| Description |
Cantos/Cuentos Colombianos is the most comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Colombian art ever shown in Europe. Ten widely recognized Colombian artists present a previously unknown world of images and experience worthy of international attention. With great formal and substantive rigor, the artists deal with their country and its troubled past and present through installation, video, photography, objects, performance, and sound works. The book includes extensive photo-documentation of the artists' studios as well as in-depth interviews. Four prominent Colombian thinkers of varying political persuasions discuss political, social, and cultural issues facing their country in enlighteneing and thought-provoking essays. Essays by Fernán González, Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Alfredo Molano and William Ospina. Hardcover, 8.5 x 9.75 in./416 pgs / 215 color and 75 b&w. |