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The arts acquire prominence in the city with the First Biennial of the South in Panama.
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SOURCES: Panamá América. "www.panamaamerica.com.pa".
The Biennial was launched last night at the Marriott Hotel, attended by the First Lady of the Republic, Marta Linares de Martinelli. Panama will become the focal point of more than 300 artists from all four corners of the globe from 15 April to May30, to explore new ways to build bridges and promote interculturality by means of visual & digital arts, and to bring children and young people closer to these events, that are so positive for the spirit. This deployment of art will be possible thanks to the celebration of the First Biennial of the South in Panama, 2013 "Summoning Worlds", to be held at the initiative of Luz Botero, as the contribution of the Mayor of Panama to the celebrations of the V Centennial of the Discovery of the South Sea. A curatorial committee was responsible for the selection of artists, and also extended invitations to prominent figures of the fine arts. Whether through painting, drawing, graphics, engraving (metal, linotype, silkscreen, mixed), photography, sculpture, ceramics, design, new technology, video-art, digital art, electronic art, installation, conceptual art, performance art, street art, appropriations and utilitarian objects... the creators will be present in the spaces or corners they choose to give birth to their works, under the gaze of spectators. The Biennial was launched last night at the Marriott Hotel, attended by the First Lady of the Republic, Marta Linares de Martinelli; officials of the capital; ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions establecidad in Panama; the Mayor of the capital, Roxana Méndez; Luz Botero, Advisory of the Biennial of the South in Panama; Ana Piedad Jaramillo, director of the Museum of Antioquia; José María Díaz Marato, curator from Spain; the Panamanian painter Olga Sinclair; and Estela Aleman, representing AnabellaVallarino, deputy director of the Biennial. For 47 days, the Biennial will offer a broad view of creators from diverse environments that will appropriate themselves of all conceivable scenarios to unleash their creativity. They will reflect on four themes and how these are interrelated: violence, economy, water and travel. The community, in addition to being a witness of this event, will also co-star in the "redesign" of the city, which will dress-up with art as part of a dialogue that will benefit everyone. In addition to appreciating the new trends of the visual arts in public spaces such as parks, plazas, schools, walls, buildings, churches, the Panama Canal Museum will display the traveling exhibition "The Viacrusis" (61 pieces) by maestro Fernando Botero from Mexico, thanks to the collaboration of the Museum of Antioquia, whose director was present at the press conference, and was pleased to be part of this great experience that the Biennial of the South in Panama promises to be.
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