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Events for 18 December, 2007 [ 00:00 ]

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Christmas Bazaar- Shopping

Shop for unique and original gifts at this Christmas bazaar! You will find the entire Tantra bath and body collection with new products: linen sprays, foams and body mists, candies and chocolates such as bonbons, Cristal bijoux from Swarovski, beautiful handbags, wooden/Peruvian trays, hand-painted ash trays and many more fun gifts. Stop by, get a glass of champagne, listen to Christmas carols and enjoy a special Christmas atmosphere in a private showroom.

When: Until December 24, Monday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 7 pm
Where: General Varela 545-C, Miraflores
For more information call: 242-0015

Invisible - Exhibition

"Invisible" is a reflection on the political violence Peru experimented with in the 80’s. In Ayacucho, the people, their stories, are all incurable injuries left by a hidden war. In each engraving, the artist wants to make the past live again, refusing the sometimes blindness one can have on reality.

When: December 13 - 23, Tuesday to Friday, 10 am - 8 pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 12 pm - 8 pm
Where: Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco
Free admission

The Magic Chalk – Children’s show

Dulcita is a little girl who dreams of becoming a famous painter. She admires hersister Martirio very much and loves to draw her. But Martirio always criticizes Dulcita and tells her that her drawings are horrible. Dulcita will not give up, but this does make her very sad. An evil witch will take advantage of this and give her a piece of magic chalk that will make her lose her dreams and feelings. Dulcita’s friends will have to help her recover her joy and hope.

When: 7:30 pm
Where: British Auditoriums:
December 10th: Av. Alfredo Mendiola 1200, Urb. Los Jardines, San Martin de Porres
December 14th: Av. La Marina 2554, San Miguel
December 18th: Av. Javier Prado Este 2726, San Borja
Free admission.

Rediseñando el Diseño - Exhibition

The exhibition "Rediseñando el Diseño" presents work from the graphic design students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. The show features a great variety of projects and pieces made in 2006, which illustrate the possibilities of graphic design: as mediums of communication, editorial and corporation communication, multimedia, audiovisuals and graphic production of textiles and objects.

When: December 14 to January 20 , Monday to Sunday, 10 am - 10 pm
Where: Centro Cultural del PUCP - Av. Camino Real 1075, San Isidro
Free Admission

El árbol y el bosque / electrografìas - Exhibition

Luis García-Zapatero Soto's newest solo exhibition, "El árbol y el bosque / electrografìas", features large scale electrographic impressions. Electrography, the art of producing technologically from photographs with the help of inks and photocopying equipment, is one style García-Zapatero has utilized in his career.

When: December 13 - 31, Monday to Friday: 10:30 am - 8 pm, Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Galeria Lucia de la Puente - Paseo Sáenz Peña 206 A, Barranco
For more information call: 477 - 9740

Colores y sueños - Exhibition

The ‘Dignidad Humana y Solidaridad’ Association continues father Hubert Lanssiers’ work in favor of human rights presenting the tenth ‘Art and Hope’ exhibition entitled ‘Colors and Dreams’. This annual presentation displays the artistic talent of jail inmates of Lima.

When: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm (Until December 23rd)
Where: ICPNA – Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Free admission.


El grabador arequipeño Arturo Madueño... - Exhibition

Drawings and paintings, which were made by the patients of Víctor Larco Herrera Hospital between 1930 and 1940, will be shown in Peru’s National Library as part of the exhibit “El grabador arequipeño Arturo Madueño y el Maestro de las Calaveras”. The exhibit includes more than 60 works by Arturo Madueño, (who was admitted to this institution on different occasions) and 10 by an anonymous patient.

When: Until December 18, Monday to Saturday, 9 am - 8 pm
Where: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú - Av. de la poesía 160, San Borja
Free Admission

Re-construídas - Exhibition

Photographs, videos and installations are the mediums used in “Re-construídas”, an exhibit featuring Peruvian artist Patricia Villanueva and Spanish artist Pilar Albarracín. Examples of the works featured are Albarracín’s “Escaparates” photograph series, which shows Albarracín ironically interacting with store mannequins, while Villanueva’s play “Rara Avis”, told through photographs and video, tells the story of a women who visits a plastic surgeon and asks that he mark the areas of her body that need surgery. She then goes to a tattoo parlor and makes the markings permanent.

When: December 6 - January 6, Monday to Sunday, 9 am - 9 pm
Where: Centro Cultural de España - Jr. Natalio Sánchez 181, Santa Beatriz
Free Admission

Artistic Ceramics – Exhibition

A group of ceramic artists will present the work they have produced this year in an exhibition/sale. Find wonderful pieces of artwork just in time for Christmas. Ceramist Christian Escajadillo will also be exhibiting some pieces that he is working on for his upcoming individual exhibition.

When: Until December 30th
Where: Paseo de la República 5137, Surquillo

Oral Cute - Exhibition

"Oral Cute" is Peruvian, but New York-based Cecilia Jurado’s latest solo exhibition. Her photographs, 17 works in medium and large scale, feature the faces of professional models. With them, Jurado hopes to express some contemporary notions of beauty and compare them with those of the past.

When: December 13 - 31, Monday to Friday: 10:30 am - 8 pm, Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Galeria Lucia de la Puente, Paseo Sáenz Peña 206 A, Barranco
For more information call: 477-9740 or 477-0237

Pancho Fierro y el Costumbriso en Lima - Exhibition

To commemorate the bicentennial of Pancho Fierro's birthday, the Cultural Center of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima will present the exhibition "Pancho Fierro y el Costumbriso en Lima". Pancho Fierro was born in 1807 in Rimac. His pieces, which represent every day life in Lima, have toured various galleries in the city this year, but will end their run at the Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro.

When: December 13 - 29, Monday and Tuesday, 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 6 pm and Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 8 pm
Where: Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro, Plaza de Armas - Pasaje Santa Rosa 114, Lima
Free Admission

Angeles en la tierra - Exhibition

The exhibition of small and medium sculptures of artist Juan Pablo Torres Benvenuto features “angels”, those external people that help us overcome the difficult, sometimes tragic moments life puts us through, are here represented “on earth”. Torres Benvenuto, who considers his art to be figurative, presents for the first time in an individual exhibition, a mix of his interpretations, feelings and ideas, reflected by the use of diverse materials and techniques.

When: November 28 to December 21, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 8 pm, Saturday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Where: Gallery “Le carré d’art”, French Alliance - Ave. Javier Prado Este 5595, La Molina
Free admission

Exponatale – Christmas shopping

Exponatale is Dédalo’s creative and original event that has taken place before Christmas during the past 12 years. Dédalo is known for its unique products, offering beautiful personalized and handmade gifts by over 1000 artists and craftsmen. On this occasion, 15 different artists will present their versions of the Peruvian “retablo”, a small box with a miniature manger scene.

When: 11 am – 9 pm, until December 24th
Where: Dédalo - Saenz Peña 295, Barranco

Maurice Mathey – Photo Exhibition

Maurice Mathey presents a collection of photographs he has taken during his various trips all over the world. They show the culture, people and customs of countries such as Tibet, India, and Cambodia, amongst others.

When: Until December 19th
Where: La Noche, 2nd floor - Bolognesi 307, Barranco

Piazza and Stoll – Photography Exhibition

As part of the MIRAFOTO Festival, María Cecilia Piazza and Hans Stoll present their exhibitions “Historias Íntimas” and “Carretera al Sur”. The people that appear in Piazza’s work, as described by writer Alonso Cueto, are “Lonely but not isolated, dark but not blurry, melancholy but not desolate.” Stoll’s series, on the other hand, is defined by Laura Benetti as “a dialogue that initiates the silent future between the observer and the traveler”.

When: 10 am – 7:30 pm on Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm on Sundays, until January 20th.
Where: Main Gallery of the Centro Cultural de la Cancillería - Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima)
Free admission.

Flujo - Exhibition

Musuk Nolte will present his first individual exhibition, "Flujo" at the Galería 80m2 de arte y debates. The showcase features different mediums such as photography, installation pieces and video. The young artist, only 19 years old, graduated with a degree in photography from Centro de la Imagen.

When: November 29 to December 22, Tuesday to Friday: 10 am - 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays: 12 am - 7 pm
Where: Galería 80m² arte&debates - Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco

Hilos del pasado - Exhibition

The Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú will exhibit "Hilos del pasado: El aporte francés al legado Paracas", (Threads of the past: The French port to the Paracas legacy). The exhibition is sponsored by the French-Peruvian Foundation and the French Embassy, who recovered the pieces. "Hilos del pasado" has a total of 28 pieces, which six of 40 textiles have been recovered by archaeologist Carmen Thays and her team from the MNAAHP

When: Until January 25, Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
Where: Museo Nacional de Arqueología - Plaza Bolivar s/n, Pueblo Libre
For more information call: 463-5070

Memoria Inca, Malú Cabellos - Exhibition

Malú Cabellos, a photographer dedicated to photojournalism and licensed by the Sociología por la Universidad Nacional Mayor of San Marcos, offers us his first individual exhibition, "Memoria Inca": a selection of 27 black and white photographs. This work is the result of a project born from a picture: the reencactment of the capture and death of Inca Atahualpa, which marked the beginning of Spanish conquest in Peru.

When: November 17 to December 21, Monday to Sunday, 11 am to 8 pm
Where: Galería de Artes Visuales del Centro Cultural Ccori Wasi - Av. Arequipa 5198, Miraflores
For more information call: 2750- 460, ext. 103

Patricia Arena – Photography Exhibition

Patricia Arena presents her second individual exhibition as part of the MIRAFOTO Festival, an avant-garde collection that allows us to observe in an intense and metaphorical way, inspired in the idealist philosophy “to see is to be perceived”; how others perceive us. From her very unique angle, Arena shares her perception of things, people and sensations, and invites each person who sees her work to interpret their own vision of the world.

When: Monday through Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm and 2 pm - 8 pm, Sundays: 2 – 8 pm
Where: John Harriman Gallery (Centro Cultural Peruano Británico) – Jr. Bellavista 531, Miraflores
Free admission.

Asu Mare! - Standup Comedy

Actor Carlos Alcántara (Pataclaun, La Gran Sangre), will perform stand up comedy at the Satchmo from December 17th to 20th. This is a great chance to see an entertaining show where you're sure to have more than a few laughs.

When: December 17th to 20th at 8:30 pm
Where: Satchmo - Av. La Paz 538, Miraflores
Cost: S/.30
Tickets available at Teleticket.

Recorridos Urbanos – Exhibition

As part of the MIRAFOTO festival, students of the Universidad Católica studying Communications will present a selection of their work. The exhibition is made up by 50 photographs, both in color and in black and white, and were taken by 30 students who have studied photography in the last few years.

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería ICPNA San Miguel - Av. La Marina 2469
Free admission.

Echando raíces – Exhibition

To honor the 180th anniversary of German immigration to Peru, The German Embassy, the Alexander von Humboldt School and the German Language Historical Archives of Peru have organized an exhibition as part of the MIRAFOTO festival. “Echando raíces” is a collection of photographs, documents and historical objects that explore the beginnings and development of the German community in Peru throughout its history,

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería ICPNA La Molina - Jr. La Floresta 100
Free admission.

In search of a Hero – Exhibition

Recognized Peruvian photographer Jorge Deustua presents “En busca de un héroe”, as part of the MIRAFOTO festival. Through these 120 photographs taken between 1975 and 2007 he presents the anonymous inhabitants of Peru, Europe and other American countries, in varied and profoundly human situations, revealing the conflicts and contradictions of modern life.

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería Germán Krüger Espantoso - Av. Angamos Oeste 160
Free admission.

Revelaciones no específicas - Exhibition

Artist William Pinillos, who hails from Trujillo, will display his exhibition "Revelaciones no específicas" at the Enlace Arte Contemporáneo. It features 14 pieces in oil and grand scale. Pinillos has studied at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes in Trujillo and has exhibited work in galleries in Puerto Rico, Ecuador, the U.S., Chile and Spain. His exhibition at the Enlace will end in December.

When: From November 16 - December 30, Monday to Saturday, 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Enlace Arte Contemporáneo Gallery, Av. Pardo y Aliaga 676, San Isidro
Free admission.