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APEC Sculpture Garden
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TypeSculpture park
LocationVicente Sotto Street, CCP Complex, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Created1996
Operated byNational Commission for Culture and the Arts
StatusOpened

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Sculpture Garden is a sculpture park located in the right, left and front lawns of the Philippine International Convention Center at the CCP Complex in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.[1][2]

The sculpture garden was opened and dedicated on 22 November 1996.[3] It was jointly organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the curator of the garden, in commemoration of the APEC Philippines 1996.[1][2]

Sculptures

The garden is composed of 20 unique sculptures made by artists from their respective APEC countries. Each sculpture embodies the collective ideals of the 20 APEC member economies.[1][2]

The countries that donated their sculptures to the garden include Australia, Brunei, Canada, China , Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. As of 2017, only Peru has yet to donate a sculpture to the garden.[1][4][5][6] The exact location of the layout of each sculpture was studied individually and presented in the best space where it would harmonize or be enhanced by the surrounding landscape. The angles of each sculpture were likewise studied in relation to the PICC’s minimalist architectural design, with the objective of bringing out the most unusual point of each sculpture’s design.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "APEC Sculpture Garden". Philippine International Convention Center. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "APEC Sculpture Garden". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ Parry, Richard Lloyd (23 November 1996). "Asia's big players in search of harmony". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ "3 new pieces added to PICC's APEC Sculpture Garden". Radyo Natin Network. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ Macas, Trisha (20 November 2015). "Papua New Guinea, Russia, Vietnam donate sculptures after APEC meeting". GMA News Online. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Russian Bear joins Sculpture Garden in Manila". Russkiy Mir Foundation. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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