Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Written by Marta Traba and published in the magazine Arte en Colombia, “El VII Salón Atenas” is perhaps the harshest criticism of the Colombian salons held in November. Traba argues that despite belief to the contrary, the Salon Atenas has not [...]

In the catalogue for the first edition of the Salón Atenas exhibitions, Eduardo Serrano Rueda explains the project’s goal of supporting local emerging artists and promoting their work. After stating the rules that were developed to ensure the open [...]

Published in Re-vista, this article by José Hernán Aguilar reviews the editions of the Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales (XXVIII) and the Salón Atenas (VI) that took place at the end of 1980. In a text that is more analytical than comparative, [...]