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Colombian art is having a moment

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Colombian art is having a moment

A new generation of Colombian artists and curators are benefiting from international exposure as the country�s political crisis recedes; art galleries, foundations and collectors are growing in numbers while its national economy flourishes. Hans Ulrich Obrist called this change the �Colombian milagro [miracle]� during an Art Basel Miami Beach talk back in December 2013.

The annual art fair in Bogot�, Artbo (24-27 October), launched ten years ago by the Bogot� Chamber of Commerce, has played a crucial role in galvanising Colombia�s art scene.
The fair has gained momentum since Maria Paz Gaviria, an art historian and daughter of a former Colombian president, took over three years ago. Gallery applications for the fair increased by 30% this year, Gaviria says. But one key ingredient of the fair�s success, she explains, is that it has frozen its size while offering a platform for new international art galleries and emerging talents. Only 20% of the 65 galleries in its main section are from Colombia, and while they tend to showcase Latin American artists, the fair features galleries from 30 different cities. Artbo offers a balance between veterans like Galeria Luisa Strina from S�o Paulo, Leon Tovar from New York and Ruth Benzacar from Buenos Aires, and young art galleries like Revolver from Lima, Mor-Charpentier from Paris, and Diablo Rosso from Panama City...

Jorge P�rez, of the P�rez Art Museum, Miami (Pamm), attended the fair this year and told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that, �Colombia has the best young artists in the world today�.