Entre la legitimidad y la violencia

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

An historic account of the caricatures published in the last 128 years in the newspapers "El Tiempo" and "EL Espectador", the weekly magazine "Semana" (from the available digitalized material of older editions in custody of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango) and other compilations and caricature books of Colombia that dealt with economic matters. Includes many examples by noted caricaturists Chapete (Hernando Turriago), Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, Vladdo, Antonio Caballero and Pepón (José Ma. López Prieto), with a compilation of one or two examples by artists Ricardo Rendón, Adolfo...

The author details her early years in Paris, where she was raised amidst diplomats, literary masters, and artists, and her return to her native Colombia, where, as a senator, she went up against the powerful drug cartels.

Bogotá en el siglo XX : de aldea a ciudad - Tendencias demográficas y socioeconómicas en Bogotá (1995-2003) - La evolución de la seguridad en Bogotá (1977-2003) - Los alcaldes de Bogotá y la visión de seguridad ciudadana de sus planes de desarrollo (1995-2003) - Fortalecimiento institucional y normativo en el tema de seguridad y convivencia en la ciudad de Bogotá (1995-2003) - El sistema unificado de información de violencia y delincuencia de Bogotá (SUIVD) - Urbanismos con fines sociales y su contribución al mejoramiento de la seguridad en Bogotá (1995-2003) - Políticas...