Lucy Tejada

The present exhibition organized in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence 1810-1822 and examines the use of the word and image in the battle for American Independence. One of the main achievements of Independence put into circulation was a set of ideas and language that the possibility of a different social order in imagery and word. With Independence there was a shift from loyalty to the king to Independence, it was necessary to define who and how to govern, to produce a new legitimacy and thus a different language and imagery with which one could say and understand the new...

"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.

"Centers exclusively on techniques of painting and printmaking as practiced by the artists in Antioquia. The historic framework ranges from colonial times to mid-20th century. Londoño's study differs from the traditional, centralist perspective of Bogotá's critics. Well documented, this work received a Colcultura award"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.