SIART
10.23.2003
The opening gala for SIART (Salón Internacional de Arte) was crowded. The old colonial interior court was packed w/ artists, public figures, and others. Waiters carrying large trays of complimentary drinks waded through the crowd, instantly assaulted by hands grabing drinks. I saw one particular waiter, trying desperately to deliver a drink across the hall before hands grabbed all the glasses from his tray.
The pieces displayed at the National Museum of Art were quite assorted. Most of the work was two-dimensional, though using different media. I enjoyed most of the oils. There was also a video presentation that was quite interesting; it featured black & white film footage of drunk Alteños wandering the streets in various states of sobriety.
I went to the event w/ Stephen, another Fulbrighter (linguistic anthropologist). He's been here several months longer, and seems to know several members of La Paz's "Bohemian" crowd. After the museum guards started shutting the lights off, we went out to Mongo's for drinks and conversation. I got introduced to some of their projects and whatnot, and was invited to some future tango party. All in all, a pretty good evening.
Posted by Miguel at 04:48 PM
Comments
The picture of the hand with many colours... is that a safety pin pierced into the palm, and crosses? whats the theme of that? It looks interesting.
Posted by: steph at October 23, 2003 09:36 PM