5 Questions with Bernardo Ortiz

Bernardo Ortiz discusses questions of overarching art historical narratives and local practices and histories of the Colombia art scene from his perspective as an artist, highlighting the responsibility an artist has in dealing with such constructions as they make work. He makes note of the art made in the 1980s and early 90s as something that, perhaps because of the era’s drug wars, has been little dealt with as well as the contemporary emphasis on drawing, in this 5 Questions interview.

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