Visual Arts Head Resigns Over Religious Attacks
PHILIPPINE STAR
By Angelo L. Gutierrez
PHILIPPINES - The head of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) Museum and Visual Arts division has resigned. The CCP's Public Relations and Linkages Division confirmed that Visual Arts director Karen Flores has submitted her resignation letter. "She submitted a letter of resignation. That is what we know," Michelle Logarta, writer at the public relations division, told philstar.com in an interview. Flores's resignation came a day after the CCP decided to shut down its Main Gallery where the controversial "Kulo" Exhibit was on display. The art exhibit, which is a compilation of 32 artists [including Mideo Cruz], opened on June 17 and was supposed to run up to August 21. [link]
By Angelo L. Gutierrez
PHILIPPINES - The head of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) Museum and Visual Arts division has resigned. The CCP's Public Relations and Linkages Division confirmed that Visual Arts director Karen Flores has submitted her resignation letter. "She submitted a letter of resignation. That is what we know," Michelle Logarta, writer at the public relations division, told philstar.com in an interview. Flores's resignation came a day after the CCP decided to shut down its Main Gallery where the controversial "Kulo" Exhibit was on display. The art exhibit, which is a compilation of 32 artists [including Mideo Cruz], opened on June 17 and was supposed to run up to August 21. [link]