The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá would not have become a reality without the generosity of the founding artists who answered the call of Fr. Rafael García Herreros to give a broader meaning to their artistic practice.
The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá would not have become a reality without the generosity of the founding artists who answered the call of Fr. Rafael García Herreros to give a broader meaning to their artistic practice.
Each of them, in their own way, understood the fundamental mission of a museum within society and wanted to be part of this utopia which, through the determination of a community, has become one of the most significant cultural spaces in Bogotá over the last half century.
It surely never crossed their minds the scale this incipient collection would reach — begun in 1966 — and which, over the years, has inspired so many young creators through such emblematic projects as August Salon, Fire Salon, Salon of New Visual Expressions, the TESIS Project, Festival of Contemporary Electronic Arts and so many other initiatives to enrich the cultural field.
Nor did they imagine that their works would be digitized to become part of online exhibitions, and that through futuristic devices, children, young people, and adults from any corner of the planet would be able to see their creations in great detail and explore the museum's three floors and the sculpture garden in three dimensions.
To each of them we express our deep gratitude and appreciation for believing in what they did not see, for taking the risk of sharing in a world that preaches selfishness, for laying the foundations of a collection that continues to grow, for broadening horizons for new generations, and for understanding that creativity is a heritage common to every human being.
We will continue without pause this endeavor that grows every day, which embraces the most contemporary forms of expression without setting aside the valuable contribution made by its founders, so that new generations and those yet to come may have in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá the ally that makes it possible to multiply the social significance of culture.
Artists: Antonio Grass, Luciano Jaramillo, Luis Ocre, Manuel Hernández, Raúl Marroquín, Santiago Cárdenas, Sonia Gutiérrez, Sofía Urrutia, Augusto Rivera, Beatriz González, Beatriz Daza, David Manzur, Francisco Cárdenas, Manuel León Cuartas, Rafael Penagos, Armando Villegas, Alberto Acuña, Eduardo Ramirez Villamizar, Álvaro Barrios, Carlos Correa, Leo Matiz, José Luis Cuevas, Humberto Giangrandi, Ana Mercedes Hoyos, Ángel Loochkartt, Edgar Negret, Marco Ospina, Omar Rayo, Luis Caballero, Luis Ángel Rengifo, Fanny Sanín and Pedro Alcántara.
The show opens on November 17 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and will be open to the public until December 14, 2016 .
Gustavo A. Ortiz Serrano
MAC Director