The exhibition is part of the DIVEULS Exhibition Cycle and will be open to the community from April 20 to May 18.

As an artistic milestone that commemorates the 30 years since the death of José Venturelli and the 37 years of the University of La Serena, the Foundation that honors this historical Chilean artist, together with the house of studies, will present the exhibition “Venturelli: territory, origin and freedom”, being the first time that the graphic work of this great muralist reaches the Region of Coquimbo and Norte Chico.

The exhibition, which takes place in the Exhibition Hall of the ULS Environment and Extension Directorate (Benavente 950, La Serena), is a project financed by the Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts, Fondart, 2018 call, with the collaboration of the Gabriel González Videla Cultural Corporation, the Department of Culture of the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena and the audiovisual production company Mutante Films.

The selection highlights engravings that illustrated the clandestine edition of Pablo Neruda's Canto General, pieces made in China and Switzerland and even creations never before exhibited, among other works of interest. The exhibition covers different modalities of the graphic medium: woodcut, lithographic and serigraphic engravings, as well as posters and drawings. In addition, it includes a curatorial text and the rotating projection of a video that records one of the most important interviews conducted with Venturelli, in Europe.

The exhibition, curated by Christian Leyssen Silva, establishes the deep link between this artist and the North, where the foundations that define the great basal themes of his production are born: identity, humanity and political commitment. It is a tour of some of the most representative graphic works of the different themes and plastic languages ​​that articulate the artist's worldview.

This exhibition will be available from April 20 to May 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. and from 14:30 p.m. to 18:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday, and on Fridays from 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.

Complementary activities

As part of this exhibition, the conversation “Art, identity and political commitment: José Venturelli and the Norte Chico” will be held, with the participation of academics from the University of La Serena, Luis Rivera and Daniel Palominos, and the curator of the project , Christian Leyssen, on April 20, at 15:00 p.m., in the ULS Exhibition Hall, with free entry.

In addition, guided tours will be carried out for school establishments in the city, led by the Directorate of Liaison with the Environment and Extension of the ULS. Finally, a catalog will be published with a thousand copies that will be distributed free of charge in the city of La Serena, through its Department of Culture, and also in different public institutions throughout the country.