Curated sections

ARTBO International Art Fair of Bogota will celebrate its 19th anniversary from November 23 to 26, 2023, in Ágora Bogotá—Convention Center, presenting 45 galleries from 14 cities around the world, as well as six curatorial proposals as part of the sections Proyectos, Referentes, Artecámara, Libro de Artista, Diseño and Encuentros. The fair brings together national and international galleries, curators, artists, and artworks in different formats and media, focusing on quality and diversity.

Proyectos
How do Woodlands Think? / Curator: Claudia Segura (Curator of exhibitions and collections at Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona—MACBA). The curatorial concept of Proyectos question anthropocentrism and reflect on other forms of life, beyond the human ones: the activity of nature,its imaginary, its symbolic and spiritual value.

Artists and participating galleries:  Adriana Ciudad (Peru) and Juliana Góngora (Colombia)—Espacio Continuo (Bogota, Colombia); Clemencia Echeverri (Colombia)—Rolf Art (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Elena Damiani (Peru)—Revolver Galeria (Lima, Peru); Fernando Arias (Colombia)—FORO.SPACE (Bogota, Colombia); Jimena Croceri (Argentina)—Piedras (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Regina Giménez (Spain)—Ana Mas Projects (Barcelona, Spain); Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe (Venezuela)—ABRA (Caracas, Venezuela); Sandra Monterroso (Guatemala)—Instituto de Vision (Bogota, Colombia/ New York, United States).

Referentes
Third Nature / Curator: Julieta Gonzalez (independent curator and researcher). This section explores works by artists who broke the paradigms of art history and have become mainstays of contemporary art. This year, the exhibition shifts away from the historical vision to propose one where the telluric and the vegetal work as parameters to delve into the ecosystems shared and intervened by multiple species, through works that question from their practices the notions of geography, botany, anthropology and history.

Artecámara
Planetary Movements, Possible Worlds / Curators: Equipo TRansHisTor(ia) (Maria Sol Baron and Camilo Ordonez). This section showcases the work of promising young Colombian artists. Artecámara 2023 presents the proposal of 26 artists, three collectives, one exhibition space and two invited projects.

Artists: Alexis Antonio Villanueva Niebles, Alvaro Enrique Cabrejo Torres, Ana Maria Jimenez Ramirez, Ana Milena Fino Arbelaez y Julian Garcia, Ana Nunez Rodriguez y Sebastian Sandoval, Andres Vergara, Daniel Eduardo Acuna Torres, Daniel Valencia Cossio, Delmi Joanna Martinez Albarracin, Diego Alejandro Henao Zuniga, Colectivo El Marrano de Barro, Estefanía García Pineda, Juan Ruge, Juan Sicard, Julian Andres Hincapie Pena, Justino Velandia, Kelly Carvajal Gomez, La Enbajada, Leifer Hoyos Madrid, Marcela Calderon Andrade, Maria Fernanda Graciano Gomez, Maria Morales Arango, Miguel Angel Guevara Naranjo, Natalia Duque Chiappe, Sebastian Munera, Tania Ausecha Mosquera, Colectivo The Trans, Tikal Smildiger, Valeria Montoya Giraldo, Yahirton Simon Betin Quinonez, Proyecto Tandem, and Helena Producciones (invited project).

Libro de Artista
Edible Material / Curators: Cain Press. Presents a group of publishers and distributors of artist’s books in an exhibition dedicated to promoting the book as an artistic medium. On this occasion, it brings together 50 projects that examine how the artist’s book is framed in the era of digital culture.

Diseño
Curator: Liliana Andrade (architect, designer and museographer). This new section seeks to explore the intertwined relationship between the languages of contemporary art, design and history in order to promote the viewer’s appreciation and understanding of design as a form of artistic and functional expression. The section will present five design spaces and the exhibition Objetar with the participation of more than 48 authors.

Design spaces: Ultramodernas (Bogota); Diseño Colombia (Bogota); Ensō (El Retiro); Unidos (Bogotá); Ochoinfinito (Bogotá)

Highlights Objetar: Alexandra Agudelo; Camilo Márquez -CARMWORKS; Carol Young; Claudia Vallejo; David Del Valle—TU TALLER; Francisco Jaramillo—FANGO STUDIO; Jorge Lizarazo—HECHIZOO; Lucas Oberlaender; Marcela Cárdenas; Colectivo Mangle; Rosana Escobar.

Encuentros
Curator: Benedicta Badía (collector and member of the Acquisitions Committee of the Latin American Circle of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum). A space in which curators, directors of museums and institutions, national and international collectors and experts in patronage come together to identify emerging trends, shared challenges, and opportunities in the field of art drawing from the experiences and needs of the participants.