Tour through the exhibition República 1948-1958
Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Format: In-person
Admission with ticket purchase at the box office
Guided tours are a space accompanied by our MAMM Mediators to delve into the context of the exhibitions in our galleries, as well as the motivations of the artists behind their works. To participate in this tour, you must pay your Museum entrance fee at our ticket office.
About the exhibition
Debora Arango. Republica, 1948 – 1958
This exhibition gathers 16 works that reflect historically significant moments and events for Colombia, about which Debora Arango expressed herself without restraint, with sharpness and clarity. Debora Arango’s marked interest in political themes arose from her depiction of the events that occurred during the Bogotazo, following the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, with whom Arango had a close relationship, and which are captured in Masacre del 9 de abril. This led the artist to closely follow subsequent events through the radio and to process them in this body of work. Thus, the theme of La Violencia was not foreign to the artist; it was part of her reality and context, and directly touched her social circle. These pieces recover moments still present in the country’s collective memory.