ABUEVA IKOTOUR: Whom Art Should Serve

The Bulwagan ng Dangal University Heritage Museum presents 𝐀𝐁𝐔𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑: 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, a roving survey of Napoleon V. Abueva’s public art in UP Diliman. The walking and riding tour utilizes the 𝐔𝐏 𝐈𝐤𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐲, a campus icon since the University’s transfer to Diliman in 1949.

𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐕. 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 (1930–2018), the youngest recipient of the National Artist award, created many of UP Diliman’s enduring landmarks, including 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑥, 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐺𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑦, 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑆𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚 𝑛𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑒𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝐹𝑙𝑎𝑔, and 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑙. This ikotouring exhibition commemorates the 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭.

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀:
𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵, 𝟭𝟲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟯 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀)
𝟭:𝟬𝟬–𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁.

This project is part of the 𝐔𝐏 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐂𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), themed “𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧,” which highlights and celebrates initiatives within and beyond the UP Diliman campus that value diverse forms of knowledge, experience, and expression that shape our community.

Join us and reflect on public art, movement, and the enduring question: 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞?