Gathering: Political Writing on Art and Culture

BY MARIAN PASTOR-ROCES

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde presents Gathering: Political Writing on Art and Culture by Marian Pastor-Roces.

The book is the first collection of essays by Roces who has written extensively about craft, art, museology, cultural theory and politics, generating a body of work that is sustained and unrelenting in its commitment to critique.

With an introduction by Indian dramaturg Rustom Bharucha, and foreword by Dr. Elena Mirano the collection presents 43 essays from 1974 through to 2018.

The limited-edition book is co-published with ArtAsiaPacific Foundation. It will be available in select book shops, and can be ordered directly from Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, and here on the ArtAsiaPacific webstore.

For inquiries and pre-orders please email: mcad@benilde.edu.ph in the Philippines or ArtAsiaPacific in Hong Kong: info@aapmag.com