************************CONTENT*********************************** Lead Stories --Juan Manuel Echavarría --Beyond Geometry --Latin American Auctions at Sotheby¿s and Christie¿s News and Views -- Seventh Panama Art Biennial 2005. Panama -- Director Sebastian López leaves Gate Foundation -- 4th National Salon of Art Diversity 2005, Casa Cuadrada Gallery. Bogota, Colombia New Works for Sale in Virtual Galleries -- Galería de Arte Isabel Aninat Electronic Catalog -- Ides Kihlen Books and Catalogs -- Domingo Ravenet (1905-1969) -- Crónicas del paraíso. (Chronicles of Paradise) -- Alighiero Boetti. Upcoming Events -- inSite_05. San Diego/Tijuana. United State-Mexico -- Biennale d¿art contemporain de Lyon, 2005. France -- The 8th International Istanbul Biennial. Turkey *********************************************************************** Lead Stories -- Juan Manuel Echavarría A text by Miguel Gonzalez focuses on the work of the Colombian artist Juan Manuel Echavarría. Gonzalez explains the process of Echavarría¿s work and the thematic focus the artist uses in order to present the viewer, through symbols and metaphors, with arguments about issues that arise from the ¿violence¿. Read the article http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14926 *********************************************************************** --Beyond Geometry A review of the exhibition that traveled by different museums from the United States. Eugenio Espinoza, author of the text, emphasizes the importance of this show that included pioneering artists of the geometric abstraction, some of them are often not taken into account for this sort of exhibition. Read the review http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14922 *********************************************************************** -- Latin American Auctions at Sotheby¿s and Christie¿s A text by Alberto Barral comments the results of the recent Latin American sales made during the spring. Read the review and the dates for the next Latin American Sales http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14922 *********************************************************************** News and Views --Seventh Panama Art Biennial 2005. Panama The Panama Art Biennial, the most important national event in contemporary art, will present its seventh version at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in October and November of 2005, with the participation of Panamanian artists and foreign artists who reside in Panama. Read more http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14918 *********************************************************************** -- Director Sebastian López leaves Gate Foundation After almost eight years as director, Sebastian López is leaving the Gate Foundation. He has been appointed director of the Daros-Latinamerica new venue that will be located in Rios de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14920 *********************************************************************** -- 4th National Salon of Art Diversity 2005, Casa Cuadrada Gallery. Bogota, Colombia From September 1st to 15th inscriptions are open to participate in the meeting that opens the Casa Cuadrada Gallery to participate in the 4th National Salon of Art and Diversity. This year the conceptual framework is equality + difference, of free theme and technique. Read the bases http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=14874 *********************************************************************** New Works for Sale in Virtual Galleries -- Galería de Arte Isabel Aninat Its main interest is to become an indisputable cultural meeting point, not only for Chilean art, but for all South American art. Hence, the gallery works with renown and established artists from throughout South America, as well as with emerging new talents, presenting at least two exhibitions of Latin American...