Historia de la pintura y el grabado en Antioquia

Rigorous and methodical in its conception, this anecdotic, entertaining, and illustrated tome presents for the first time a detailed look at the artistic career of this disciplined and talented Latin American painter and sculptor. Botero's followers will explore the history of his life, his personal beliefs, and the magic enclosed in the characteristic proportions of his work. Riguroso y metódico en su concepción este tomo anecdótico, divertido y ilustrado presenta por primera vez una vista detallada de la carrera artística del pintor y escultor mas disciplinada y talentosa de América...

The book examines the outstanding characteristics of the artistic production of artist Lucy Tejada Saenz (b. Colombia 1920) during the 1950's. These texts written for her individual exhibitions or highlighting her participation in collective competitions, represent formal interpretations of the "feminine" condition of her art and the formal and conceptual transformations of the work produced during this period.

The exhibition gathers a group of Brazilian, Colombian and French artists, who express their concept of love and the energy of sexual desire through different techniques that span from the traditional formats of painting and photography to the contemporary video installations. Participating artists included: photographer Louise Oligny, video artist Fabio Melecio Palacios, photographer María Isabel Rueda, artist (ceramic) Andrea Echeverri, video artist Eduardo Moreno, photographer Lucie Balme, artist (video installation) Ximena Velásquez, photographer Sophie Brandstrom, painter María Nela...

"Our 2004/05 exhibition 'Cantos cuentos colombianos' in Zurich featuring the same group of participating artists led to a reevaluation of this generation of artists in their own native country as well as to a revised view of Colombian art around the world. We are curious to see how these works will be recieved in Brazil and hope they have a successful impact"--P. 326.