The Philippines
dal 8/4/2013 al 13/7/2013
Segnalato da
8/4/2013
The Philippines
Quai Branly Museum, Paris
Archipelago of exchange. The exhibition brings together a selection of 310 unique works of art from the Philippines, chosen from public collections in the Philippines, America and Europe as well as from private collections.
Curated by Constance de Monbrison and Corazon Alvina
The Philippines archipelago includes more than 7000 islands and stretches over nearly 1700 km. The geographical and historical situation of its people has generated strong and varied artistic expression in the natural environment of the monsoon regions of Asia.
Based on the geography of the archipelago are two visions, one turned towards the mountains, the other looking out to sea, which set the tone of this exhibition of a civilisation underpinned by the central theme of exchange. Exchange is understood as an object which is given and received, intent on seeing, and presupposing a relationship to the other. Whether symbolic or commercial, exchange creates relationships between visible or invisible beings.
This exhibition, containing more than 300 works, is the first major exhibition in France in the last twenty years devoted to the archipelago of the Philippine.
The first exhibition of its kind in Europe, The Philippines features 310 works of pre-colonial Philippine art, ranging from sculpture, armour, jewellery, textiles and costumes, selected from within major public and private collections in the Philippines, United States and Europe.
Consisting of approximately 7,000 islands, the Philippines is a civilisation whose foundations are rooted in reciprocity. Whether symbolic or commercial, this custom of exchange serves as a framework for Filipino culture. Divided into two sections, the exhibition explores the traditional artworks from the mountainous Northern Highlands region, examining deities, wealth, magic, poetry and warriors, as well as artworks inspired by the prominent shipping trade on the Southern coasts and islands, with influences originating from India, Indonesia, Arabia and China.
Opening: 9 April 2013
Quai Branly Museum
51, quai Branly, Paris
Hours:
Musum Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm, ticket office closes at 6pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11am to 9pm, ticket office closes at 8pm
Garden hours
from 9.15am to 7.30pm from Tuesday to Sunday
from 9.15am to 9.15pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Free entry