ProjectMay 14, 2020
#ElMamboDeVozAVoz, Colombian Art and the Pandemic
The newspaper EL TIEMPO and the Museo de Arte Moderno of Bogotá (MAMBO) joined forces to publish, in the printed edition of the paper, works by Colombian artists inspired by the crisis that is plaguing the world today: Covid-19.
"In these times of mandatory seclusion, EL TIEMPO wants to be both canvas and the walls of the museum," says Roberto Pombo, director of the newspaper.
The purpose of the project called De Voz a Voz (Voice to Voice) is to invite approximately 100 artists to produce works that will be published by EL TIEMPO and will be included in its weekend's editions—Saturday and Sunday. From May to August, readers and other interested parties will be able to save the newspaper page with the artwork and take it to the artist to be signed. In the end, people will have multiple-original works and a testimony of the most complex moment humanity has experienced in recent times. De Voz a Voz (#ElMamboDeVozAVoz) is undoubtedly the first major artistic project of the pandemic in the country.
In May, Claudia Hakim, director of MAMBO, and Eugenio Viola, chief curator of the museum, began sending invitations to Colombian artists of various generations and styles (photographers, painters, conceptual artists, performance, among others) to share their vision of the pandemic. The idea—when all this is over—is that the museum will reopen its doors with a mega-exhibition, and release a book containing all the works. Among the artists (more than 40) who have accepted the invitation so far are Beatriz González, Antonio Caro, Santiago Cárdenas, Óscar Muñoz, Clemencia Echeverri, Fernando Arias, Miguel Ángel Rojas, and Álvaro Barrios (the first two have already been published ).
"Now that museums, like all other public buildings and cultural institutions, are closed, and many forms of communication and virtual connection are being experienced, we believe that it is crucial also to conceive different strategies capable of spreading the message of art and artists in an alternative way, inviting them to respond through their works, to find a point of reflection on the human condition," says Eugenio Viola.
Colombian artists face a reality that has humanity in shock, which has changed our routines and lives, which has left us with terrible news and news that give us back our faith in our society. "Art," says Claudia Hakim, "has always reacted in times of crisis, awakening collective sensitivity. Art has the paradoxical capacity to play between catastrophe, communication, and reflection. Artists interpret the moment through their observation of the world and can offer perspectives that challenge our normal perception of reality." And that is what we need.
Do not forget. Save the page with the work that will be published week after week, and the artists will be able to sign them so that you can have an artistic testimony of this historic moment.
"In these times of mandatory seclusion, EL TIEMPO wants to be both canvas and the walls of the museum," says Roberto Pombo, director of the newspaper.
The purpose of the project called De Voz a Voz (Voice to Voice) is to invite approximately 100 artists to produce works that will be published by EL TIEMPO and will be included in its weekend's editions—Saturday and Sunday. From May to August, readers and other interested parties will be able to save the newspaper page with the artwork and take it to the artist to be signed. In the end, people will have multiple-original works and a testimony of the most complex moment humanity has experienced in recent times. De Voz a Voz (#ElMamboDeVozAVoz) is undoubtedly the first major artistic project of the pandemic in the country.
In May, Claudia Hakim, director of MAMBO, and Eugenio Viola, chief curator of the museum, began sending invitations to Colombian artists of various generations and styles (photographers, painters, conceptual artists, performance, among others) to share their vision of the pandemic. The idea—when all this is over—is that the museum will reopen its doors with a mega-exhibition, and release a book containing all the works. Among the artists (more than 40) who have accepted the invitation so far are Beatriz González, Antonio Caro, Santiago Cárdenas, Óscar Muñoz, Clemencia Echeverri, Fernando Arias, Miguel Ángel Rojas, and Álvaro Barrios (the first two have already been published ).
"Now that museums, like all other public buildings and cultural institutions, are closed, and many forms of communication and virtual connection are being experienced, we believe that it is crucial also to conceive different strategies capable of spreading the message of art and artists in an alternative way, inviting them to respond through their works, to find a point of reflection on the human condition," says Eugenio Viola.
Colombian artists face a reality that has humanity in shock, which has changed our routines and lives, which has left us with terrible news and news that give us back our faith in our society. "Art," says Claudia Hakim, "has always reacted in times of crisis, awakening collective sensitivity. Art has the paradoxical capacity to play between catastrophe, communication, and reflection. Artists interpret the moment through their observation of the world and can offer perspectives that challenge our normal perception of reality." And that is what we need.
Do not forget. Save the page with the work that will be published week after week, and the artists will be able to sign them so that you can have an artistic testimony of this historic moment.
