Renan Laru-an

Renan Laru-an is a curator and theorist. He creates exhibitionary, public, and research programs that study »insufficient« and »subtracted« images, subjects, and artistic works unsettled by development and integration projects. He is curator of the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.

The former artistic director of SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin, a founding member of the Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN), and the founder of DiscLab | Research and Criticism, Renan co-curated the 2nd Biennale Matter of Art (2022), the 6th Singapore Biennale (2019), the 8th OK.Video–Indonesia Media Arts Festival in Jakarta (2017), and the Lucban Assembly (2015), as well as other exhibitions with Sharjah Art Foundation, TPAM–Yokohama Performing Arts Meeting, and the UP Vargas Museum.

He serves on advisory committees for the Istanbul Biennale and esea contemporary. Born in Sultan Kudarat/Phillipines, Renan currently lives in Berlin/Germany.