabini, Ground Floor, Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City on April 15, 2015 at 11 a.m.
The Philippine participation marks a return to the international art exhibition after a 50-year hiatus since the country’s first and last participation in 1964. Patrick D. Flores’ curatorial proposal titled Tie a String Around the World was selected to represent the Philippines at the prestigious event.
Speakers at the press conference will include Hon. Loren Legarda, Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, Hon. Albert F. del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Hon. Felipe M. de Leon, Jr., Chairman NCCA and Commissioner for the Philippine Pavilion. Ambassador Massimo Roscigno of Italy will also be in the event.
Flores will also discuss the exhibit together with artists Manny Montelibano and Jose Tence Ruiz who will also be present to answer questions.
Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale is one of the most prestigious and oldest cultural exhibitions in the world. The International Art Exhibition, which takes place every other year, is considered by many as “the Olympics of contemporary art” that exhibits global trends and engages in critical discourse.
DETAILS
What: Philippine Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale
Where: Bulwagang Apolinario Mabini, Ground Floor, Department of Foreign Affairs Main Building, Pasay City, Philippines
When: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 11 a.m.
RSVP: On or before April 10, 2015
Note: Lunch will be served.
MEDIA CONTACT
Philippine Art Venice Biennale (PAVB) Coordinating Committee
Riya Lopez
press@philartvenicebiennale2015.net
