The Costa Rican Art Museum’s director, Eduardo Faith, mentioned that Central American contemporary art has many elements in common. This is why the organization has launched their project of exhibiting Costa Rican art to other Central American countries as a way to reach out and communicate with their neighbors.

The exhibition named “Costa Rican Art Museum: 60 Pieces from the 20th Century”, will include 50 paintings and 10 sculptures from Costa Rican artists. These samples will be traveling through Central America where they will be on display for a limited period of time. The Costa Rican Art Museum’s organization will not only seek to promote local art but also start an artistic exchange between these countries.

The exhibition will kick off on July 30th in El Salvador and will conclude on January 22nd in Honduras. The itinerant Costa Rican art exhibition will also visit Guatemala and Nicaragua. Faith mentioned that due to a limited schedule, Panama will not be included in the program.

Faith explained that the exhibition has been divided into 6 chronological eras. The first part contains pieces from the 19th century in which local artists such as Tomás Povedano and Emilio Span stand out. The second part contains samples from 1928 through 1950 in which nationalist art was the main focus.

The third part is dedicated to abstract art from 1950 through 1971 while socialist art from 1971 through 1979 will make up the fourth stage of the exhibition. The fifth stage will include art from the 80’s era while all pieces created from 1993 to today will close the exhibition.

The Minister of Culture, Maria Elena Carballo, stated that the panned exhibition is a communication process in which cultural similarities should be exalted instead of political differences.

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