Renan Laru-an

Portrait of Renan Laru-an
Biography

Renan Laru-an is a researcher, curator and the artistic director of SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin. He creates exhibitionary, public, and research programs that study »insufficient« and »subtracted« images or subjects at the juncture of development and integration projects. Laru-an is a founding member of the Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN), a recently initiated public institution for contemporary art temporarily housed at the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum. Renan has been (co-)curator of the 2nd Biennale Matter of Art, Prague (2022); the 6th Singapore Biennale, Singapore (2019); the 8th OK.Video—Indonesia Media Arts Festival, Jakarta (2017); and other exhibitions.