Philippines’ ‘Bangkota’ pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to stage art by globally-recognised Filipinos
DUBAI, 1st February 2021 (WAM) - As Expo 2020 Dubai opens up for a public visit to give a preview of the site ahead of the full opening in October, the Philippines announced that its ‘Bangkóta’ pavilion is near completion and will present globally-active icons of architecture, art, and design who will drive the pavilion’s experiences and messages.
The Philippines is participating with an imagination-expanding pavilion in this forthcoming edition of the World Expo.
Notably featuring Ramon P. Santos, Laureate of the Order of National Artist for Music, a proud selection of Filipino artists directed their personal artistic languages to create the pavilion sequence of updated ideas about the Philippines.
Philippine Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai reaches 87% completion reporters@khaleejtimes.com Filed on December 28, 2020
Designed by Budji+Royal Architecture+Design and curated by Marian Pastor Roces, the 1,386sqm pavilion reimagines the Filipinos as a coral reef, interconnecting not only with each other but also with the world
The Philippines Pavilion aims to focus on dedicated collaborations or bayanihan which has been greatly visible with the collective efforts between the Philippine team, the UAE-based construction team, as well as other multi-cultural and multinational entities, both in the Philippines and Dubai
The Philippine government has announced that the construction of the Philippines Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has already reached 87 per cent completion.