30 September 2024
In La Salle’s rich history of having prolific alumni, among those that have greatly contributed to the evolution of the arts here in the Philippines is the late National Artist Leandro V. Locsin. He earned the title “The Poet of Concrete” due to his unmatched skill in manipulating a mundane material and transforming it into something magical, as Center for Campus Art (CCA) Director and Curator Ar. Gerry Torres put it.
To honor such legacy, Benilde, through Torres, staged the exhibit, “The Poet of Concrete: The Architecture of National Artist Leandro Locsin” last September 26 at the 12th-floor Gallery of the Design+Arts Campus.
When asked about how everything was coordinated, Torres commented, “When planning the exhibit, I knew that the success of the project would rest on the cooperation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), because of the National Theater, the most iconic Locsin creation, and the Locsin firm, because of the materials in their archives and their work today, a continuation of the legacy of Leandro Locsin.”
