Philippines
The Filipino word "munon" translates to "monument" and signifies the act of marking a fixed point in space and time. The Muhon exhibition in Manila examines the city's evolving identity and attempts to reconcile progress and stability through the selective analysis of post-war buildings and urban elements. The show aims to prompt collaborative reflection on an environment on the brink of vital renewal or irreversible decline.
Supermarket sweep… the Latvian pavilion which has been transformed into a minimart.
This contribution brings a little levity to the long trek through the halls of the Arsenale.
Choice as the basis of architectural process, the pop aesthetics emphasizing the languages of consumption as in Hamilton or Warhol: everything is structured by the dynamics of commerce.
Welcome to T/C Latvija, surely the most instagrammed installation of this edition of the Biennale
Latvia is reopening the archive boxes once again, reminding us (including the Biennial Presidency) of everything that has already been thought up and invented, and inviting us to place the most urgently needed products in the basket, to combine them with one another, and ultimately consume all the knowledge.
Fun, colourful and thought-provoking, it offers a tongue-in-cheek moment to the Arsenale sequence...