A Body of Work Oct 26, 2009
"Mujer Fumando (Smoking Woman)," a 1987 work by Colombian artist Fernando Botero (b. 1932), renowned for his rotund sculptures, is going on the auction block next month at Christie's New York. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
What's on tap for fall visual arts Aug 31, 2009
Fernando Botero: The Abu Ghraib Series: With little fanfare, the Colombian-born painter gave the Berkeley Art Museum his suite of paintings and drawings inspired by the cruelties of occupied Iraq's most notorious prison. This show will present the complete series. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Costa Cruises launches two new ships Jun 16, 2009
The highlight is Reclining Woman 2004, a 2,000 pound bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero, which is the focal point of the spectacular central atrium. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Medellin: From slumdog barrio to beacon on the hill Feb 8, 2009
After he escaped from prison, drug lord Pablo Escobar was gunned down in 1993 on a rooftop in Medellin, an act immortalized in a painting by another of Medellin's native sons, Fernando Botero. But now, partly thanks to a program of co-operation between Medellin, the government of Colombia, and with public and private agencies in Germany, stunning change is happening. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
