The Amazon, with its tropical plants and exotic animals, covers more than 60% of Peru. Its exuberant landscapes have influenced the country’s artistic production, both in urban and rural areas. Its diversity has resulted in the emergence of artistic currents that seek to convey the history and mythology of each people through a wide variety of languages.
Until April 6, the capital hosts Contemporary Amazonia: an exhibition with works by 30 Peruvian artists, and a journey through the recent history of Amazonian art, which is inspired by a corner of the planet with more than fifty different ethnic groups.
The Hochschild Correa collection includes 3,000 works of Amazonian art -from pre-Columbian times to the present- created as a result of the interest in keeping the indigenous culture alive. The Lazaro Galdiano Museum (Calle Serrano, 122) has managed to bring 80 of the collection’s most outstanding contemporary pieces to Madrid.
The works in the exhibition, rarely presented on the international art scene, include different media and techniques: embroidered fabrics, pieces made on tree bark, ceramics, painting, photography and more. Some of the artists who have a space in the show are Santiago Yahuarcani, Pablo César Amaringo, Olinda Silvano, Chonon Bensho and Sara Flores.
Amazonía Contemporánea can be visited during the museum’s regular hours: Tuesday through Friday mornings, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or afternoons, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on weekends during the morning (from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).