The name of the painter Enrique Grau is inseparable from the history of art in Colombia. Since his astonishing debut as a prodigy in the early 1940s, Grau has explored virtually every avenue of art: drawing, engraving, collage, silkscreen, woodcuts, painting, sculpture, theatrical costumes and sets, cinema, murals, frescos, and objects. In the course of his long career, Grau has achieved and consolidated a style that is personal and classical at the same time; he is unique in the panorama of Latin American art. This book pays homage to an artist as vital at the age of 83 as he was when the public first brought him acclaim over 60 years ago.

An extended and representative selection of the collection of 20th century art that MALI has been collecting since its foundation in 1954. The selected works offer a new reading of the 20th century modernist art and includes the history of decorative arts and photography. The edition also includes an illustrated chronology and essays by prominent curators and researchers. The publication begins with a large essay comprising the critical discussions and artistic production of this period, which is complemented with an illustrated chronology presenting the milestones of institutional development in the art field, placed in the context of some crucial moments of the political, social, and cultural history of the 20th century. The catalog is organized in a chronological and thematic order of the work of each artist and of the artistic movements.

Art from Chilean artists. Includes an essay, checklist, artist biographies, and illustrations of some of the works.