Lima, Peru | Thursday 28 August 2008 01:47 | |
Art and handicraft store Dédalo, which always has different art exhibitions to display, presents their new season: "Mamamía", where artists and artisans participating will renew their collections and the scenery of the store changes during this Mother's day season. The store also presents its "RE-UNIÓN" exhibition, in which four generations of a creative family present unique handmade objects such as dolls, purses, accessories, clothes and more.
"Cuentos Colgados del Cielo" (Stories hung from the sky) is the title of a series of canvas paintings which describe Hosefa Tavolara's artistic reflection on the relationship between narratives and paintings. In each of the pieces of cloth, Tavolara has written passages of a distinct story...
Artco Galería in San Isidro presents Consuelo Ginnari's exhibition, "Circulares". The Venezuelan artist has studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Arts in London and has numerous solo exhibitions shown in his native Venezuela.
The Centro Cultural Britanico presents the exhibition "Gasas y Reticulados Chancay", a collection from the Museo Amano. The pieces featured are from the Chancay civilization of Peru which existed from 1200 - 1470 d.c. in the Chancay Valley, north of Lima. They specialized in textiles, as evident by the works in this collection.
A Peruvian man and woman chat in London, a city famous for its ghosts. During their conversation, in which they remember the good and bad moments of the past 35 years, many ghosts appear, and both their lives begin to reveal secrets as in a detective story. This meeting allows them, and perhaps their audience, to discover who they are.
The Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce will hold a conference-lunch on Monday April 28th, with Dr. Mercedes Araoz as a guest speaker. Araoz is currently the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
The South American Explorers Club is now offering English-Spanish conversation classes for foreign residents learning to communicate in Spanish and survive in Peru. So if you are interested in practicing in a friendly environment, join in every Monday at 12 pm while enjoying delicious Thai food at Fluid in Miraflores.
Larcomar's Teatro La Plaza ISIL is proud to present Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore". The black comedy tells the story of an Irish National Liberation Army enforcer, violent and who shows no mercy, except to his little black cat called Wee Thomas - the only thing in this world which he loves. The cast features Rodrigo Sánchez Patiño, Alfonso Santistevan, Rómulo Assereto, Gisela Ponce de León, Mario Velásquez, Daniel Neuman, Gerardo García and Laszlo Kovacs.
The Patronato Plata del Perú proudly presents the opening of the Salón de la Platería Peruana en Surco (Hall of Peruvian Silver in Surco). The objective of this institution is to increase the use of silver in Peru and spread the work done by Peruvian silver artists and artisans. The hall features a selection 36 beautiful pieces of contemporary silver, which have traveled the world in other exhibitions held in Argentina, China, Finland and Spain, to name a few.
Plastic artist Orlando Izquierdo, also known as "El Tigrillo", will present his latest exhibit at the Centro Cultural de San Marcos. The exhibition, "Homenaje a César Vallejo por los 75 años de su muerte", is a tribute to the renowned Peruvian poet César Vallejo. Izquierdo, a native of Moyobamba, presents 50 paintings which represent scenes in Vallejo's life.
Artist Denise Mulanovich brings her latest exhibition, "Pintura" to the Galeria Forum in Miraflores this month. Mirko Lauer describes the pieces featured in this display as "an expression of the happiness of living in shadows... texture which now functions as more than a witness to human drama than a neutral background."
Herbert Rodriguez's individual exhibition "Insumisión" unites pieces of his collection which continue to reflect the relationship between art and society in the 80's. The display features digital images, collages, paintings, paper sculptures and more, which Rodriguez believes denounce the "normality of abnormality".
The exhibition "Toma Urbana #2" is by Renzo Nuñez Melgar, a student and recipient of the Silver Medal of the Escuela de Bella Artes 2006. In this individual exhibition, Nuñez Melgar brings forth a take on scenes which mark our everyday and images which determine the way in which we perceive ourselves as a society.
Peruvian painter Oswaldo Higuchi, who has had many individual exhibitions in Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Japan and Canada--brings his latest display to the Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés. Higuchi: "To be an immigrant is to be free, is to see new horizons, is to move with the wind, to confront the unknown... it is to live."
"Grand Masters of Peruvian Art" is an ambitious exhibition dedicated to works by Santiago Rojas, Edilberto Merida, Jesus Urbano and Mamerto Sanchez. Come visit and learn about some of Peru's most distinguished artists.
This exhibition, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, proposes a rapprochement of the different problems related with sustainable development. More than an exhibition of beautiful images, it's the state of places in our world, with pedagogical elements to help us understand and preserve earth. "La Tierra Vista desde el Cielo" features 120 aerial photographs which represent a balance of the planet during the beginning of the new millennium.
“Mona a la medida” is an exhibition by plastic artist Hernán Sosa. For this display, Sosa took as his inspiration the famous "La Gioconda" painting by Leonardo Da Vinci during the Renaissance period. Also known as the "Mona Lisa", the painting is known for its mysteries, such as: who was model, the ambiguity on her face, the landscape in the background, and ultimately, the technique used in creating the piece. With "Mona a la Medida" Sosa delves into those mysteries.
The Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) presents "Never Endings": an exhibition by contemporary artist Cornelia Parker of Cheshire, England. The display features close to 30 pieces in formats such as photography, video, sculpture and installations. "Never Endings" deals with "the study of objects and phenomenons that are out of reach of human control." Parker takes everyday objects and transforms them into extraordinary products in this exhibition.
Ivana Ferrer presents her third individual exhibition, "Territorios" (territories), at the Galería Lucía de la Puente. This time, "Ivana takes food images as pretext and presents them as a series of maps that show the process of drawing which results in a painting. The artist uses the term "territorio" not only as the physical place a person owns, but also personal space, such as ideas, emotions, etc; a world that is intangible."
What Lorena Pestana--architect by profession, designer by vocation--presents in this small exhibit, represents her vision and experience in art, contemporary design, as well as iconography and traditional techniques. Her creative adventures in jewelry-making began in the community of Alto Marañón and from their she continued her explorations which ultimately led to this exhibition, "Tejidos y Fulgores".
The Galería Enlace Arte Contemporáneo presents, "Si no existe el más alla, la injusticia del pobre se prolonga enternamente" a photography exhibition by the MR group. The group, formed by Peruvian photographer Marina García Burgos, presents 16 color photographs that touch on themes of social injustice and racism in this country. The group "placed the victim of racism in the 'exclusive' space reserved for the racist."
Set in a suburb in the 50’s, two girls and two boys entering puberty begin to live their first adult experiences, with their passions, pain, and the inevitable contact with betrayal that destroys their paradise. 10-year-old Ruben is very curious about the world around him, but sometimes his parents and friends can't satisfy his demands. Ruben finds refuge in imagining that he is Misterix, a superhero, and through him he can imagine that he in handsome, tall and strong, that women adore him, and of course, that he doesn't need those stupid glasses. However, in growing up, Ruben will soon have to accept reality, and say goodbye to Misterix, and the omnipotence that came with him, forever.
"Dos x Uno" (Two times One) is a fun show where certain things are questioned: your style, if you can buy happiness, if happiness comes in the form of a trip to miami or from yoga excercises. Jockey Plaza or the Dalai Lama, you decide. The production is directed by Rocio Tovar.
The famous "Vagina Monologues" are back for an encore. Don't miss Laura Borlini, Bettina Oneto and Elena Romero in this hilarious production.
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.