Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this interview, art critic Marta Traba poses ten questions to Colombian artist Beatriz González. Traba begins by inquiring about the ironic nature of González’s subjects and the kitschy character of the objects she produces. In [...]

Beatriz González reviews eight miniature drawings by José Antonio Suárez Londoño. Based on formal descriptions, she links each little drawing to specific moments in European art or science and to biographical facts about the Colombian artist. Su [...]

The book by Beatriz Gonzálezentitled Roberto Páramo: Pintor de la Sabana, published in 1987, contains four brief texts: (i) “Roberto Páramo y la pintura de paisaje en Colombia”, (ii) “Roberto Páramo y la Sabana de Bogotá”, (iii) “ [...]

Beatriz González profiles the Colombian photographer Luís Benito Ramos Rodríguez, who produced an important body of work in the years between 1934 and 1950, during the period known as the República Liberal [Liberal Republic]. González, an artist [...]

In this article, Colombian artist Beatriz González provides what she describes as a “history of [Luis] Caballero’s artistic choices.” She begins with an analysis of possible early Colombian influences on Caballero, including religious painting [...]

In this text, Beatriz González recounts the history of the Salón Nacional, including the years during which it was not held (starting in 1980) and the reasons why. She also discusses the two retrospectives of the event: the first, which was held at [...]

Colombian artist and art critic Beatriz González Aranda provides a thorough review of what she considers the key events necessary to understanding the art scene in 1987. In the text’s seven sections, González Aranda voices her opinion of the [...]

Selected to represent Colombia at the 38th Venice Biennale (1978), Beatriz González explains why she chose one of her Telones [Curtains] for that international event whose theme was “From nature to art and from art to nature.” González [...]

Beatriz González sets forth her thoughts on the thirtieth Salón de Artistas Colombianos [Colombian Artists Salon] (Museo Nacional, Bogotá, July 20–September 28, 1986). González introduces the text with the statement that this salon “is one of [...]

In this article, Colombian artist and critic Beatriz González Aranda reclaims the mural work of Pedro Nel Gómez, thus adding it to the current reinterpretation of the muralist movement in Latin America. The article was written in six parts, giving [...]