Name: Fernando Botero: The Master
Start: 2023-10-07T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-10-07T20:00:00-07:00

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Fernando Botero: The Master

DATE: October 7 - March 31
TIME: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
PRICE: Free with general admission.

The harmony of color and the beauty of form come together in this exhibition of monumental paintings, drawings and sculptures that pays homage to the visionary Colombian artist Fernando Botero. A poet of everyday life in Latin America and a pioneer of figurative art, Botero has been creating art for more than 60 years, in a unique and sumptuous, immediately recognizable style known as “Boterismo”. Experience the Master’s artistic creations in the Garden and Dorrance Hall, with an expanded gallery space offering an intimate view of his influences, motivations and working methods.

The exhibition is a collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach, California, dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latin American art. “We are thrilled to be working with the Desert Botanical Garden to offer a unique and immersive experience that celebrates Botero’s indelible contributions to the field of Latin American art, and we couldn’t be more delighted to exhibit his artwork surrounded by the spectacular beauty of the Sonoran Desert,” Lourdes I. Ramos-Rivas, Ph.D., President and CEO of MOLAA.

Fernando Botero, renowned Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, has established himself as one of the most recognized living artists of our time. With his distinctive style and mastery of form, Botero’s influence extends far beyond Latin America. His works enrich prominent sites around the world, such as New York’s illustrious Park Avenue and the iconic Champs Elysées in Paris.

Botero’s spectacular works are in more than 200 museums around the world, and exhibitions of his work have been mounted at the New York Botanical Garden, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Missouri Botanical Garden, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.

The Garden mourns the departure of Maestro Fernando Botero on September 15, 2023. Art has the power to touch the soul and unite us all, and his creative legacy will shine forever.

The exhibition is a collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach, California which is dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latin art.

Image provided by MOLAA. Photo by: Yubo Dong / ofstudio photography

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