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"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.

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...

It can be said that a title defines the book. A "manual", according to two of the many definitions of the word from the dictionary of the Spanish language of the Royal Spanish Academy is "a book that summarizes the most substantial material of a topic" or "a book or notebook to make annotations". This book has more to do with the second definition in which the critical annotations of the author, throughout her experiences in museums and research, led her to write innovative texts for a better understanding of the art of the 19th century in Colombia. In addition to her numerous conferences and ...

"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.