SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
‘Destino India’ exhibition at the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda
Santiago’s Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda has caught India fever and isn’t afraid to show it: from photographs and artefacts, to cinema and children’s activities, this Centro is spruced up and ready to go. So enough of shivering in your heating-less pad: grab your coat, hop onto the metro and bathe yourself in the warmth and [...]
‘Botero Abu Ghraib’ Exhibit at the Museo de la Memoria
Step outside the bubbles that lather up into Santiago Centro, take a sharp turn into Quinta Normal, and you will be faced with the impressive, slick and ultra-modern facade of the city’s Museo de la Memoria. This is by far the most engrossing and beautiful cultural space I have come across in Santiago, crammed full [...]
Small-Scale Contemporary Art at Providencia’s Die Ecke
Tucked deep down Providencia’s leafy Avenida José Manuel Infante is a teeny tiny gallery aptly named ‘die ecke’ (German for ‘the corner’). If you’re at a loss for new things to do to keep up your hipster reputation, make your way through the ecke’s sweet little facade. You will be warmly welcomed into its one [...]
Rembrandt Exhibition in Santiago
SANTIAGO – For the first time ever, Chile is hosting a Dutch exhibition of Rembrandt van Rjin (1606 – 1665). Rembrandt is one of the most important Baroque artists of his country and an icon of the Dutch Golden Age. This collection of works, called “Rembrandt: Impressions of a Genius”, has passed through countries like [...]
Museo Ralli: Experience South American Art
SANTIAGO – I have to admit, I know hardly anything about South American art. When it came to Art history, my own education always focused on European artists such as Gough, Rossetti and Picasso. We never ventured outside the Europe box to explore how other continents have expressed themselves. I wanted this to change. I [...]
Santiago and the Chilean Museum of Fine Arts
SANTIAGO – Established in 1880 and inaugurated in 1910 after Architect Jorge Enrique Dubois was commissioned to build a museum in Parque Forestal, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes holds an extensive collection of Chileans art and some of the most remarkable works ever created in Latin America. The glass house-type building of the Chilean [...]
GAM Celebrates 40 Years of History
SANTIAGO – Constructed in 1972, the building now home to the Gabriela Mistral Center, namesake of the famous poet, will celebrate 40 years since its inauguration with free events during April. The building, located in Lastarria, was built originally as headquarters for the Third World Conference on Trade and Development United Nations, UNCTAD III, which [...]
Chilean Artist Unveils New Work in London
LONDON, ENGLAND – When Chilean sculptor Fernando Casasempere moved from Chile to London, he took twelve tons of his own clay with him. His latest installation “Out of Sync” displays the connection between the artist and his native homeland. This show at the historic Somerset House features 10,000 handmade clay flowers. The event is the [...]
Miguel Ortiz and the ExpoComic event – Comics in Chile
The I Love Chile team recently had the chance to interview Miguel Ortiz, one of the fathers of the Chilean comic industry. Mr Ortiz will be organizing the ExpoComic event later in the year, which will showcase some of the best comic artists throughout the world. We decided to ask him about his experiences as [...]
Prado’s Mona Lisa twin copy discovered
MADRID – The original Mona Lisa may have finally found her long lost twin. A recent investigation into the twin copy of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has established that Madrid’s Prado Museums’s copy may have been painted in tandem with the original work. Before, the common belief was the the second painting was finished decades [...]