Lima, Peru | Sunday 12 October 2008 07:12 | |
After two years in Europe, Belinda Tami has returned to Lima to present a year and a half’s worth of work. These 18 large format paintings, where she begins to incorporate grays, whites and yellows into her palate, demonstrate the maturity of the techniques she’s been exploring these past years.
This exhibition presents the winning pieces of the Visual Arts Competition organized to commemorate the International Year of the Potato. This will include the two winning works, “My fair Lady Huamantanga (Naturaleza muerta)” an installation by Giuliana Migliori and “El cuarto del rescate” by artists Maria Teresa Ascoy, Jorge Polar and Guillermo Quiroz, as well as the pieces that obtained honorary mentions. These pieces were chosen out of 126 works to pay tribute to the potato, Peru’s emblematic tuber, one of the eight most important on the planet.
The Centro Fundación Telefónica and Museo de Arte de Lima present the exhibition "Tener Lugar [Experiencia, acontecimiento, posibilidad]". It will unite 30 Peruvian, contemporary art pieces from the mid 1990's. The project seeks to bring up questions such as: "What standards should be put into action to understand works of art?", "Can you define recent artistic pieces?", and others which have always surrounded modern art. Featured artists include Gilda Mantilla, Fernando Bryce, José Carlos Martina and Elena Tejana, among others.
Bar Coco de Mer in Miraflores plays host to "Naturaleza": an exhibition by Grupo Flujo which has a theme related to the ideas and experiences of each of the invited artists. Themes include life and death and human nature. The invited artists include Paulina Chirif, Renzo Giraldo, Jaime Romero, Mariana Tschudi and Rocío Rodrigo, among others.
Jorge Vera's "El Ojo de la Puerta (Peephole)" is a voyeuristic journey through a night of debacle on South Beach, Florida. The exhibition features black and white photographs which were shot on Halloween Eve, October 31, 2001, on Miami's ultra-hip Lincoln Road, using a special "peephole" lens.
Argentine artist Marta Minujin presents her latest exhibition at Enlace Arte Contemporáneo Gallery. Considered one of the pioneers of Pop Art, Minujin, a versatile artist, has worked with sculpture, installations, performance art and more. This exhibition will feature 13 bronze sculptures, as well as some objects all using recyclable material. Minujin has had exhibitions in Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and now bring her works to Lima.
Plastic artist Nader Barhumi presents "La firma de Apeles", an exhibition featuring a selection of the artist's drawings, collages and mixed pieces in a medium format. Student of the Art Department of the Universidad Católica, Barhumi uses Apeles, one of the most recognized painters of ancient Greece, as his inspiration in this solo exhibition.
José Tola is one of Peru's most important visual artists and will present his latest exhibition at Galería Lucia de la Puente, with a selection of his prior works also on display. Types of works featured include paintings in large and medium scale. "Today Tola is in a very mature stage in which the elements are finding an equilibrium, in which the presence of the painter as an agonist goes back in benefit of something of the independent world..." -Mirko Lauer
“El clima cambia, mi vida también” is the name of the photography exhibit that shows the changes in the environment and how it's starting to affect the lives of many Peruvians, through 30 photographs and testimonies. "The journey has allowed me to see that the change in environment is a reality in Peru. However, it's important that we learn from the residents, who are the nucleus of this exhibition, and how they adapt their lifestyles against the negative and positive affects." - Photographer Thomas Mueller.
ICPNA organizes its 6th Chamber Music Festival from May 7th to 14th. The festival will include the participation of various groups and orchestras from Chile, Israel, the US, Japan, Austria and Peru.
The word “icon” was traditionally the name used to designate worshipped images in the Christian church. However, through time and with the help of media, its original meaning has radically changed, to now include “heroes” of all sorts: those who struggle with repressive battles against everything that can be considered an excess in the epic existence of postmodern men and women, such as Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. This collective exhibition includes works by Carlos Basadre, Piero Quijano, Cherman, Jaime Higa, Magaly Sánchez, Claudia Coca, Haroldo Higa and Jaime Romero.
"Digitart: Porta-retratos de la Vida Urbana" is the new exhibition presented at the Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro in central Lima. In it, artist Joseph De Utia relates the everyday urban theme in a world that is becoming more globalized and interconnected. The 25 pieces, all realized through different and diverse techniques, describe this theme through showing public personalities in politics, journalists, models, poets, singers and more.
"Retrato de Familia" is an exhibition by Rocío Rodrigo Prado. The works deal with a theme related to ideas, experiences and emotions of a family. Rodrigo is working in conjunction with artists Rocío Gómez, Magali Seminario Eleonora Bedon and Silvia Fernández, among more, for this project. Come see the newest pieces from this Price Waterhouse winner.
"La Joven Gráfica Polaca" is an exhibition most representative of contemporary Polish graphic design. The style, which is considered one of the most creative in Europe, will bring together 17 pieces from young artists such as Joanna Malecka, Viola Tycz, Lucas Cywicki, Andrzej Hoffman, Moniak Krzyzanowska, Tomasz Daniel, Artur Widurski, Anna Sadowska and Danuta Gibka among others. It reflects the talent of the new generation of artists in Poland.
"Quobo: Arte en Berlín 1989-1999" is the Museo de Arte de Lima 's (MALI) next exhibition which features works from 14 artists from a generation that transformed social and artistic standards in Germany. The exhibition, which is one of the largest ever dedicated to German art in Peru, has been shown in countries such as China, Mexico, Bulgaria, New Zealand and now it's finally reached Peru.
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.
Artist Diego Lama presents his fourth individual exhibition, takes a bold and original look at the reciprocal relationship between cinematography and plastic arts. He approaches this analogy through photography and video art, both of which use cinema as a medium and a cultural experience, defying its formal aspects and subverting its traditional interpretations.
Peruvian artist Manuel Lau, who currently resides in Canada, presents a playful vision about coexistence, multiculturalism and life. In these pieces, created between 2006 and 2007 in the Circulaire Workshop in Montreal, men, dogs and cats, mix and play in a state of passiveness and movement. Iconography from the Peruvian rainforest are also incorporated in these images.
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.
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.
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.
Lika Mutal and Gam Klutier, outstading Dutch artists living in Peru, will present an exhibition of their best works as one of the cultural activities programmed for the EU-LAC Summit to be held in Peru. Lika Mutal’s "Pulso de la Montaña", is made up of twelve sculptures made in various types of stone. Gam Klutier will present “Señales de Luz” with large paintings in acrylic.
Brisas del Titicaca presents a spectacular show filled with traditional choreographies performed by professional and experienced dancers, accompanied by live music. A variety of typical Peruvian dishes are available, and the public can also join in dancing between performances.