Two large steel sculptures resemble billboards; in one of them reads “We are tender”; and the other, “We are eternal”. Unlike real billboards, these texts are not printed, but drilled through the metal that props them up, allowing at the same time for the texts to breathe and the surrounding landscape to be seen - in this case, the mountains of Bogotá on one side and the city on the other. This intervention aims to challenge those going down Carrera Séptima, undoubtedly the most iconic street of the Colombian capital, which links the Old Town, the north and the south. It is a forceful slogan that clashes with the aggressive and divisive language of a country dangling between longing for peace, fear and, sadly in some cases, the desire for the war to continue.
We are tender
Km: 4659
Venue: MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá
Address: Calle 24 #6 - 00
City: Bogotá
Colombia
Artist(s):
Iván Argote (COL)
Type(s):
Intervention
From 2017/10/28
To 2018/02/04