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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 ...

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...