The Spectre of Comparison

A catalogue for the Philippine Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017, produced by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Features the curatorial essay of Joselina Cruz and  National Artist for Literature Resil Mojares with essays by Catherine Grout on Lani Maestro and Demetrio Paparoni on Manuel Ocampo. Maestro and Ocampo were the artists highlighted in the exhibition which was also re-imagined for the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila.

Publisher: National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Size: 150 x 210 mm
Page count: 138 pages (catalogue) + 30 pages (exhibition installation)
Writers: Joselina Cruz, Catherine Grout, Resil Mojares, Demetrio Paparoni, Marian Pastor Roces. Foreword by Virgilio S. Almario. Introduction by Loren Legarda
Designer: Diana Portela/&beyond Photography: Kurt Stier, Andrea D’Altoè, Paolo Luca

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