Colombia’s countercultures: From nothing to nadaism
Colombia has seen multiple counterculture movements over the past decades, often appearing as part...
Tag: art
Naked tourist upsets Cartagena
An allegedly drunken tourist has upset authorities in Cartagena after mounting a statue of one...
How art turned Cuatro Bocas from dodgy to one of Medellin’s coolest hidden gems
“Cuatro Bocas” (or “Four Mouths”) used to be a no-go area for many in...
Dark Skull tops 57th Cartagena Film Festival
Latin America’s longest running film festival, Cartagena’s Film Festival in northern...
Spencer Tunick’s Bogota photo shoot proves to be all about peace and reconciliation
What seemed to be the umpteenth Spencer Tunick photo of a bunch of naked people proves a profound...
Northeast Colombia ‘vandals’ give Botero statue unwanted pedicure
An iconic statue of an obese lady by Colombia sculptor and painter Fernando Botero had the toes of...
Colombia’s Bogota bares all for photographer Spencer Tunick
American photographer Spencer Tunick, famous for his pictures of huge crowds of naked people, on...
Botero’s famous obese figures travel the world
The sculptures of nationally and internationally famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero recently...
Van Gogh makes 1st ever appearance in Colombia in digital exhibition
Scena Colombia’s “Vincent Van Gogh: The Color Genius” will be open in the Cafam Floresta Mall in...
Botero returns to Medellin with ‘the Circus’
Sculptor and painter Fernando Botero, internationally recognized for his voluminous figures, has...
Thumbs up to vagina art: Court lifts ban on controversial Bogota exhibition
A court in central Colombia decided to lift the suspension of the Women out of Sight exhibition...
10 tons of pre-Columbian artifacts finally come back to Colombia from Spain
Hundreds of artifacts acquired by Spain in a 2003 drug cartel bust and returned to Colombian...
